- •Simple tenses
- •State verbs
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •5. Present Simple or Simple Future. Put the verb into either the Present Simple or the Simple Future tense.
- •Continuous tenses
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Continuous, Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past, Future Simple; Present, Past Continuous.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Continuous, Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.
- •Perfect tenses
- •1. Mrs. Brown is on a pension. While working she was a prosperous lady. Tell your group mates about her achievements. All the sentences are in Present Perfect.
- •3. Make up the questions starting with Have you ever …?
- •5. Read the situations and write sentences ending with before. Use the verb in brackets.
- •6. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form Past Perfect or Past Simple.
- •7. Turn the following into the Future Perfect.
- •Perfect continuous tenses
- •1. Write a question for each situation.
- •2. Read the situations and complete the sentences as in the example.
- •3. Put the verb in brackets into Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous.
- •4. Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.
- •5. Read the situations and complete the sentences as in the example.
- •6. Put the verb into the most suitable form: Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
- •7. Let’s sum up. Make the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •8. Choose the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Watch out for Stative verbs.
- •9. Choose the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.
- •10. Choose the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
- •11. Choose the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
- •12. Choose the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.
1. Write a question for each situation.
1. John looks sunburnt. You ask: (you / sit in the sun?) Have you been sitting in the sun?
2. You have just arrived to meet a friend who is waiting for you. You ask: (you / wait / long?) _______________________________________________________?
3. You meet a friend in the street. His face and hands are very dirty. You ask: (what / you / do?) ___________________________________________________?
4. A friend of yours is now living in Baker Street. You want to know “How long...?” You ask: (how long / you / live / in Baker Street?) _________________?
5. A friend tells you about his job - he sells computers. You want to know “How long...?” You ask: (how long / you / sell / computers?) _____________________?
2. Read the situations and complete the sentences as in the example.
1. The rain started two hours ago. It’s still raining now. It has been raining for two hours.
2. We started waiting for the bus 20 minutes ago. We’re still waiting now.
We __________________________________________________ for 20 minutes.
3. I started Spanish classes in December. I’m still learning Spanish now.
I ______________________________________________ since December.
4.Ann began looking for a job six months ago. She’s still looking now.
___________________________________________________ for six months.
5. Mary started working in London on 18 January. She’s still working there now.
____________________________________________________since 18 January.
6.Years ago you started writing to a friend. You still write to each other regularly now. We __________________________________________________ for years.
3. Put the verb in brackets into Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Maria has been learning (learn) English for two years.
2. Hello, Tom. I ____________ (look) for you all morning. Where have you been?
3. Why ________________________ (you/look) at me like that? Stop it!
4. We always go to Ireland for our holidays. We ___________(go) there for years.
5. I ___________ (think) about what you said and I've decided to take your advice.
6. “Is Ann on holiday this week?” “No, she ___________________ (work).”
7. Sarah is very tired. She ______________________ (work) very hard recently.
Past Perfect Continuous
4. Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.
1. I was very tired when I arrived home. (I / work / hard all day) I had been working hard all day.
2. The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired. (they / play / football) ___________________________________________.
3. There was nobody in the room but there was a smell of cigarettes. (somebody / smoke / in the room) _________________________________________________.
4. Ann woke up m the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn't know where she was. (she / dream) __________________________________________.
5. When I got home, Mike was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off. (he / watch / TV) ____________________________________________________.