PRESENT AND PAST TENSES EXERCISES WORKSHEETS

Tenses exercise1. Which one of the following sentences is correct?a) I saw John yesterday.b) I have seen John yesterday.c) I will see John yesterday.d) I see John yesterday.2. Which of the following tenses are used to talk about recent actions that have present results?a) pre[r]

Building SentencesInstructions for use:Print the worksheets onto card. Cut out and laminate the cards. Put each set of cards in anenvelope or box, with the relevant label attached. These are some ideas for how to use them:a)Practise sentence building - ask students to make sentences by[r]

Direct and indirect speech: an overview of the rulesWhen the reporting verb is in the past tense, all present tenses in the direct speech will change into thecorresponding past tenses.For example, the simple present will become simple past.He s[r]

ACTIVE TO PASSIVEFOUR TENSES: Present Simple, Present Perfect Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple1. They subtitle a lot of foreign films.…………………………………………………………………………..2. Someone threw the letters away by mistake.…………………………………………………………………………..3. Visconti directed Death in V[r]

t / f8. A future perfect sentence often includes the words ‘by’ or ‘by the time’.t / f9. Past perfect continuous is used to provide background information.t / f10. We use past simple when the time is finished.t / f11. Present simple is used to make predictions in the future.t /[r]

Detailed rules for change of tenses in indirect speechWhen the reporting verb is in the past tense, all present tenses of the direct speech change to correspondingpast tenses.The simple present tense becomes the simple past tense.Direct speech: He sai[r]

I play basketball once a week Elephants have long memories He’s watching The Simpsons I saw Clare last week She’s been to New York We’re going to have a party It will rain tomorrow I’ll do it now USES Habits Facts Now Specified time in the past Unspecified time in the past Plans Predic[r]

Have and get something doneWe use to have something done for awork/service done by someone for us. Hereare the most frequently used tenses with thisexpression:have + object + past participle(V3)Present ContinuousThey are having theircake packed.Going toHe is going to have[r]

Present and past participlesWhen –ing forms are used to make continuous tense forms, they are called present participles. Note thatpresent participles are often confused with gerunds. Although both gerunds and present participles look alike,they have totally[r]

TRANSCRIPTEPISODE 8: AIR ARCHIVEHello. I’m Margot Politis. Welcome to Study English, IELTS preparation.Today we’re taking a look at tenses. We’ll focus on the present perfect and simplepast tenses, and we’ll hear examples of each.Then, we’ll practice using some adv[r]

_Passive_ More About Active / Passive Forms EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS Verb Tense Exercise 3 Simple Past and Past Continuous Verb Tense Exercise 4 Simple Past and Past Continuous Verb [r]

Fire fighters soon put out the fire.Ba. buildingb. move downwardc. made stop burningd. leave the grounde. talked in a friendly wayf. stoppedg. leavingh. make stop sleepingi. continuej. rangPrepositionsThe alarm went ...... at 5.30 and everybody got up.Why aren’t you usually satisfied ...... e[r]

CONTENTS
Thanks vii To the student viii To the teacher ix
Tenses 1 Present simple (I do) and present continuous (I am doing) (1) 2 Present simple (I do) and present continuous (I am doing) (2) 3 Present perfect (I have done) and past simple (I did) (1) 4 Present perfect (I have done) and past simp[r]

Difference between present perfect and present perfectcontinuous tensesThe present perfect continuous tense is used to talk about a continuous, but not necessarily finished action orsituation.The present perfect tense is used to talk about a finished action or situ[r]

career by serving in Germany and he rose to the rank of cavalrycommander. Eventually, he returned to Rome, where he studied law(probably…). Pliny was a writer and he loved to study. His nephew, Plinythe Younger wrote about his uncle. Pliny’s last job was commanding a fleetof ships in t[r]

A. GRAMMAR:
I. Tenses:
1. The present simple tense
S + is am are
S + V1 V s Ves has
Adv: always usually often sometimes everyday
2. The present progressive tense :
S + is am are + Ving
Adv: now, at the present, at the moment
3. The future simple tense:
S + will + V1[r]

American and British English differencesAlthough British English and American English are very similar, there are a few differences of grammar andspelling. Here are some examples of the most important differences.Use of the simple past and present perfect tensesIn[r]

Tense recognition exerciseDo you know all the different tenses in English? Can you recognize them by just looking at their form? Here is agrammar exercise to test your understanding of tenses. You just need to read the sentences given below. Theyare in different tenses. See if y[r]

(+) S + used to + V(-) S + didn’t use to + V(?) Did + S + use to + V?Note: She used to get up late yesterday.Used to V ≠ Would V- We used to take a bath in the morning when we were in thearmy.- We would take a bath in the morning when we were in thearmy.- He used to have a large house in London.- He[r]

Simple Past Past Perfect
action in the past taking place once, never or several times action taking place before a certain time in the past
actions in the past taking place one after the other sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive
action in the past taking place in the middle of an[r]