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]
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]
When an action has been completed, we use the present perfect tense.Listen to Dr Etheridge use it here.What we’ve found out is that indeed there were much lower concentrations preindustrially, around about a third of the methane concentration that we havepresently. We’ve seen a big increase i[r]
A burnt child is a child that has been burnt.A broken heart is a heart that has been broken.Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date.Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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]
15. I can use future perfect continuous to talk about anniversaries.t / f16. Present continuous uses ing form, unless the time is future.t / f17. A future perfect continuous sentence needs three auxiliary verbs.t / f18. In present perfect we use have or has + been as auxiliary verbs.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]
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]
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]
_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]
(+) 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]
Tenses different forms?Now read the following sentences:* I write.* I am writing.* I have written.* I have been writing.The verbs in all of these sentences refer to the present time, and are, therefore, said to be in the present tense.In sentence 1, however, the verb simp[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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
9. Future continuous (Form: will be + ing form)10. Present perfect (Form: has / have + past participle)11. Simple future (interrogative) (Form: will + base form of the verb)12. Simple past13. Present perfect14. Past perfect15. Simple past16. Simple pastStay[r]