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]
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]
Complete the sentences with the correct past form.By the time we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (get) to the theatre, the play _ __ _ _ _ _ _ (already, start).an action that happened atLast night I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dream) about going to the Moon.a definite time in the pastWhen Ginny _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (see) me[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]
English Banana.comTest Your Grammar SkillsEssential English Tenses Revision – QuizChoose true or false for each of the statements below:1. Past continuous is used to talk about recent actions in the past.t / f2. Future perfect continuous is used to compare two actions in the [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]
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]
wereV-ingwasn’t V-ingweren’twaswereSVing?Past Continuous2. Usages- was in progress at a specific pointEx: Sophia wasn’t home last night when I called. Ithink she was working.- in narrative storyEx: It was a beautiful morning.The sun was shining and the birds were singing.Past Co[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]
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]
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]
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]
_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]
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]