MIXED
This greeting is typical of an informal letter to a friend.
“Hi / Hey / Dear …”
eat – ate – eaten
Mardy _______from university last July (GRADUATE).
Mardy graduated from university last July.
shoot
shoot-shot-shot
You often use this tense with already, just, yet.
Present Perfect
To update someone on news after time apart.
catch up with
fall
fall-fell-fallen
Somebody ____________ my bicycle , so now I have to walk home (STEAL).
Somebody has stolen my bicycle , so now I have to walk home.
fight
“This time tomorrow, they ___ (fly) over the Alps.”
“This time tomorrow, they will be flying over the Alps.”
Which tense fits best with: recently/ lately ?
Present Perfect
swear
swear – swore – sworn
After I had painted the ceiling I _______ (DECIDE) to rest.
After I had painted the ceiling, I decided to rest.
strike
strike-struck-struck
You use this tense for finished time expressions like "last year."
Past Simple
What is a wrong way to sign off in informal letters?
Sincerely yours
Faithfully yours
lay
lay – laid – laid
I shouted at him because he ____(not do) his homework.
I shouted at him because he hadn't done his homework.
bind
bind – bound – bound
Decide if it is correct to say so: “They have finished the task an hour ago.” If not, make a correction.
“They finished the task an hour ago.”
Correct the following:“By 6 pm, they worked for 8 hours.”
By 6pm they had been working for 8 hours.
lie
lie – lay – lain
You are full of dirt . - What on earth ________ (YOU DO) ?
You are full of dirt . - What on earth you've been doing?
bear
bear – bore – borne / born
He resigned not long ago. He ______(be) the best project manager for 3 years.
He resigned not long ago. He was the best project manager for 3 years.