Tense Review 1
I __________ (live) in Dublin since January.
I've been living/I've lived
I never _______(smoke) but I drink.
Smoke
____ people next door are really nice.
THE (we know who we're talking about)
What tense do we use to talk about things we have a definite plan for in the future?
Be going to
She has 34 years.
She is 34/ She is 34 years old.
Since he was a child, he __________ always wanted to be an astronaut.
has
_________ (they finish) their homework yet?
Have they finished their homework yet?
I saw ___ awesome car the other day.
AN (First time mentioned, awesome starts with a vowel)
What tense do we use when an action/process in the past is interrupted by another, short action?
Past continuous
I never went to Mexico, but I'd like to go some day.
I've never been to Mexico
They ________ (not win). It's 3-0 and there are only four minutes left.
aren't going to/won't
_____ you sick on Monday? I didn't see you at school.
Were you sick?
Have you climbed ____ Mt Everest?
NO ARTICLE (mountains, lakes (Lake Michigan), continents (Asia)
THE (mountain ranges (The Himalayas), oceans/seas (The Atlantic), rivers (The Liffey), deserts (The Sahara)
What tense do we usually use when we talk about life experience?
Present perfect
He cleaned his apartment when he heard a noise.
He was cleaning his apartment when he heard a noise.
Sorry about that, I _______ remember next time.
Will
If I _________ (not be) so tired, we would tidy up today.
If I hadn't been
____ white sugar isn't good for you.
NO ARTICLE (Talking about white sugar in general)
Men, women, pollution, cars, inequality
THE government/environment/president= specific
What tense do we use when a process starts in the past and continues until now?
Present perfect continuous
We are so tired because we are preparing for an exam for three days.
We were so tired because we had been drinking for three days.
They broke into my house and I discovered that they ______(steal) my TV!
had stolen
They lost their keys because they _________ (drink) and they left their bag in the taxi.
They had been drinking
She's originally from ____ Czech Republic.
THE (plural form (Netherlands), island chains (The Aran Islands), collection of states (USA), Kingdom (UK), republic)
What tense do we use with reported speech, if the speech is in past simple or present perfect?
Past perfect
Will you finish the report by 4 o'clock yesterday?
Will you have finished the report