Narrative Tenses
I _______ (walk) home last night.
I walked home last night.
I am ______ (bore)
I am bored.
What grammar is this?
I play football every week.
Present simple
Use this phrasal verb in a sentence (you can choose the tense):
take off
e.g. my plane took off at 1pm
What is the capital of the UK?
London
I _____ (see) a car that _______ (have) an accident.
I saw a car that had had an accident.
The teacher felt ______ (embarrass)
The teacher felt embarrassed
What grammar is this?
I am eating a pizza.
Present continuous
Use this phrasal verb in a sentence (you can choose the tense):
Turn off
e.g. I turned off the light
How many classrooms does BLS have downstairs?
3
I ________ (drive) when suddenly a bee ______ (sting) me.
I was driving when suddenly a bee stung me.
This game isn't very (excite)
This game isn't very exciting.
Describe the grammatical form of the present simple and present continuous
(e.g. subject + ...)
Simple:
subject + infinitive without 'to'
Continuous:
subject + be + verb-ing
Use this phrasal verb in a sentence (you can choose the tense):
Pick up
e.g. I picked up my pen
What's the most popular food in the UK?
Curry (chicken tikka masala)
I _______ (not recognise) her because she _________ (change) her hair colour.
I didn't recognise her because she had changed her hair colour.
She was (tire) because the day was (tire)
She was tired because the day was tiring.
What's the difference in meaning?
I live in Bournemouth
I am living in Bournemouth
We use the present simple when something is permanent; we use the present continuous when we think something will end.
Use this phrasal verb in a sentence (you can choose the tense):
Come back
e.g. I came back last night
How many people live in the USA?
333 million
We ________ (dance) when I ________ (realise) I _______ (leave) the oven on!
We were dancing when I realised I had left the oven on!
I felt (?) because the class was (?)
Your answer :)
Complete the sentence:
I would love to, but I ______ on Saturdays because I ________ next week.
Your answer :)
Use this phrasal verb in a sentence (you can choose the tense):
Carry on
e.g. I carried on studying until midnight.
What is Shane's favourite colour?
Orange