Present
Find the mistake:
The water is boiling at 100 degrees Celsius.
The water boils*. Use Present Simple for general truths.
There ________ (be not) here when we arrived.
Past Simple: were not (complete action/ fact in the past).
"The phone is ringing."
I __________(get) it.
I will get it - quick decision.
Dependent, Independent or Not a clause?
If we decide to stay in this hotel.
Dependent - needs a main clause to be complete.
How many times I told you not to lie?
How many times have* I told you not to lie?
I have told you not to lie.
Have I told you not to lie?
How many times have I told you not to lie?
He has been living in Paris __________ three months.
a) since
b) for
He has been living in Paris for three months.
for to show duration.
since to show the starting point: He's been living in Paris since October.
I _________________ (read) for 15 minutes when my eyes started to hurt.
Past Perfect Progressive: I had been reading (I was still reading when my eyes started to hurt).
We ___________ (stay) in Hotel California this week. We already booked the rooms.
We are staying - arranged plan.
Dependent, Independent or Not a clause?
A group of people in this room.
Not a clause - doesn't have a verb.
I can't make you (to) stay but I can try to convince you.
make someone do something.
He made me laugh.
We made him work hard.
Which (present) tense started in the past and is still ongoing in the present?
Present Perfect Progressive: This tense describes an action or situation that began at some point in the past and continues uninterrupted until the present moment.
I've been reading since morning.
The author of this book ___________ (live) three hundred years ago.
Past Simple: lived (complete action/ fact in the past).
Careful, you ________ (spill) your juice.
you are going to spill - prediction based on current situation.
Dependent, Independent or Not a clause?
We'd like to inform you of you of our decision.
Independent - it is a complete sentence.
I had a shower when the doorbell rang.
I was having a shower when the doorbell rang. (Interrupted action).
what is a third person singular -s?
The -s ending the verbs get in the present simple tense when the subject is he/she/it (3rd person singular) is called the third person singular -s.
she speaks*
he works*
Find the mistake
We have offered him our help but he refused.
We had* offered him our help but he refused.
We use the Past Perfect tense to show an action that had happened before a specific time/ event in the past.
Would you like to try this new dish?
I think I _______ (pass).
I'll pass - quick decision.
Which of these sentences has a dependent clause?
It was raining although the sky was clear.
I have always known about your secret, but I chose not to tell anyone about it.
It was raining although the sky was clear.
Although shows a dependent clause.
Tom lives in an apartment on the second floor his friend lives right next door.
Ron- Un sentences (two independent sentences connected without a punctuation mark).
Tom lives in an apartment on the second floor, and his friend lives right next door.
Or,
Tom lives in an apartment on the second floor. His friend lives right next door.
Or,
Tom lives in an apartment on the second floor; His friend lives right next door.
Which (present) tense started in the past and is closest to the present?
Present Perfect: The present perfect tense is commonly used for actions continuing from the past, recently completed actions, repeated actions, or emphasizing changes and achievements.
Write a complex sentence that uses three past tenses (past progressive, past simple, and past perfect) in one sentence in any order.
Example: We were talking about the party (past progressive) when we realized (past simple) that we hadn't sent out the invitations (past perfect).
Which two tenses can express future meanings but don't have a future form (will).
Present Simple (scheduled events) and Present Progressive (arranged plans).
We have a meeting tomorrow (Present simple).
We are seeing mom and dad next week (Present progressive).
How many dependent clauses can be in a compound sentence?
None. Compound sentences cannot have dependent clauses. They combine at least two Independent clauses.
Despite he was being hungry, Jack couldn't swallow a bite.
Despite being hungry, Jack couldn't swallow a bite.
Despite + gerund , noun.
Despite being hungry, ...
Despite his hunger, ...