Explain the difference of the two sentences:
(1) I’ve lived here for ten years.
(2) I lived here for three years.
(1) I’ve lived here for ten years. – present perfect simple: I still live here.
(2) I lived there for three years. – past simple: I don’t live there now
100
State and action verbs: List 3 state verbs that are only used in simple form, not continuous form.
When I got on the bus, I realized I _____ (leave) my wallet at home.
When I got on the bus, I realized I HAD LEFT my wallet at home.
NOTE: Past perfect simple is common after verbs such as realize, remember, know, understand, etc.
100
Is this your suitcase? (Re-write with “belong”)
Does this suitcase belong to you?
200
What does “The train is due.” mean?
The train is expected to arrive soon.
200
There is a more formal expression for “about to”. Fill in the blank.
He is ___ THE POINT OF leaving the company.
He is ON THE POINT OF leaving the company.
200
It’s time we ______ (leave).
It’s (high) time we LEFT. (refer to present situation)
200
‘Do you know the way to the theatre?’ I asked her. (Write the reported speech)
I asked her if she knew the way to the theatre.
300
State and action verbs:
Explain the meaning of the following sentences:
(1) I see you’ve had your hair cut.
(2) She is seeing her friend.
(3) Do you hear any noise?
(4) You’re hearing things!
(1) I see you’ve had your hair cut. – realise
(2) She is seeing her friend. – spending time with
(3) Do you hear any noise? – hearing sense
(4) You’re hearing things! – imagining
300
Which tense tends to be used each of the following, present or past?
(1) Jokes
(2) Sports commentaries
(3) Plot summaries in book reviews
All in present tense
(1) Jokes
(2) Sports commentaries
(3) Plot summaries in book reviews
300
Complete the following with the correct form of “use to” and the bracketed verb. Check the meaning!
(1) ___ you ______ (play) hide-and-seek when you were a child?
(2) She can’t climb all those steps; she __________ (take) so much exercise!
(1) DID you USE TO PLAY hide-and-seek when you were a child?
Note: “Used to” is used to describe habits in the past.
(2) She can’t climb all those steps; she IS NOT USED TO TAKING so much exercise!
Note: “Be used to + V-ing” means being familiar with an activity. Different tenses can be applied.
300
Mark is asleep.
Mark ____________ to bed.
Mark has gone to bed.
400
Future time:
Match the expressions with their functions.
EXPERSSIONS: will / be going to / present simple / present continuous //
FUNCTIONS: for personal plans and intentions / for fixed future events / for factual predictions and assumptions / for confirmed personal arrangements
(1) If the phone rings, that WILL BE my boyfriend. I’m expecting his call. – for factual predictions and assumptions.
(2) I’M GOING TO WATCH a movie. Would you like to join me? – for personal plans and intentions
(3) My dental appointment IS 5pm tomorrow. – for fixed future events (usu. decided by others)
(4) I’M LEAVING on Sunday. – for confirmed personal arrangements (decided by me)
400
Identify 3 characteristics of a newspaper headline. Example: Three die in plane crash
Keep it short; use present simple; use action verbs; leave out articles
400
(1) John Smith ______ (die).
(2) John Smith ______ (be) dead for more than 20 years.
(3) Here ______ (lie) John Smith. (written on a tomb)
(1) John Smith DIED.
(2) John Smith HAS BEEN dead for more than 20 years.
(3) Here LIES John Smith.
400
I expect the police have caught the thief by now.
The police _______________ the thief by now.
The police will have caught the thief by now.
500
When do we use present perfect continuous tense? What is/are to be emphasized?
Examples:
(1) I’ve been working on my project all morning.
(2) He’s been phoning me every day since the party.
(3) How long have you been having these disturbing dreams?
(1) I’ve been working on my project all morning. – to stress on the length of a continuing activity
(2) He’s been phoning me every day since the party. – to stress on the repetition of the activity
(3) How long have you been having these disturbing dreams? – to stress that it’s a continuing process and isn’t finished
500
Write the past simple, past participle and present participle of the following verbs on the board (e.g. go – went – gone – going)
1. Write
2. Seek
3. Quit
4. Bear
5. Lie (to be on a surface)