Narrative Tenses
What are the 4 narrative tenses?
Past Simple
Past continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Can you name the present tenses?
Present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, present simple
What are the 4 future forms?
Will
Present simple
Present continuous
Be going to
When do we use Used to?
Used to is used for an activity or a habit that happened earlier in life and has now ended.
What are the past participles of the following verbs:
Think
Understand
Try
Think - thought
Understand - understood
Try - tried
Complete the sentence with the correct tense:
Yesterday I ________ (swim) for 3 hours.
Yesterday I swam for 3 hours. (Present simple)
Is the following sentence using present perfect simple or present perfect continuous?
I have been learning English for 6 years.
Present perfect continuous
(Have + been + ing)
Complete the sentence using the correct future form:
The train _______ at 13:45 tomorrow.
The train leaves at 13:45 tomorrow.
When do we use Would?
We use would to talk about a past activity or habit that had a specific duration and no longer happen in the present.
How many years are in a century?
100
Complete the sentence with the correct tense:
I ______ ___________ (run) for the train when it started to rain.
I was running for the train when it started to rain. (past continuous)
Make a correct sentence using present perfect simple
Have + past participle
E.g. I have studied French for 3 years.
Complete the sentence with the correct future form:
At the end of September _____ ___________ ____ my best friend's wedding.
At the end of September I'm going to my best friend's wedding.
Complete the sentence with used to or would:
I didn't __________ live in Querétaro.
How many days are in a fortnight?
14 days
Complete the sentence with the correct tense:
I _____ __________ (bring) my umbrella even though it wasn't raining.
I had brought my umbrella even though it wasn't raining. (Past perfect)
Correct the mistake in the following sentence:
We had been watching TV since 6pm.
We have been watching TV since 6pm
(Have instead of had)
Use the correct future form to complete the sentence:
It feels cold in here. ________ shut the window.
It feels cold in here. I'll shut the window.
(Will - used for decisions taken in the moment)
When I was little, we __________ have a dog.
Run, wander, stagger, stroll, rush, tiptoe etc
Complete the sentence with the correct tense:
We _____ _______ _________ (travel) for 2 weeks before arriving home.
We had been travelling for 2 weeks before arriving home. (Past perfect continuous)
Complete the following sentence below:
I _______ _________ _________ content on TikTok for 3 years.
I have been creating content on TikTok for 3 years.
Use the correct future form to complete the sentence:
It's very dark outside, it looks like _____ _______ ____ snow.
It's very dark outside, it looks like it's going to snow.
(Be going to - future predictions based on visible evidence)
When I was 10, my sister _________ always read to me before bed.
When I was 10, my sister would always read to me before bed.
How many phrases can you make using the verb 'Up?'
Cheer up, bring up, up to you, up in the air, up to date, grow up, bring up etc...