Past and Present habits
When I was young, I ______ play football every evening.
a) would
b) use to
c) will
a or b
I can’t stand ______ (to wait / waiting) in long queues.
waiting
When I arrived, the meeting __________.
a)had been starting
b) had started
had started
Match the usage with the tenses:
Future Continuous A actions will be completed before a certain time in the future
Future Perfect B actions in progress for some time by a certain time in the future
Future Perfect Continuous C actions in progress at a certain time in the future
Future Continuous C
Future Perfect A
Future Perfect Continuous B
Which modal structure do you use to:
1. to criticise a past action or show regret.
2. to say a past action was necessary/unnecessary.
3. to say a past action was unnecessary, BUT you did it
4. to say a past action was unnecessary, and you didn't do it
1. should/shouldn't have + Past Participle OR ought to/ought not to have + Past Participle
2. had to/didn't have to + infinitive
3. needn't have + Past Participle
4. didn't need to + infinitive
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use: Present Simple, Past Simple, or used to
My father __________ (drink) coffee every morning. He'd rather drink tea this time
used to drink
My parents recommended me __________ (stay) out late.
to stay
I __________ (wait) for twenty minutes before the bus finally came.
had been waiting
This time next month I _____ (work) here for 10 years
will have been working
It started raining, so we __________ an umbrella in the morning.
a) have to take
b) had to take
c) should have taken
c) should have taken
Rewrite the sentences using the word in brackets so that the meaning stays the same.
My sister often loses her phone! It's very annoying! (always + Present Continuous)
My sister is always losing her phone
He didn't want to work in this company (refused) ->
He __________
He refused to work in this company
(run) She was exhausted because she __________ for an hour.
had been running
By next year, I __________ (finish) my degree.
will have finished
didn’t need to or needn’t have + past participle.
I __________ (buy) any milk because we already had plenty. So I didn’t buy any.
didn't need to buy
Choose the mistake
He would believe in ghosts when he was younger.
He used to believe in ghosts when he was younger.
Find the mistake:
My mother misses to go out
My mother misses going out
She learned French for five years. Then she visited Paris.
→ Before she visited Paris, she __________ French for five years.
had been learning
At noon tomorrow, I will be in a meeting. (having)
→ This time tomorrow, I __________ a meeting.
This time tomorrow, I will be having a meeting.
You're not very wise to write your PIN number on your card BETTER -> You ________ your PIN number on your card
'd rather not write
Expand the sentence with
Present Simple / Past Simple
used to
would
will
always + Present/Past Continuous (for complaining)
My cousin Leo has terrible study habits.
Great!
Create a sentence about yourself. Use the verbs:
refuse, can't stand, miss, advise, can't help
Perfect!
Say 4 things that you had done and had been doing for one year before this lesson.
I had ...
I had been ... for one year
WOW!
Say 4 things that you will have done and will have been doing by 2030.
By 2030, I will ...
By 2030, I will have been ...
cool!
Choose one topic and speak about it for 1 minute.
1. Things you shouldn't have done on holidays
2. Things you needn't have done because it was unnecessary
3. Things you'd better do before the test
Great!