Present tense
Put the following in the present perfect tense:
She _________ (know) him for seven seven years.
She has known him for seven years.
What is the auxiliary used in past perfect tense?
Had
Turn the following into a question:
I will see my daughter tomorrow.
Will I see my daughter tomorrow?
What is the past participle of fly
Flown
I borrowed four books the last time I ____ (go) to the library.
Went
(Finished action in the past)
When/Why do we use the present simple tense?
Facts, habits, permanent situations, present actions, etc
What is an overlapping action?
When another action happens at the same time or interrupts another
What is the form for future perfect continuous?
will + have + been + ing
Ex: Put
I lived in this city since I was a small child.
(What is wrong with this sentence and what is the correct answer)
I have been living in this city since I was a small child.
(Have= indicates that the action still applies in the present, been= the action did however start in the past, living= it is a continuous action
The present continuous tense can also be used to indicate another TIME of verb, what is it?
Future tense
Ex: I am going to the store tonight
What is the difference between had been and had gone
Been = now you have returned
Gone = you are still there
In what circumstance will we use the future perfect continuous?
Rarely, unless you want to demonstrate an action finished before a point in the future.
Can the past participle form be similar to the present (infinitive) form?
Yes.
Ex: Come,and has come
Before I started the car, all the passengers buckled their seats.
(What is wrong with this sentence and why)
Had buckled
(With two actions in the simple past, one has to take the past perfect form to show which one took place FIRST.)
Explain to the class the difference between simple present vs present perfect
Ex: Present perfect incorporates the past
What is the past perfect form?
Had + past participle
Form a sentence using the future continuous
Answers may vary
Give an example of an irregular verbs and use it in the past perfect continuous form.
Ex: I had been eating
My grandfather _______ (Not/Fly) a plane before, this is his first time.
Hasn't flown/has never flown
(Flown= in the past, he did not fly a plane. Has= action relevant in the present as it still hasn't happened til now)
The last train to Rome ____ (leave) at 22:30.
Leaves.
(permanent situation, fact )
I didn't use my credit card. I lost it.
(Make it into one sentence)
Ex: I didn't use my credit card because I HAD lost it.
Ask someone a trivia question regarding the future tense. (You have to know the answer as well)
Answers may vary
Can a verb be both regular and irregular?
Yes.
Ex: Dreamed, dreamt
By the time I go to bed tonight, I will have finished my work for the day.
(Is this sentence correct?)
Yes.
(Please explain).