Tense Review 1
I __________ (live) in Dublin since January.
I've been living/I've lived
I never _______(smoke) but I drink.
Smoke
____ people next door are really nice.
THE (we know who we're talking about)
What tense do we use to talk about things we have a definite plan for in the future?
Present Continuous
She has 34 years.
She is 34/ She is 34 years old.
Since he was a child, he __________ always wanted to be an astronaut.
has
_________ (they finish) their homework yet?
Have they finished their homework yet?
I saw ___ awesome car the other day.
AN (First time mentioned, awesome starts with a vowel)
What tense do we use when an action/process in the past is interrupted by another, short action?
Past continuous
A bird _____ (fly) over her head while she ______ (walk) along the beach.
I never went to Mexico, but I'd like to go some day.
I've never been to Mexico
They ________ (not win). It's 3-0 and there are only four minutes left.
aren't going to
_____ you sick on Monday? I didn't see you at school.
Were you sick?
Have you climbed ____ Mt Everest?
NO ARTICLE (mountains, lakes (Lake Michigan), continents (Asia)
THE (mountain ranges (The Himalayas), oceans/seas (The Atlantic), rivers (The Liffey), deserts (The Sahara)
What tense do we usually use when we talk about life experience?
Present perfect
Tariq _______ (visit) Japan five times.
He cleaned his apartment when he heard a noise.
He was cleaning his apartment when he heard a noise.
Sorry about that, I _______ remember next time.
Will
Susan ______(write) her first book 12 years ago. Since then, she ________(write) five
novels.
wrote/has written
____ white sugar isn't good for you.
NO ARTICLE (Talking about white sugar in general)
Men, women, pollution, cars, inequality
THE government/environment/president= specific
What tense do we use we want to highlight the duration of an action that has not finished?
Present perfect continuous
They ______ (wait) for hours.
They are so tired because we are working for three days.
They are so tired because they have been working for three days.
When I cam home I realised that somebody ________ (break into) my house and I that they ______(steal) my TV!
had broken into/ had stolen
They speak French very well. They 've lived/'ve been living in France for almost ten years.
have been living
She's originally from ____ Czech Republic.
THE (plural form (Netherlands), island chains (The Aran Islands), collection of states (USA), Kingdom (UK), republic)
I think it will snow/it's going to snow next winter, but I can't be sure.
will - because it is only your opinion.
I promise! I'm going to do my homework!
I promise! I will do my homework!