TENSES A
TENSES B
TENSES C
MUSICAL TENSES
CHUCK NORRIS TENSES
100
He ..... for ages. He can’t have much more to say, can he? (TALK)
has been talking
100
Correct the sentence.
I will always checking my emails at least twice a day.
I always check my emails at least twice a day.
100
My mum says she .......................... so assertive when she was my age. (not use / be)
DIDN`T USE TO BE
100
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Shake in the past tense is ...?
SHOOK
100
If you ..... a list of Chuck Norris' enemies, just ..... the extinct species list. (want / check)
WANT / CHECK
200
I wasn`t going to / wouldn’t mention the homework, but our professor remembered and asked / was asking us to hand it in on our way out.
wasn`t going to / asked
200
Correct the sentence.
They were always talked in the library, so the librarian has banned them for a month.
They were always talking in the library, so the librarian has banned them for a month.
200
Correct the sentence.
They were always talked in the library, so the librarian has banned them for a month.
WERE ALWAYS TALKING
200
Name the tenses used in Eminem ft Ed Sheeran`s "River" and give examples of these tenses.
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat. All my sins need holy water, feel it washing over me. Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something if all it's gonna cause is pain. The truth and my lies now are falling like the rain, so let the river run.
Present perfect - I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat.
Present simple - All my sins need holy water / I don't want to admit to something / Feel it washing over me / So let the river run
Future with be going to - If all it's gonna cause is pain
Present continuous - The truth and my lies now are falling like the rain
200
Chuck Norris does not use spell check. If he ........ to misspell a word, Oxford ........ the spelling. (happen / change)
HAPPENS / WILL CHANGE
300
In Japan, at the start of meetings, people ............... rather than shake hands. It’s a polite greeting.
A are always bowing
B will usually bow
C are used to bowing
will usually bow
300
We ...... on the train when we realised we hadn’t got our tickets. (GET / future in the past)
WERE ABOUT TO GET
300
I ..... just ..... doing my homework when the fire alarm went off. (FINISH)
HAD ... FINISHED
300
Listen to the song and name 3 examples of present continuous tense.
I'm in the bathroom, looking at me / My patience is waning / Is this entertaining? / Where I'm losing all control / I`m playing with a stick of dynamite / Feeling like a boulder hurtling / Seeing all the vultures circling ...
300
Chuck Norris never ......, he just ...... in the opposite direction. (retreat / attack)
retreats / attacks
400
Unscramble the sentence in ten seconds.
I / is / my / always / about / food / the / daughter / complaining / prepare
MY DAUGHTER IS ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FOOD I PREPARE.
400
Name the three forms of the irregular verbs:
AWAKE, BITE, RIDE, MEAN, FORGIVE
awake, awoke, awoken
bite, bit, bitten
ride, rode, ridden
mean, meant, meant
forgive, forgave, forgiven
400
Correct the sentence.
We was about to getting on the train when we realised we hadn’t our tickets.
We WERE ABOUT TO GET on the train when we realised we hadn’t GOT our tickets.
400
Find at least 5 examples of present perfect tense in this song.
I have climbed highest mountains / I have run through the fields / I have crawled / I have scaled these city walls / But I still haven't found what I'm looking for / I have kissed honey lips / I have spoken with the tongue of angels / I have held the hand of a devil
400
Chuck Norris ........ the periodic table, because Chuck Norris only ........ the element of surprise. (destroy / recognize)
destroyed / recognizes
500
How many basic tenses are there in the English Tense System?
12
Present simple, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous.
500
Your topic is CHORES. Say three sentences that each include two tenses - past simple and past continuous.
Student`s own answers.
Some examples: I was washing up when mum came home. / My dad was hoovering when I answered the phone. / We were laying the table when we heard a loud bang.
500
Name the three forms of the irregular verbs: LIE and LAY. Translate the verbs into Estonian.
LIE, LAY, LAIN - lebama
LAY, LAID, LAID - asetama, katma
500
You have 30 seconds to think of a song in English which includes lyrics in present perfect simple. Say the artist and the name of the song.
Check the lyrics on the Internet.
Some examples: Rihanna "Where have you been", Michael Bublé "Haven`t met you yet", U2 "Still haven’t found what I’m looking for", Eva Cassidy "You’ve changed", Johnny Cash "I’ve been everywhere"
500
There ........ never ........ a hurricane named Chuck because it ........ everything. (be / destroy)
has never been / would have destroyed