PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
When do we use the present simple?
a) To talk about things happening now.
b) To talk about facts.
b) To talk about facts.
What are State (or Stative) verbs?
a) a type of sandwich.
b) Verbs that refer to states rather than to actions.
B!
Past simple form of
FEEL
FELT
What does PERFECT mean?
a) PERFECTO
b) PASADO
PASADO
What verb do ALL PERFECT tenses use?
a) BE
b) HAVE
HAVE
When do we use the Present Continuous?
a) To talk about things happening now.
b) To complain about someone's repetitive behaviour.
c) To talk about arranged plans in the future.
All of them!
What is a characteristic of State verbs?
a) They are not usually used in the past forms.
b) They are not usually used in the continuous forms.
B!
Past Simple form of
BRING
BROUGHT
When do we use the Present Perfect Simple?
a) With actions that have a connection between the present and the past (because they started in the past, have consequences now, have just happened...)
b) When we use the words yesterday, once or ago.
A
When do we use the Past Perfect?
a) When we refer to past actions connected to the present.
b) When we refer to actions that took place before another action or before a point in the past.
b) When we refer to actions that took place before another action or before a point in the past.
Complete the following sentence with the present simple form of HAVE:
Nobody _______ the book today!!
HAS
Remember: 3rd person singular in Present Simple:
+S
NOBODY; SOMEBODY; NO ONE, SOMEONE= +S
Which of the following FIELDS does NOT include STATE VERBS:
a) Senses (e.g. taste)
b) Possession (e.g. have)
c) Movement (e.g. run)
C
When do we use USED TO and WOULD?
When we refer to past habits.
What is the difference between the Present Perfect Simple and the Continuous?
We use the Continuous to emphasize the duration of the action. Also, we use it to highlight that the action is still taking place or that it has just finished.
When do we use the continuous form instead of the simple one?
When we want to emphasize the duration of the action, to highlight that the action was still hapening or the result of the action was still relevant.
Complete the sentence:
I ___________ (go) to the cinema with Chris on Friday to watch the new Avengers movie!
AM GOING
Complete the sentence:
She _________________ (have) a shower right now.
IS HAVING
Difference between using USED TO and WOULD?
WOULD can only be used with Action verbs
Complete the sentence with the Present Perfect Simple:
I________________ (never / know) a person who doesn't like chocolate.
I have never known a person who doesn't like chocolate.
Complete the sentence using the Past Perfect Simple and Continuous.
By the time we arrived, the film ________________ (already / start). We were late because Mark _____________________ (shopping) for four hours!
By the time we arrived, the film had already started. We were late because Mark had been shopping for four hours!
Complete the sentence with a passive form:
He _________ (not give) any responsibilities because he ____________ (always play) the fool.
He is not given any responsibilities because he is always playing the fool.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of BELONG:
Who __________________ (this book / belong) to?
Who does this book belong to?
Complete the following sentence (active or passive):
Sue __________ (buy) a jacket by her mum while her sister _________________ (play) videogames at the arcade.
Sue was bought a jacket by her mum while her sister was playing videogames at the arcade.
Complete with the Present Perfect Continuous:
I ______________ (sit) here since 8.30!
I have been sitting here since 8.30!
There is no passive form of the Past Perfect Continuous!