Create a Sentence
Create a negative simple present sentence using
"She read books."
She doesn't read books.
What tense is this sentence in?
She won't read the book
Future tense
This tense is used to describe an action that has not happened yet.
Future Tense
What is wrong with this sentence?
She will needs to return the book to the library.
She will need to return the book to the library.
What does all progressive or continuous tenses have?
A form of "to be" and "-ing" ending.
Create a Y/N question using the simple past progressive.
She read books.
Was she reading the books?
What tense is this sentence?
Will she be needing money?
Future progressive
This is used to describe what is happening right now.
Present progressive tense
What is wrong with this sentence?
Peter and I had been dating for 2 years now.
Peter and I have been dating for 2 years now.
What do all perfect tenses have?
A form of "have" + past participle of verb.
Create a negative future progressive sentence using the words:
She read books.
she won't be reading the books.
What tense is this sentence?
She had friends needing to borrow money.
Simple past tense
Describe what the past progressive tense is used for?
To talk about an event that was in progress at a time in the past.
What is wrong with this sentence?
Wait, I see you are carrying a lot. I am going to open the door for you.
Wait, I see you are carrying a lot. I will open the door for you.
What is the past participle of the following verbs?
buy sleep sing become
buy - bought sleep - slept sing - sung become - become
Create a wh- question using the past perfect progressive.
She read books.
When had she been reading the books? (other answers are possible too)
What tense is this sentence?
He won't have gotten any help by the time he moves up there.
Future perfect tense
Describe when we use the past perfect tense.
To describe an event that happened before another event in the past.
What is wrong with this sentence?
She have made a list, before she went to the market.
She had made a list before she went to the market.
Some clues to this tense is : since or for.
Present perfect tense
Create a negative future perfect tense question.
She read books.
Won't she have read the books by then?
What tense is this sentence?
Have you been home yet?
Present perfect tense
Describe the 3 different situations when we use the present perfect tense.
1. To talk about an event that started in past and is still true today.
2. To talk about an event that happened at some indefinite time in the past.
3. To talk about an event that has just happened.
What is wrong with this sentence?
I will have been going around in circles for about a year, by the time I graduate.
I will have been going around in circles for about a year by the time I graduate. (NO COMMA)
What are two differences between will and going to?
going to: used for planned events and predictions based on evidence.
Will: used for immediate decisions and predictions such as think.