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What are the four categories of state verbs?
thinking
feelings
senses
possessions
Mention at least two cases when we use the present continuous.
1 actions in progress
2 things happening around now (this week, today etc.)
3 expressing change
4 things that have started, but haven't finished
Mention at least two cases when we use the present simple.
general statements
things that are always true
habits
expressing states
Mention at least two cases when we use the present perfect.
past events with a result in the present
things that have or haven't happened in our lifetimes
It’s the first/second/third... time I’ve ...
Which is correct?
We have belonged to the tennis club since we moved/have moved here.
moved (= we went there to live)
Which is correct?
Students should be quiet until they finished /have finished the exercise.
have finished (refers to the future)
Which is correct?
Amy said that she has/had never played Jeopardy before.
had never played (reported speech)
Which is correct?
We had hoped / have hoped to visit the Eiffel-tower before we left France, but unfortunately we couldn't.
had hoped
Finish this sentence.
The film had already started when ...
anything with a verb used with the past simple
Finish this sentence.
I was considering taking a language exam last year, ....
Finish this sentence:
After Lucas has left hospital,....
student's own answer
Finish this sentence.
We will leave the hotel as soon as you....
anything using the present simple or the present perfect
Which tense(s) do we use to talk about things we intended to do, but we didn't? Give an example.
Past simple or continuous ( e.g. I hoped / was hoping to get to the theatre on time, but I got stuck in a traffic jam.)
Which tense(s) is/are used in direct speech, if the past perfect is used in reported speech?
Past simple or present perfect
Which tense(s) do we use to talk about something that happened suprisingly often? Give an example.
Past simple or past continuous ( I had to / was having to bring work home every night to get it all done.)
Which tense(s) do we use with time phrase like "this morning/this week/this month"?
Any of these two: Present continuous, past simple and present perfect