Simple Past
Change to simple past: I am always tired.
When do you use the present progressive?
When I talk about something that happens right now.
Fill in: She ____ eaten too much ice cream.
Has
For the past perfect it’s not have but ….
had
Name a signal word for future tenses!
Tomorrow, Later, In a few years…
What is the past tense of these verbs:
drink, swim, drive
drank, swam, drank
Correct: Me is working.
I am working.
Which auxiliary verb (Hilfsverb) always appears in the perfect tenses?
Have
Fill in: He _____ slept the whole day.
had
Fill in: Later I ___ going to eat my banana.
Am
Name a signal word for the simple past!
Last year, Yesterday, earlier…
How is the present progressive build?
form of to be + verb(Infinitive) + ing
(I am sleeping / You are sleeping)
Name the past participle of ’be’
been
Name the past participle of “drive”
driven
Switch to future: I had so much fun.
I will have so much fun.
Change to simple past:
Do you like to dance?
Did you like to dance?
Verneine: Are you working right now?
Aren’t you working right now?
When do you use the present perfect?
When you’re talking about something that happened in the past but still has an influence on right now.
How is the past perfect build?
had + past participle
(I had eaten)
What is the form of the verb after ‘going to’
Ex.: I am going to _____ (is the verb modified?)
infinitive
Correct:
When I build my house I spend so much money.
When I built my house I spent so much money.
Spot the mistake: He was swiming in the water.
He is swimming in the water.
Why is it called present perfect, if it actually is a past tense?
Because this tense is used when you are talking about something that still has an influence on right now.
When is the past perfect used?
When your talking about a past action that hapend before another past action.
She had slept when he walked in.
What is the difference between going-to future and will future?
Going to future: planned action
will future: spontaneous decision, prediction