English verb tenses 1

CORRECT THE MISTAKES

100

Whenever my teacher give me homework, I do it !

GiveS

200

Ever since I was I child, I liked sweets.

I'VE liked

300

They eat right now, can they call you later ?

ARE EATING

400

Tim has been telling that joke at least 3 times.

Has told (because "3 times")

500

By the time you next see me, I will travel around the world.

I will HAVE TRAVELLED (Action antérieure à "you will see me")

FILL IN THE BLANKS

100

While my friend and I ________________ (work), it __________________ (start) to rain.

WERE WORKING / STARTED

200

My Dad is really annoying ! He ___________________ (always / leave) the refrigerator door open !

IS ALWAYS LEAVING (Present continuous for annoying habits)

300

I ___________________ (never / see) such a beautiful beach before I came to California.

HAD NEVER SEEN

400

_________ you already ___________ (make up) your mind ?

Yes, I ____________________ (visit) Greece this summer.

HAVE you already MADE UP

I AM GOING TO VISIT (C'est programmé, décidé)

500

By 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, she _________________________ (Fly) for over 11 hours !

She WILL HAVE BEEN FLYING (Futur antérieur à "Tomorrow morning" + on insiste sur la durée, donc forme ING)

IRREGULAR VERBS (Past + past participle)

100

SHAKE

I SHOOK / I HAVE SHAKEN / HE HAS SHAKEN

200

BRING

I BROUGHT / I HAVE BROUGHT / SHE HAS BROUGHT

300

CHOOSE

 YOU CHOSE /  THEY HAVE CHOSEN

400

FORBID

WE FORBADE / YOU HAVE FORBIDDEN / HE HAS FORBIDDEN

500

TO LIE (être allongé / être couché)

I LAY /I HAVE LAIN 

NE PAS CONFONDRE AVEC :

- To Lay / laid / laid (mettre, poser. EX : to lay the table)

- To Lie / lied / lied (regular verb) = Mentir

GIVE THAT TENSE

100

Tom and Joe WEREN'T LISTENING.

PAST PROGRESSIVE

200

How many times HAVE YOU SEEN that movie ?

PRESENT PERFECT

300

We HAD BEEN DRIVING for 2 hours when we SAW the hotel.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS + SIMPLE PAST (Preterit)

400

By the time I GO to bed tonight, I WILL HAVE FINISHED all my work.

PRESENT SIMPLE + FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

500

I CAN imagine it ! When I get to NY, my limousine driver WILL BE WAITING at the airport !

PRESENT SIMPLE / FUTURE CONTINUOUS

TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH

100

Est-ce que ton frère joue au tennis ? Non, jamais. Mais regarde-le ! Il court !

Does your brother play tennis ? No, never. But look at him ! He's running !

200

Tu bois une autre tasse de thé ? Combien de tasses as-tu bu jusqu'à maintenant ?

You're drinking another cup of tea ? How many cups have you drunk so far ?

300

Elle s'entraîne depuis ce matin, elle a l'air épuisée.

She's been practising since this morning, she looks exhausted.

400

Nous conduisions depuis 2 heures lorsque nous avons vu l'hôtel.

We had been driving for 2 hours when we saw the hotel.

500

A 22h, cela fera plus de 6 heures que l'on regarde la télé !!

At 10 p.m, we will have been watching TV for over (more than) 6 hours !