Grammar 1
When do we use the simple present tense?
What auxiliaries do we use in the simple present tense?
Do & does
What auxiliaries do we use in the simple past tense?
Did
What are the past forms of the verb "be" and how do we use them?
Was: I, she, he, it
Were: We, you they
Be going to, will and present continuous
True or false: Present continuous is used to talk about routines and true statements
False. We use it to talk about actions that happen in that very moment.
What form of the verb do we use in the present perfect?
Past participle
We use the _________ tense to talk about an action in progress at a moment in the past.
Past continuous
We use _______ to talk about finished actions, events or situations in the past.
Simple past
When talking in future, we use ____ when we have just decided to do something.
Will
What auxiliaries do we use in the present perfect and how do we use them?
Have: I, you, we, they
Has: He, she, it
Change this sentence into present continous:
Bryan doesn't go to school because he is sick.
Bryan is not going to school because he is sick
Complete the sentence in past simlple or continuous: She ____ (have) lunch when her boss ____ (call) her.
She was having lunch when her boss called her.
In future, we use ______ when we have planned something with other people and we mention a specific time.
Present continuous
Change the sentence into past continuous: Mary lived in Madrid in 2014.
Mary was living in Madrid in 2014.
When do we use "since" and for"?
Since:with a start point in the past.
For:with a period of time.
We use this tense to talk about something that started in the past and continues in the present.
Present perfect
True or false: In present perfect we use the aux. "have" only in negative and interrogative sentences.
False. We use them in affirmative too: I have seen that movie five times.
What is the past participle of "fly"?
Flown
In conversations, we often start with _______ to ask about an experience in general, and then use ______ to give details.
Present perfect & simple past
We use ______ to say someone went somewhere and came back. i.e. I _____ to London. (But I'm not there now)
Been
Change the question to present perfect: how long ____(you/know) your best friend?
How long have you known your best friend?
Complete the sentence in present perfect: I_____ (teach) in the same school _____ fifteen years.
I have taught in the same school for fifteen years.
Change the sentence to present perfect and negative: My plants _____(grow) a lot ____ I last saw them.
My plants haven't grown a lot since I last saw them.
We use ______ to say someone went somewhere and is sitll there. i.e. He _____ to London (but he is still there now)
Gone