LET'S GO OVER TENSES

GUESS THE TENSE

100

I COULD SPEAK FRENCH WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD

PAST SIMPLE

200

OK. I WILL DO MY HOMEWORK FIRST AND THEN WE WILL GO TO THE WATER PARK

FUTURE SIMPLE

300

WHY WERE YOU TEXTING WHEN YOU WERE CROSSING THE ROAD?

PAST CONTINUOUS

400

I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS BAND BEFORE. WHAT'S THEIR NAME?

PRESENT PERFECT

500

I AM GOING TO VISIT MY GRANDMOTHER TOMORROW. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME!

FUTURE SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT TENSE

100

I ________ my car for only €500. It was a really good deal!

BOUGHT

200

Every Friday, Jeremy ____ to a bar with guys to play pool.

GOES

300

I ____ just _____ the trailer to the new Star Wars film. It looks fantastic!

HAVE JUST WATCHED/SEEN

400

The tie you ______ me for Christmas is really chic. I look like James Bond ;-)

GAVE

500

A few years ago we _______ on holiday to Paris but we ____ ______ the Eiffel tower because it rained all week and the city _____ blocked by traffic jams.

WENT / COULDN'T VISIT /WAS

CHANGE THE TENSE

100

Where do you buy your clothes? (past simple)

WHERE DID YOU BUY YOUR CLOTHES?

200

What were you doing at 10 o'clock? (future plan)

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AT 10 O'CLOCK?

300

What are you doing tonight? (past continuous. USE THE EXPRESSION LAST NIGHT)

WHAT WERE YOU DOING LAST NIGHT?

400

I don't know the restaurant near the central park (present perfect. USE THE EXPRESSION "NEVER").

I HAVE NEVER VISITED/BEEN TO THE RESTAURANT NEAR THE CENTRAL PARK

500

We've stayed at the new hotel near Brighton. It was a fantastic experience!

(FUTURE PLAN  AND FUTURE PREDICTION IN THE SECOND PART)

WE ARE GOING TO STAY AT THE NEW HOTEL NEAR BRIGHTON. IT WILL BE A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE