Tenses A
Tenses B
Tenses C
Musical tenses
Chuck Norris tenses
100
My parents …………… near Chennai for 11 years. (LIVE)
HAVE BEEN LIVING
100
He ..... for ages. He can’t have much more to say, can he? (TALK)
has been talking
100
LOOK! THE BOYS ________ HOME. (COME)
ARE COMING
100
Shake in the past tense is ......
SHOOK
100
If you ........ a list of Chuck Norris' enemies, just ....... the extinct species list. (want / check)
WANT / CHECK
200
KATE ....... TV RIGHT NOW. I DON´T THINK SHE HEARD WHAT YOU SAID.
IS WATCHING
200
You ...... ...... too many mistakes. I`m afraid you need to retake the test (MAKE)
HAVE MADE
200
Correct the sentence.
I will always checking my emails at least twice a day.
I ALWAYS CHECK
200
Listen to the song and name 3 examples of present continuous tense.
I'm in the bathroom, looking at me / My patience is waning / Is this entertaining? / Where I'm losing all control / I`m playing with a stick of dynamite / Feeling like a boulder hurtling / Seeing all the vultures circling ...
200
Chuck Norris does not use spell check. If he ........ to misspell a word, Oxford ........ the spelling. (happen / change)
HAPPENS / WILL CHANGE
300
HOW LONG ____ YOU ______ GERRY? (KNOW)
HAVE YOU KNOWN
300
PRESENT TENSES
EXCUSE ME SR, ______ YOU ___________ (DRINK) ALCOHOL FOR THE LAST 3 HOURS?
HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING / HAVE YOU DRUNK
300
We ...... ....... Lisa recently. (NOT SEE)
HAVEN´T SEEN
300
Find at least 5 examples of present perfect tense in this song.
I have climbed highest mountains / I have run through the fields / I have crawled / I have scaled these city walls / But I still haven't found what I'm looking for / I have kissed honey lips / I have spoken with the tongue of angels / I have held the hand of a devil
300
Chuck Norris never ......, he just ...... in the opposite direction. (retreat / attack)
RETREATS / ATTACKS
400
Sorry, I'm late. .......... you ........... ............ for long? (WAIT)
HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING
400
You look dirty. What ____ you ______ all day? (DO)
have you been doing
400
MY BROTHER ____ NEVER ______ IN HIS LIFE. HE´S 40 NOW. (SMOKE)
HAS NEVER SMOKED
400
Name the tenses used in Eminem ft Ed Sheeran`s "River" and give examples of these tenses.
I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat. All my sins need holy water, feel it washing over me. Well, little one, I don't want to admit to something if all it's gonna cause is pain. The truth and my lies now are falling like the rain, so let the river run.
Present perfect - I've been a liar, been a thief, been a lover, been a cheat.
Present simple - All my sins need holy water / I don't want to admit to something / Feel it washing over me / So let the river run
Present continuous - The truth and my lies now are falling like the rain
400
Chuck Norris ........ the periodic table, because Chuck Norris only ........ the element of surprise. (destroy / recognize)
DESTROYED / RECOGNIZES
500
Name the three forms of the irregular verbs:
AWAKE, BITE, RIDE, MEAN, FORGIVE
awake, awoke, awoken
bite, bit, bitten
ride, rode, ridden
mean, meant, meant
forgive, forgave, forgiven
500
Unscramble the sentence in 20 seconds.
i /is / my / always / about / food / the / daughter / complaining/ prepare
MY DAUGHTER IS ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FOOD I PREPARE.
500
Name the three forms of the irregular verbs: LIE and LAY. Translate the verbs into Estonian.
LIE, LAY, LAIN - lebama
LAY, LAID, LAID - asetama, katma
500
You have 30 seconds to think of a song in English which includes lyrics in present perfect simple. Say the artist or the name of the song.
Check the lyrics on the Internet.
Some examples: Rihanna "Where have you been", Michael Bublé "Haven`t met you yet", U2 "Still haven’t found what I’m looking for", Eva Cassidy "You’ve changed", Johnny Cash "I’ve been everywhere"
500
There ........ never ........ a hurricane named Chuck because it ........ everything. (be / destroy)
has never been / would have destroyed