Secondary 2: Grammar Review (Verb Tenses)

Past Simple

100

clean

Example: I cleaned my room. 

200

cut 

Example: I cut my finger. 

300

sleep

Example: She slept until noon. 

400

beat 

Example: He beat me in a game of chess. 

500

bite 

Example: The student bit the teacher. 

Past Continuous

100

eat

Example: I was eating dinner. 

200

cry

Example: The baby was crying. 

300

camp

Example: We were camping in the mountains. 

400

do

Example: The students were doing their homework. 

500

make 

Example: He was making his bed. 

Present Perfect

100

boil

Example: The chef has boiled the chicken. 

200

clear 

Example: He has cleared the table. 

300

follow

Example: They have followed the leader. 

400

stink

Example: The smelly children have stunk up the room. 

500

rang 

Example: The kids have rung the doorbell. 

Present Perfect Continuous

100

look

Example: I have been looking for my brother. 

200

run

Example: She has been running since 1980. 

300

live

Example: They have been living here for ten years. 

400

peel

Example: I have been peeling oranges for hours. 

500

repair 

Example: She has been repairing the fridge for hours. 

Used to / Would

100

know 

Example: I used to know how to speak Spanish fairly well. 

200

walk

Example: I used to / would walk every day. 

300

wake 

Example: I used to / would wake up at 6:30 every day. 

400

cook

Example: I used to / would cook twice a week as a child. 

500

like

Example: I used to like to play football.