Tenses

Present Tenses

100

What are signal words for 1. Simple Present 2. Present Progressive

1. everyday, sometimes, usually, often, seldom, on fridays etc. 2. now, at the moment, today etc.

200

1. The water (boil). Can you turn it off? 2. Water (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

1. is boiling 2. boils

300

1. I (not / like) bananas. 2. They (not / know) the answer.

1. don't like 2. don't know

400

1. Why (cry / she) now? 2. (swim / they) in the pool at the moment?

1. is she crying 2. Are they swimming

500

1. I (live) in London. 2. This weekend, I (visit) my friends in Brighton. 3. The train to Brighton (leave) London at 6.45 in the morning.

1. live 2. am visiting 3. leaves

Past Tenses

100

When do you use the Simple Past and how do you form it?

-event started in the past - finished in the past -ed or irregular verbs

200

Matt (phone) while we (have) dinner.

phoned were having

300

What (you/do) at this time yesterday?

were you doing

400

When I was young, I (want) to be a pilot.

wanted

500

How fast (you /drive) when the accident (happen)? I (not/ drive) very fast. I just (not /see) him.

were you driving / happened was not driving / did not see

Present Perfect Tenses

100

The Present Perfect is used, if....

something started in the past and has a connection to now

200

complete the forms bring -______-_______ know-______-_______ fly -_______-________

brought- brought knew- known flew- flown

300

When do you use the Present Perfect Progressive and how do you form it?

-when the activity is still happening

 or has just stopped 

- connection with now and focus on activity - has/have+been+ verb-ing

400

My hands are very dirty. I (repair) the car. The car is OK now. I (repair) it.

have been repairing have repaired

500

How long (you /read) that book? How much of the book (you/ read)

have you been reading have you read

Past Perfect Tenses

100

When do you use the Past Perfect?

When you talk about something in the past and then mention something that happened even before that point in time.

200

how do you form the 1. Past Perfect 2. Past Perfect Progressive

1.Had+ verb-ing 2. Had+been+verb-ing

300

In the shopping center, I met a friend who I (see / not) for ages.

had not seen

400

1. (what /Dillan / do) that he was kept in after school? 2 (you / eat) anything before you went to the theater?

1. What had Dillan done 2. Had you eaten

500

1. We (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up. 2. They (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

1. had been sleeping 2. had been waiting

Future Tenses

100

When do you use 1. Going to 2. Will

1. you have already decided to do sth. 2. you decide to do sth. at the time of speaking

200

I'm too tired to walk home. I think I (take) taxi.

will

300

Do you think people (live) longer in the future?

will

400

Where (you /go)? (you/ go ) shopping?

are you going are you going

500

1. Look at those black clouds. It (rain). 2. I'm hungry. I (have) something to eat.

1. is going to rain 2. will have