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Slide1
GRAMMAR STUDY
VERB TENSES
Slide2PRESENT SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVENEGATIVEINTERROGATIVEI likeI don’t likeDo I like?You likeYou don’t likeDo you like?He/She/It likesHe/She/It doesn’t likeDoes he/she/it like?We likeWe don’t likeDo we like?You likeYou don’t likeDo you like?They likeThey don’t likeDo they like?
We use this tense for:
habitual
actions
/
routines
;
programmes
and
time (
school
, buses…);
a
permanent
state
(
I live in a
small
town
.
).
Slide3FREQUENCY ADVERBS are often used with this tense.
0%neverrarelysometimesoftenusuallyalways100%
EX.:
He often tells me to do well in school. He is never late for school.
NOTE:
We usually write frequency adverbs before the verb but after the verb to be.
Other time markers: Every day/month/week, at the weekend, on Sundays, once/twice/three times a year/month
They
ususally
go
at
the
end
or
at
the
beginning
of
the
sentence
.
EX.:
She
gets
up
early
every
day
.
Slide4Complete with the present simple:
Grace
:
Hello
,
Mario
.
I’m
doing
research
about
pupils
’
lifestyles
in
our
school
.
Could
you
answer
a
few
questions
?
It
will
only
take a
few
minutes.
Mario
:
OK,
Grace
.
Go
ahead
.
Grace
:
What
time _______________ (
you
/
usually
/
leave
) for
school
?
Mario
:
Well
, I _______________ (
usually
/
leave
)
at
around
8:00
o’clock
.
Grace
:
_______________ (
your
parents
/
often
/ drive
)
you
to
school
?
Mario
:
Yes
,
they
do,
whenever
they
can.
Grace
:
_______________ (
you
/
normally
/
have
)
breakfast
before
leaving
home
?
Mario
:
Yes
, I do.
My
mother
_______________ (
always
/
make
) me
have
breakfast
.
Grace
:
What
_______________ (
you
/
generally
/ do
)
after
school
?
Mario
:
Not
much
. I _______________ (
always
/
have
) a
lot
of
homework
to do.
Grace
:
How
_______________ (
you
/
usually
/
spend
)
your
free time?
Mario
:
I _______________ (
go
out
)
with
my
friends
and
I _______________ (
at
the
weekend / play rugby
).
Slide5PRESENT CONTINUOUS
AFFIRMATIVENEGATIVEINTERROGATIVEI am readingI am not readingAm I reading?You are readingYou aren’t readingAre you reading?He/She/It is readingHe/She/It isn’t readingIs he/she/it reading?We are readingWe aren’t readingAre we reading?You are readingYou aren’t readingAre you reading?They are readingThey aren’t readingAre they reading?
We use this tense:
to describe something taking place at the moment of talking;for something happening for a short time.
T
ime
markers
:
now
,
at
the
moment
,
today
,
these
days
Slide6Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs given:present simple or present continuous.
I
usually
____________
(
listen
to)
music
from
the
USA
and
the
UK,
but
right
now
I ____________
(
listen
to)
Aurea
.
____________ Nelson
often
____________
(
train
)
in
the
evenings
?
Yes
,
but
today
he
____________
(
study
)
for a
university
test
.
____________
firefighters
sometimes
____________
(
spend
)
a
lot
of
time
just
waiting
at
the
fire
station?
Yes
,
but
today
they
____________
(
learn
)
about
First
Aid
.
Pedro
is
a
lawyer
.
He
____________
(
defend
)
people
in court,
but
today
he
____________
(
write
)
letters
in
his
office
.
Formula
One
racing
cars
____________
(
cost
)
a
lot
of
money
.
Today
, Tiago ____________
(drive)
a
very
expensive
Italian
one
.
My
dad
is
a manager.
He
____________
(
work
)
in a
factory
.
Today
is
Sunday
,
so
he
____________
(
help
)
my
mum
around
the
house
.
Jorge
is
a
taxi
driver.
He
____________
(drive)
people
to
all
the
different
places
in
the
city
.
Today
is
his
day-off
,
so
he
____________
(
wash
)
his
car
.
Joana
is
a
doctor
.
She
____________
(
help
)
people
feel
better
at
her
local medical centre.
Today
is
her
day-off
,
so
she
____________
(do)
some shopping.
Slide7PAST SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVENEGATIVEINTERROGATIVEI workedI didn’t workDid I work?You workedYou didn’t workDid you work?He/She/It workedHe/She/It didn’t workDid he/she/it work?We workedWe didn’t workDid we work?You workedYou didn’t workDid you work?They workedThey didn’t workDid they work?
We use this tense for:
finished actions and situations in the past.
REGULAR VERBS
Time
markers
:
yesterday
,
last
month
/
week
/
year
, a
year
ago,
the
day
/
week
before
, in 2000
Slide8PAST SIMPLE
REGULAR VERBS
CLOSE PLAYTRYSTOP
CLOSED
PLAYED
TRIED
STOPPED
IRREGULAR VERBS
GO
DOKNOWWRITEBE
WENTDIDKNEWWROTEWAS/WERE
Slide9Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.
I’m
tired
. I ____________
(
not
get
)
much
sleep
last
night
.
Peter ____________
(play)
handball
for
five
years
when
he
____________
(
be
)
at
school
.
When
Jack
was
a boy,
he
____________
(
learn
)
to play
the
guitar
.
____________
(can)
you
give
me some
advice
? I ____________
(
buy
)
this
sweater
at
Macy’s
. Do
you
think
I
should
take
it
back
?
Maria lives in Dallas.
Before
she
____________
(move)
there
,
she
____________
(live)
in New York for 3
years
.
How
long
____________
(
you
/live)
there
before
coming
here
?
‘
How
long
____________
(
you
/
wait
)
for
them
?’ ‘
We
____________
(
wait
)
for
one
hour
.’
____________
(Charles/
phone
)
you
yesterday
afternoon
?
Anthony ____________
(
book
)
his
flight
to
Rome
two
months
in
advance
.
Slide10PAST CONTINUOUS
AFFIRMATIVENEGATIVEINTERROGATIVEI was readingI wasn’t readingWas I reading?You were readingYou weren’t readingWere you reading?He/She/It was readingHe/She/It wasn’t readingWas he/she/it reading?We were readingWe weren’t readingWere we reading?You were readingYou weren’t readingWere you reading?They were readingThey weren’t readingWere they reading?
We use this tense:
to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted ;when you use the Past Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time.Ex.: I was watching TV when she called.I was studying while he was making dinner.
T
ime
markers
:
while
Slide11Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous.
My husband and I ____________ (talk) about you the other day.Are you going to London? I thought you ____________ (go) to Edinburgh.‘What ____________ (you/do) last night at ten?’ ‘I ____________ (watch) a sitcom on TV?When I first met him he ____________ (work) in a bank.Who ____________ (talk) to you when I came in last night?She suddenly realized that she ____________ (not drive) in the right direction.
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
You
__________
(look)
very
busy
last
night
when
I __________
(
see
)
you
.
What
__________
(
you
/do)
?
What
__________
(
happen
)
when
she
__________
(realize)
he
__________
(lie)
to
her
?
Why
__________
(
you
/
lend
)
him
my
laptop? I __________
(
think
)
of
sending
a
few
e-mails
during
the
weekend.
I
last
__________
(
see
)
him
at
the
airport
. I __________
(
ask
)
him
where
he
__________
(
go
)
.
He
__________
(
tell
)
me
he
__________
(
fly
)
to Los Angeles. I __________
(
not
believe
)
him
because
there
__________
(
be
)
no
scheduled
flights
to Los Angeles
on
that
day
.
Slide12PRESENT PERFECT
AFFIRMATIVENEGATIVEINTERROGATIVEI have played/writtenI haven’t played/writtenHave I played/written?You have played/writtenYou haven’t played/writtenHave you played/written?He/She/It has played/writtenHe/She/It hasn’t played/writtenHas she/she/it played/written?We have played/writtenWe haven’t played/writtenHave we played/written?You have played/writtenYou haven’t played/writtenHave you played/written?They have played/writtenThey haven’t played/writtenHave they played/written?
We use this tense:
to talk about an action that took place in the past but we don’t know when (it is not used
with
specific
time
expressions
)
;
to talk about activities with consequences in the present;
to talk about situations that started in the past and continue up till now.
Ex.:
I
was watching
TV when she called.
I
was studying
while he
was making
dinner.
Slide13Time markers: just She has just sent her a letter. yet She has’t arrived yet. already They’ve already left work. for I haven’t phoned her for ages. since She hasn’t phoned me since October. ever Have you ever read Tom Sawyer? never She has never gone to Paris. so far They have visited two countries so far. recently You haven’t asked me for help recently. lately It’s been very cold lately. always I’ve always wanted to work abroad. how long? How long have you met?
PRESENT PERFECT
Slide14Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect.
My English ____________ (improve) a lot since I moved to Bristol.How long ____________ (you/be) in England?This is the best language course I ____________ (ever/attend).Computer-based technology ____________ (lead) to a massive extension in the use of English.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
Jim: Hi! ____________ (we/not meet) before? You look so familiar.Sue: Yes. We ____________ (meet) at a language course last summer and you ____________ (ask) me the same question.
Circle the correct answer.
Pauline
has
had
this
job
for/
since
two
years
.
Has
the
bell
rung
just
/
yet
?
We’ve
known
each
other
for/
since
primary
school
.
She’s
already
/
yet
tidied
her
room
.
The
students
have
ever
/
never
been
to
Scotland
.
He
hasn’t
found
anything
already
/
so
far
.
They’ve
always
/
recently
wanted
to
visit
the
British
Museum
.
Slide15PAST PERFECT
AFFIRMATIVENEGATIVEINTERROGATIVEI had played/writtenI hadn’t played/writtenHad I played/written?You had played/writtenYou hadn’t played/writtenHad you played/written?He/She/It had played/writtenHe/She/It hadn’t played/writtenHad she/she/it played/written?We had played/writtenWe hadn’t played/writtenHad we played/written?You had played/writtenYou hadn’t played/writtenHad you played/written?They had played/writtenThey hadn’t played/writtenHad they played/written?
We use this tense:
to talk about
actions
which
happened
,
or
situations
which
existed
,
before
another
action
at
a particular time in
the
past
.
Ex.:
She
had packed
his bags when he got back home.
Slide16Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect.
He was late for school because he ____________ (miss) the bus.Who ____________ (live) in that house before you moved in?I met a friend I ____________ (not/see) for ages.She was sad because her marriage ____________ (break up)._______________ (he/see) a horror film before he went to bed?I _______________ (never/eat) Japanese food before I went to Tokyo.Jim knew a lot of people at the club because he _______________ (often/be) there before.I _______________ (never/understand) why he didn’t talk to me.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.
I __________
(
lose
)
my
English
Workbook
yesterday
,
but
my
mother
has
just
found
it
.
I __________
(
buy
)
a
pair
of
trainers
,
but
I
don’t
think
I
like
them
.
Maybe
I’ll
take
them
back
to
the
shop
.
By
the
time
we
arrived
at
the
cafe
, Peter
and
William __________
(
leave
)
.
Gil __________
(
cry
)
when
his
girlfriend
left
him
,
but
he’s
OK
now
.
Last
Sunday
I __________
(
meet
)
my
ex-boyfriend
.
We
__________
(
see
)
each
other
for
months
.
I __________
(
recognize
)
Paul
when
he
__________
(
enter
)
the
room
.
Slide17FUTURE
WILL + InfinitiveBE + going to + InfinitivePresent Continuous
We
use
WILL
:to make a prediction about the distant, uncertain future. (Ex.: Computers will be different in 40 years.)to offer our help to somebody or to make a promise. (Ex.: We’ll help you with the housework. / I promise I’ll do my homework.)to make a decision at the time of speaking. (Ex.: I’ll call you tonight.)to make a request. (Ex.: Will you lend me your mobile phone?)with will, we often use I think, I believe, I hope, I promise and I know.
We use TO BE GOING TO to express:an intention.a prediction based on something we can observe.
We
use
the
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
with
a future
meaning
:
to
talk
about
personal
arrangements
for
the
future.
Slide18Put the verbs in brackets into the Future: will, going to, present continuous.
Catherine
can’t
come
with
me
tonight
.
She
__________
(
go
)
to
the
cinema
with
her
sister
.
I
haven’t
bought
a
present
for
Kate’s
birthday
yet
. I __________
(do)
it
tomorrow
.
‘I
can’t
do
this
exercise
.?’ ‘
Don’t
worry
. I __________
(
help
)
you
.’
‘
Enjoy
your
holiday
.’ ‘
Thank
you
. I __________
(
send
)
you
a
postcard
.’
Paul __________
(
buy
)
a
new
car
.
He
told
me
last
weekend.
I
think
I __________
(
go
)
home
earlier
today
.
I’ve
got
a
terrible
headache
.
__________
you
__________
(invite)
Henry to
your
party
?
Do
you
think
Mary __________
(
phone
)
me
tonight
?
Next
summer
she
__________
(take)
an
English
course
in Dublin.
I’m
sorry
. I
promise
this
__________
(
not
/
happen
)
again
.
___________
(
you
/do)
anything
tonight
?
‘
I’m
thirsty
.’ ‘I __________
(
bring
)
you
a
glass
of
water
.’
They
__________
(play)
football
tomorrow
.
__________
(
she
/
meet
)
Tom
this
afternoon
?
It’s
midday
and
I
haven’t
had
lunch
yet
. I __________
(
be
)
late for
school
.
They
__________
(
not
/
go
)
out
tonight
.
They
__________
(
stay
)
at
home
.
Slide19IRREGULAR VERBS
INFINITIVE
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
TRANSLATION
be
begin
break
bring
buy
catch
choose
come
do
drink
eat
find
see
send