Review of Tenses
Present Simple Vs. Present Continuous oficial schedules / appointments The train leaves at 11:00 a.m. My appointment with the doctor is tomorrow. Jane is working in London this week.
Stative verbs Verbs expressing states, possession, senses, emotions, and mental activities: 1. Verbs of senses (perception) – smell, see, hear, taste, feel e.g. I smell something burning in the kitchen. 2. Mental processes (thoughts) – know, believe, think, understand, mean, doubt e.g. She understands the principles of photosynthesis. 3. Possession possess, have, own, belong e.g. I have an allergy to cats. 4. Emotions, attitudes, opinions –like, love, hate, desire, need, want e.g.The boy needs new clothes. 5. Measurement –equal, measure, weigh, cost e.g. The shoes cost a lot of money.
Present Simple – Spelling Rules
Present Continuous – Spelling Rules
Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
Exercise 1
Exercise 1 - Key
Exercise 1 - Key
Past Simple Vs. Past Continuous states in the past Peter was very ill last year. repeated actions We had a test every month. in the past I called four times last night.
Past Simple / Participle – Spelling Rules
Past Simple / Participle – Spelling Rules permit permitted admit admitted commit committed edit edited enter entered listen listened
Exercise 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
Exercise 2
Exercise 2 - Key
Exercise 2 - Key
Used to + – ? When I was a child, I used to play in the street. Children didn’t use to watch much TV when my father was young. Did you use to wear a uniform at school? Yes, I did. • Use used to / didn’t use to + verb to talk about habits and states in the past, things that happened repeatedly or were true for a long period of time, but are usually not true now. Last year I used to clean the carpet every Monday. He used to be very creative when he was in his twenties. • used to / didn’t use to is the same for all persons. • Instead of used to you can use the past simple with an adverb of frequency. When I was a child, I often played in the street. ! used to or usually? used to only exists in the past. For habits in the present, use usually + present simple, NOT use to I usually cook in the evenings. NOT I use to cook in the evenings.
Used to
Used to
Used to Make sentences with used to, didn’t use to, or did … use to
Used to
Future Tenses: a promise You’ll never walk alone.
Be going to Vs. Present Continuous
Exercise 3 Choose the correct answer.
Exercise 3
Exercise 3 - Key
Exercise 3 - Key
Exercise 4 Rewrite each sentence using the time expression in brackets.
Exercise 4
Exercise 4 - Key
Exercise 4 - Key
Exercise 5 Write a suitable question for the underlined part of each sentence.
Exercise 5
Exercise 5 - Key
Exercise 5 - Key
Exercise 6 Correct the errors.
Exercise 6
Exercise 6
Exercise 6
Future Perfect – Future Continuous
Exercise 7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple or Future Perfect Simple
Exercise 7
Exercise 7 - Key
Exercise 7 - Key
Exercise 8 Write a suitable question for the underlined part of each sentence.
Exercise 8
Exercise 8 - Key
Exercise 9
Exercise 9
Exercise 9 - Key
Exercise 9 - Key
Exercise 10 Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets.
Exercise 10 Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets.
Exercise 10 - Key Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets.
Exercise 10 - Key Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets.