Verb tenses

Dear pupils, I know you are having problems with verb tenses and some of you asked me for more exercises. Therefore, I suggest you to do a lot of exercises to practice and practice…. click on the following links to start working on-line and get immediate correction:

Present Perfect Continuous

Remember that: ♦ in the same way that there is a ‘simple’ and a ‘continuous’ form of the present and the past, there are also two forms of the present perfect (simple and continuous). ♦ the most important difference between the two forms is that with How long…? and for / since we normally use [...]

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple (Grammar notes)

Click here to download and/or print the grammar notes seen in class (file 2A). Read them carefully. Then, do the exercises of the student’s book on page 133: Grammar Bank  2A  Ex. a) and b)

Extra grammar: present perfect

Click here to download and/or print some extra exercices on the use of the present perfect tense.

The simple present used for the future

This tense can be used with a time expression for a definite future arrangement: e.g.  The boys start school on Monday. / e.g. I leave tonight. instead of the more normal present continuous tense: e.g. The boys are going to start school on Monday. / e.g. I’m leaving tonight. The difference betwee them is:

Future simple

Remember: We use the future simple (will + infinitive) when we talk about TIMETABLES e.g. The lecture on genetics will begin at 9.00  .    (is going to begin) e.g. The show will end at 10 o’clock.  (is going to end) e.g. The train is late. It will arrive at 6 o’clock.  (is going to arrive) e.g. The [...]

Future tenses

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Present simple vs. present continuous

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