SIMPLE TENSES

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE PAST TENSE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

S (1,3, R) + V (s, es, ies, base) + C... S (1,3,R) + V (d, ed, diff) + C... S (1,3,R) + WILL + V (base) + C..
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1 = I watch the altimeter.... I watched the altimeter.... I will watch the altimeter.....
Ex 3 = My Co-Pilot watches the altimeter... My Co-Pilot watched the altimeter... My Co-pilot will watch the altimeter..
R = My Co-Pilot and me watch the altimeter.. My Co-Pilot and me watched the... My Co-Pilot and me will watch the...

S (1,3,R) + don´t / doesn´t + V (base) + C.. S (1,3,R) + didn´t + V (base) + C.. S (1,3,R) + won´t + V (base) + C...
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1 = I don´t watch the altimeter.... I didn´t watch the altimeter.... I won´t watch the altimeter.....
Ex 3 = My Co-Pilot doesn´t watch the altimeter My Co-Pilot didn´t watch the altimeter.. My Co-Pilot won´t watch the....
R = My Co-Pilot and me don´t watch the.... My Co-Pilot and me didn´t watch the.... My Co-Pilot and me won´t watch the..

Do/Does + S ( 1,3,R) + V (base) + C...? Did + S ( 1, 3, R) + V (base) + C.....? Will + S ( 1,3, R) + V (base) + C.?
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1 = Do I watch the altimeter...? Did I watch the altimeter....? Will I watch the altimeter....?
Ex 3 = Does my co-pilot watch the altimeter...? Did my co-pilot watch the altimeter..? Will my co-pilot watch the...?
R = Do my co-pilot and me watch the.........? Did my co-pilot and me watch the....? Will my co-pilot and me watch the..?

Don´t/Doesn´t + S (1,3,R) + V (base) + C..? Didn´t +S(1,3, R) + V (base) + C..? Won´t + S (1,3,R) + V (base) + C..?
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1 = Don´t I watch the altimeter...? Didn´t I watch the altimeter.....? Won´t I watch the altimeter....?
Ex 3 = Doesn´t my co-pilot watch the altimeter ? Didn´t my co-pilot watch the....? Won´t my co-pilot watch the..?
R = Don´t my co-pilot and me watch the..? Didn´t my co-pilot and me watch the..? Won´t my co-pilot and me watch..?
 SIMPLE FUTURE WITH “GOING TO / GONNA”

S ( 1, 3, R ) + AM / IS / ARE + GOING TO / GONNA + V (BASE) + C....

Ex 1 = I am going to watch the altimeter...or..I´m going to watch the altimeter...or...I´m gonna watch the altimeter.....
2 = My co-pilot is going to watch the altimeter...or...My co-pilot ´s going to watch the...or...My co-pilot´s gonna watch the.....
3 = My co-pilot and me are going to watch the altimeter...or...We´re going to watch the...or...We´re gonna watch the...

S ( 1, 3, R ) + AM NOT / IS NOT – ISN´T / ARE NOT – AREN´T + GOING TO / GONNA + V (BASE) + C....

1 = I am not going to watch the altimeter...or...I´m not going to watch the...or...I´aint gonna watch the....
Ex 2 = My co-pilot is not to watch the altimeter...or...My co-pilot isn´t gonna watch the...or...My co-pilot´s not gonna watch the...
3 = My co-pilot and me are not going to watch the...or...We aren´t going to watch the...or...We´re not gonna watch the...

AM / IS / ARE + S (1, 3, R ) + GOING TO / GONNA + V (BASE) + C.....?

1 = Am I going to watch the altimeter...or...Am I gonna watch the altimeter....?

Ex 2 = Is my co-pilot going to watch the altimeter...?....or...Is my co-pilot gonna watch the altimeter....?
3 = Are my co-pilot and me going to watch the altimeter...?...or....Are we gonna watch the altimeter....?

?- (1) AM + I + NOT + GOING TO / GONNA + V (BASE) + C.......?

Ex 1 = Am I going to watch the altimeter...?...or...Am I gonna watch the altimeter...?

IS/ARE + S (3, R )+NOT+GOING TO / GONNA+V (BASE)+C…? ISN´T/AREN´T+S (3, R )+GOING TO/GONNA+V (BASE)+C…?

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3 = Is my co-pilot not going to / gonna watch the altimeter ? Isn´t my co-pilot going to / gonna watch the altimeter ?
Ex R = Are my co-pilot and me not going to / gonna watch the… ? Aren´t my co-pilot and me (we) going to / gonna watch the..?
 SIMPLE TENSES

EXERCISE 1

In each of the 12 sentences, choose the right verb from the list and fill in the blanks with the right verb tense and
then practice saying each sentense out loud in the affirmative, negative, interrogative and interrogative negative
form:

DECIDE GENERATE CHANGE CONTROL SPEAK DRIVE PUSH UP

TAXI HAVE DESCEND APPROACH CHECK UP MEAN

1. The aircraft commander__________the airplane on the ground and in the air.

2. The jet engine____________thrust to the aircraft.

3. Tha jet plane slats_________lift when in the air.

4. All the plane commanders__________to the ATC to guide the aircraft.

5. My airport________quite a few buses to__________ people to the aircraft.

6. The ATC orders the pilot to____________ on the glide path.

7. An aircraft must___________ to the runway to land.

8. An airport guard officer_______________ the passengers at the customs imnspection hall.

9. The Pilot and Co-Pilot____________to cancel the flight if the aircraft has a failure.

10. Before the take-off, the aircraft_________through the runway.

11. The word “foxtrot”__________a letter of the aviation alphabet.

12. A commander always____________ the throttle to lift up the plane.

 EXERCISE 2

Say the following words out loud after the teacher:

THE ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) ALPHABET

A............Alpha B............Bravo C............Charlie D...........Delta E..........Echo F........Foxtrot

G............Golf H...........Hotel I...........India J...........Juliett K.........Kilo L........Lima

M...........Mike N..........November O...........Oscar P...........Papa Q.........Quebec R.......Romeo

S............Sierra T...........Tango U...........Uniform V..........Victor W........Whiskey X.......X-ray

Y............Yankee Z...........Zulu

THE NUMBERS

0............zero 1..........wun 2...........too 3..........tree 4.........fower/four 5........five

6............six 7.........seven 8...........ait 9..........niner 00......hundred

000........tousand . (decimal)......dayseemal

F L 1 0 0.....flight level one hundred (UK) F L 1 0 0.........flight level one zero zero (USA)
SIMPLE TENSES HOMEWORK
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
EXERCISES
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE EXERCISES
 CONTINUOUS / PROGRESSIVE TENSES

CONTINUOUS PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS PAST TENSE CONTINUOUS FUTURE TENSE

S(1, 3, R )+BE(AM, IS, ARE )+V(ing)+C.. S( 1, 3,R)+BE(past)(WAS, WERE)+V(ing)+C S(1,3,R)+WILL BE+V(ing)+C..

1 = I am watching the altimeter.. I was watching the altimeter... I will be watching the altimeter...
Ex 3 = My co-pilot (he) is watching the.... My co-pilot (he) was watching the… My co-pilot (he) will be watching the..
R = My co-pilot and me (we) are watching.. My co-pilot and me (we) were watching the... My co-pilot and me will be watching..

S(1, 3, R )+(AM NOT, ISN´T, AREN´T)+V(ing) S(1,3,R)+(WASN´T, WEREN´T)+V(ing)+C.. S(1,3,R)+WON´T BE+V(ing)+C..

1 = I´m not watching the altimeter… I was not/wasn´t watching the altimeter... I will not/won´t be watching the…
3 = My co-pilot (he) is not/isn´t watching... My co-pilot (he)was not/wasn´t watching the.. My co-pilot (he) won´t be watching..
Ex R = My co-pilot and me are watching the.. My co-pilot and me (we) were not/weren´t… We will not/won´t be watching the...

Am, Is, Are + S(1, 3, R) + V(ing) + C..? Was, Were + S(1, 3, R) + V(ing) + C..? Will+S(1, 3, R)+BE+V(ing)+C..?

1 = Am I watching the altimeter...? Was I watching the altimeter.......? Will I be watching the altimeter...?
Ex 3 = Is my co-pilot (he) watching the…? Was my co-pilot (he) watching the......? Will my co-pilot (he) be watching..?
R = Are we watching the altimeter..? Were we watching the altimeter...? Will we be watching the altimeter ?

AM + I + not + V(ing) + C...? WASN´T + I + V(ing) + C...? WON´T + I + BE + V(ing) + C...?

ISN´T/AREN´T+S(3, R)+V(ing)+C..? WASN´T/WEREN´T+S(1, 3, R)+V(ing)+C..? WON´T + S( 1,3, R) + BE + V(ing)?
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1 = Am I not watching the altimeter..? Was I not/Wasn´t I watching the altimeter...? Will I not/Won´t I be watching the...?
Ex 3 = Is my co-pilot watching the altimeter ? Was he not/Wasn´t he watching the….. ? Will he not/Won´t he be watching…?
R = Are we watching the altimeter...? Were we not/Weren´t we watching the....? Will we not/Won´t we be watching..?
 CONTINUOUS TENSES
EXERCISES

You are to change each of the verbs in the sentences by the above verbs in red and say the sentence out loud by practicing
with the affirmative, negative, interrogative, and interrogative negative forms:

1. WAIT AT THEA IRPORT 2. IN THE PILOT´S FLIGHT DECK 3. IN THE CUSTOMS FRONT DESK 4. ARE FLIGHT CLERKS

5. PILOTS THE AIRCRAFT 6. HEADING 349, ETA BELFAST 0839 7. CHECK UP FRONT DESK 8. DELAYING UNTIL 7 PM
 CONTINUOUS TENSES HOMEWORK

Make questions from the words and say them out loud in continuous past and future in aff, neg, interr, interr-neg:
 PERFECT TENSES

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE PAST PERFECT TENSE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

S (1, 3, R) + HAS / HAVE + V (P.P.) + C... S (1, 3, R) + HAD + V (P.P.) + C, WHEN S (1, 3, R) + WILL HAVE + V (P.P.) + C…

1 = I have watched the altimeter... I had watched the altimeter, when I will have watched the…when / by…
Ex 3 = My co-pilot (he) has watched the altimeter My co-pilot (he) had watched the.., when My co-pilot (he)will have watched the, when
R = My co-pilot and me (we) have watched... We had watched the..., when / by.... We will have watched the…, when / by…

S (1, 3, R) + HASN´T/HAVEN´T + V (P.P.) + C S (1, 3, R) + HAD + NOT + V (P.P.) + C S (1, 3, R) + WON´T HAVE + V (P.P.) + C
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1 = I haven´t watched the altimeter...... I hadn´t watched the..., when / by.... I won´t have watched the...when/ by…
Ex 3 = He hasn´t watched the altimeter..... He hadn´t watched the..., when / by… He won´t have watched the…when/ by…
R = We haven´t watched the altimeter… He hadn´t watched the..., when / by… We won´t have watched the…when/ by…

HAVE / HAS + S(1, 3, R) + V (P.P.) + C..? HAD + S(1,3,R) + V(P.P.) + C.,WHEN...? WILL + S (1, 3, R) + HAVE + V (P.P.) + C ?
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1 = Have I watched the altimeter....? Had I watched the altimeter, when / by..? Will I have watched the… when / by…?
Ex 3 = Has my co-pilot watched the altimeter…? Had my co-pilot watched the..when / by..? Will my co-pilot have watched the.. when.?
R = Have we watched the altimeter............? Had we watched the..., when / by.....? Will we have watched the… when / by...?

HAVEN´T/HASN´T + S (1,3,R) + V (P.P.) + C ? HADN´T + S (1,3,R) + V (P.P.) + C ? WON´T + S (1,3, R) + HAVE + V (P.P.) + C ?

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1 = Haven´t I watched the altimeter... ? Hadn´t I watched the..., when / by...? Won´t I have watched the...when / by..?
Ex 3 = Haven´t my co-pilot watched the...? Hadn´t he watched the...,when / by...? Won´t he have watched the...when / by..?
R = Haven´t we watched the altimeter..? Hadn´t we watched the..,when / by....? Won´t we have watched the...when / by.?
 PERFECT TENSES EXERCISES

1. Using the Present Perfect tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs shown in brackets. For example:

We ____________ the contest. (to enter) = We have entered the contest.

He ____________ the work. (to finish) = He has finished the work.

1. They _____a pizza. (to order) 2. It _____to rain. (to start) 3. You ______ the question. (to answer)

4. I _______ the eggs. (to cook) 5. We _____the sauce. (to heat) 6. He ______ the room. (to clean)

7. She _____the car. (to start) 8. They____on the door. (to knock) 9. The aircraft____on runway 23 (to land)

2. Rewrite the following sentences, using the contracted form of the auxiliary to have. For example:

He has started the engine.... = He's started the engine....

We have exchanged the ATC... = We've exchanged the ATC...

1. I have agreed... 2. You have moved... 3. He has looked... 4. We have argued... 5. They have explained.

6. You have waited... 7. She has answered... 8. We have finished... 9. It has cooled... 10. I have ordered...

3. Paying attention to the spelling of the past participles, fill in the blanks using the Present Perfect tense of the regular
verbs shown in brackets. For example:

The pilots _____________the hillside. (to scar) = The pilots have scarred the hillside.

1. She _____ to you. (to apologize) 2. I _______ the soup. (to stir) 3. It _____ at 1400 hours. (to stop)

4. We _______ flight lessons. (to explain) 5. They _____ a concert. (to plan) 6. You ____ the table. (to wipe)

7. We _______ our hopes on you. (to pin) 8. She ______ the choir. (to join) 9. They ____an eagle. (to spot)
 PERFECT TENSE HOMEWORK

1. Following the model of the examples, rewrite the following affirmative statements as questions, negative statements,
negative questions without contractions, negative questions with contractions, and affirmative statements followed by
negative tag questions. For example:

I have read the flight guidelines...or...I´ve read the flight guidelines / Have I read the flight guidelines?

I have not read this book...or...I´ve not read...or...I haven´t read this.../ Have I not read this...or...Haven´t I read...?

I have flown to Boston twice this year..., haven't I? / I haven´t flown to Boston twice this year..., Have I ?

1. They have eaten cookies. 2. She has told the truth. 3. He has run fast this week 4. We have watered the plants.

5. You have hurried to shop. 6. She has served people 7. They have locked up the shaft 8. Ice has spread 2 Km.

2. Paying attention to the spelling of the present participles, fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the verbs shown
in brackets and try to say them into affirmative, negative, question, and question negative. For example:

I __________all night. (to fly) = I have been flying all night.

She _______the on the runway (to taxi) = She has been taxing on the runway.

1. We ______for you. (to wait) 2. They ______a race. (to run) 3. He ______a book. (to read)

4. You ______a letter. (to write) 5. I _____the table. (to set) 6. It _______for hours. (to rain)

7. We ______ here for three years. (to live) 8. She _____to us. (to speak) 9. You ______presents. (to buy)

10. They _____ a trip. (to plan) 11. It_____at 7:30 am (to take off) 12. He_____the panel (to touch)
 PERFECT CONTINUOUS / PROGRESSIVE TENSES

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

S ( 1, 3, R)+HAVE/HAS+BEEN+ V(ING)+C S (1, 3, R) + HAD BEEN + V(ING)+C S(1, 3, R) + WILL HAVE BEEN + V(ING)+C

1 = I have been watching the altimeter... I had been watching the altimeter... I will have been watching the...when/by..
Ex 3 = My co-pilot (he) has been watching the... My co-pilot (he) had been watching the... I will have been watching the...when/by..
R = We have been watching the altimeter.. We had been watching the altimeter.. We will have been watching the, when/by

S(1, 3, R)+HAVEN´T/HASN´T+BEEN+V(ING) S(1, 3, R)+HADN´T BEEN + V(ING)+C S(1, 3, R)+WON´T HAVE BEEN+V(ING)

1 = I haven´t been watching the altimeter... I hadn´t been watching the… when/by.. I won´t have been watching the when/by
Ex 3 = My co-pilot (he) hasn´t been watching… My co-pilot hadn´t been watching the… My co-pilot won´t have been watching…
R = We haven´t been watching the... We hadn´t been watching the.. when/by.. We won´t have been watching the.. when

HAVE/HAS+S(1, 3, R)+BEEN+V(ING)..? HAD+S(1, 3, R)+BEEN+V(ING)..? WILL HAVE +S(1, 3, R)+ BEEN+V(ING)

1 = Have I been watching the altimeter ? Had I been watching the.. when/by… ? Will have I been watching the..when/by..?
Ex 2 = Has my co-pilot (he) been watching the...?Had my co-pilot been watching the..when Will have my co-pilot been watching when?
3 = Have we been watching the altimeter ? Had I been watching the..when/ by… ? Will have I been watching the..when/by..?

HAVEN´T/HASN´T+S(1, 3, R)+BEEN+V(ING) HADN´T+S(1,3,R)+BEEN+V(ING)..? WON´T HAVE +S (1,3,R)+ BEEN+V(ING)?

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1 = Haven´t I been watching the altimeter ? Hadn´t I been watching the..when/by..? Won´t have I been watching the…when…?
Ex 2 = Hasn´t my co-pilot been watching the..? Hadn´t my co-pilot been watching the…? Won´t have my co-pilot been watching…?
3 = Haven´t we been watching the altimeter ? Hadn´t we been watching the..when/by.? Won´t have we been watching the..when?
 PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSES EXERCISES

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb into present perfect progressive:

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb into past perfect progressive:

1. All the workers___________ (have) lunch, when the prospector came to visit the equipment.

2. My sister´s boyfriend_______________(kiss) her when dad came in to her bedroom.

3. Our boat´s engine______________ (work) well when dad decided to sell it.
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb into future perfect progressive:

1. Melanie and her explorers_____________________(end) the practice by the end of the week.

2. When mom and dad are on vacation, I_______________________(study) the next college term.

3. By the time you´re back to town, the city hall____________________(build) the new school.

4. It´s good to know that they___________________(sit) the math exam by the next month.

5. Roger´s pet________________________(bark) when he gets home by night.

6. Around 10 engineers__________________________(apply) at NASA this year.

7. Everybody knows what person_______________________(win) the contest before hand.