tenses revision

PRESENT TENSES
 Present simple
WE USE IT FOR: EXAMPLES:
- regular habits or routines You speak English.
- permanent situations, scientific Do you speak English?
facts or general truths
You do not speak English.
- personal facts or preferences
The train leaves every morning at 8
-state verbs (non-progressive verbs) AM.
- timetables, headlines, jokes He never forgets his wallet.
When does the train usually leave?

SIGNAL WORDS

Always, never, usually, sometimes, often, hardly ever, seldom, rarely, on the whole, on Tuesdays, in the
mornings, at night, on Saturday afternoon, in summer, at New Year’s Eve; every… (day/Saturday/winter);
once a…./ twice a…./ three times a… (day/month/year)
 Present continuous
EXAMPLES: WE USE IT FOR:
You are watching TV. - actions happening now or around
Are you watching TV? now.
You are not watching TV. - temporary actions
I am studying to become a doctor. -actions in progress
Isn’t he coming with us tonight? - fixed plans for near future

SIGNAL WORDS
At the moment, at present, now, right now, today, tonight, these days, this year, currently, tomorrow,
next month, at 5 o’clock, this afternoon, tomorrow morning; Listen!, Watch out!, Look!, Excuse me
 PRESENT PERFECT
SIMPLE
EXAMPLES: WE USE IT FOR:
She has written five letters. -completed actions at not specific points in
the past
School has not started yet.
-completed actions that started in the past
I have lost my key.
and continued in the present OR that have
I have never been to Australia. a connection with the present
Have you ever been to Paris?

SIGNAL WORDS
Already, yet, still, just, so far, lately, recently, for, since, never, ever, all my life, once, twice, 3 times….
 Present tenses
1. The dog ______(dig) all the morning, but it ________(not find) any bones
yet.
2. How many books _______ (she/edit) so far?
3. He ________ (never/wear) a tie to work.
4. Dean _________(not find) a job yet.
5. Stop doing that! You ________ (not be) very silly today, Paul!
6. The coat ___________(not fit) me. I need a larger size.
7. Why _______ (you/look) at me like that? Have I done something wrong?
8. I _________(not decide) about buying a new bike yet. I _______(think)
about it.
9. Every Easter my granny _______(visit) us and my mum and she ______
 Past Tenses

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 PAST
SIMPLE
WE USE IT FOR: EXAMPLES:

★ An action that happened at a definite ★ Last year we bought a dog.

time in the past ★ Lou took a shower, brushed his teeth
★ Actions that happened immediately and went to bed
one after the other in the past
 PAST
CONTINUO
US
WE USE IT FOR: EXAMPLES:

★ An action that was in progress at a stated ★ Yesterday at 4 I was talking to

time in the past Meg on the phone
★ Two actions that were happening at the ★ Liz was vacuuming while her
same time sons were tidying their room
★ An action that was in progress (loger ★ When I came in, Sue was reading
action) when another action interrupted it
 Past tenses

1. Last night I ____(dream) about going to the Moon.

2. Nora ____(sleep) in a hammock while Phil ______(weed) the garden.
3. Laura ____(send) us a postcard from her holiday in Italy.
4. As Claire ______(dust) the furniture, she _____(break) her mum’s vase.
5. You _____(not, sleep) when I _____(return) last night.
 Future tenses

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 FUTURE SIMPLE
WE USE IT FOR:
★ Far future - you can’t do anything about it. EXAMPLES:
★ Personal opinions about the future
★ She will buy a laptop tomorrow.
★ Predictions without firm evidence
★ I will give him a nice gift.
★ Spontaneous decisions or offers (while
★ They will not help you.
speaking)
★ She will not go to a college.
★ Future facts and first conditionals
★ Will she marry him?
★ Requests, wishes, promises, hopes, threats
★ Will he call me tomorrow?

SIGNAL WORDS
probably , maybe, perhaps, likely, one day, in the future, in 2050, I think/believe/expect, in my opinion, I’m sure,
I’m afraid, I hope, wish, promise...
 Other ways to express
future
Present
continuous Present simple Be going to
★ I’m visiting my ★ What time do you
★ Look! That car is
grandparents next finish tomorrow?
week. going to crash.
★ The conference
★ ★ She passed the
We’re playing video finishes at 2.30
games in Michael’s exam. She’s going
★ The play doesn’t
house. to university.
start until 10, so we
★ ★ I’m going to have
My dad and I are have plenty of time
watching the new dinner with my
TV series today. family tonight.
 Future tenses
1. I ______(not tell) anyone your secret.
2. My friends and I _______ (go) to the cinema at 6 p.m.
3. I don’t think there ______(be) flying cars in the future.
4. In twenty years, many animal species ______(become) extinct.
5. The weather forecast says it ________(snow) tomorrow night.
6. A: It’s so cold in here!
B: I _______(close) the window.
7. _____ you ______(go) to the shop with me?