Monday 29 October 2012

Tenses. Revision

                             Simple Present
Affirmative
She drinks.
Negative
She does not drink.
Interrogative
Does she drink?
Form
I, you we they play | he, she, it plays
Uses
  • action in the present taking place once, never or several times
  • facts
  • actions taking place one after another
  • action set by a timetable or schedule

                                     Present Progressive
Affirmative
He is reading.
Negative
He is not reading.
Interrogative
Is he reading?
Form
To be (in the simple present) + verb + ing
Uses
  • action taking place at the moment of speaking
  • action arranged for the future

Simple Past
Affirmative
I cried.
Negative
I did not cry
Interrogative
Did I cry?
Form
Regular verbs: Verb + ed | Irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs
Uses
  • action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  • actions taking place one after another

                                       Past Progressive
Affirmative
He was driving.
Negative
He was not driving.
Interrogative
Was he driving?
Form
to be (in the simple past) + verb + ing
Uses
  • action going on at a certain time in the past
  • actions taking place at the same time
  • action in the past that is interrupted by another action

Present Perfect Simple
Affirmative
They have slept.
Negative
They have not slept.
Interrogative
Have they slept?
Form
Have / has + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed | Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs)
Uses
  • emphasis is on the result (not the duration)
  • action that started in the past & is still going on
  • action that stopped recently
  • finished action that has an influence on the present

                                    Present Perfect Progressive
Affirmative
He has been thinking.
Negative
He has not been thinking.
Interrogative
Has he been thinking?
Form
have or has + been + verb + ing
Uses
  • putting emphasis on the course or duration (not the result)
  • action that recently stopped or is still going on
  • finished action that influenced the present

Past Perfect Simple
Affirmative
She had won.
Negative
She had not won.
Interrogative
Had she won?
Form
had + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed | Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs)
Uses
  • action taking place before a certain time in the past
  • sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive
  • putting emphasis only on the fact (not the duration)

                            Past Perfect Progressive
Affirmative
He had been waiting.
Negative
He had not been waiting.
Interrogative
Had he been waiting?
Form
had + been + verb + ing
Uses
  • action taking place before a certain time in the past
  • sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple
  • putting emphasis on the duration or course of an action

                                Future Simple
Affirmative
You will win.
Negative
You will not win.
Interrogative
Will you win?
Form
will + verb
Uses
  • action in the future that cannot be influenced
  • spontaneous decision
  • assumption with regard to the future

                                   Near Future
                                 (going to)
Affirmative
He is going to watch TV.
Negative
He is not going to watch TV.
Interrogative
Is he going to watch TV?
Form
to be (in the simple present) + going + to + verb
Uses
  • decision made for the future
  • conclusion with regard to the future

                                         Future  Progressive
Affirmative
She will be listening to music.
Negative
She will not be listening to music.
Interrogative
Will she be listening to music?
Form
will + be + verb + ing
Uses
  • action that is going on at a certain time in the future
  • action that is sure to happen in the near future

Future Perfect
Affirmative
He will have spoken.
Negative
He will not have spoken.
Interrogative
Will he have spoken?
Form
will + have + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed | Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs)
Uses
  • action that will be finished at a certain time in the future

                                           Future Perfect Progressive
Affirmative
You will have been studying.
Negative
You will not have been studying.
Interrogative
Will you have been studying?
Form
will + have + been + verb + ing
Uses
  • action taking place before a certain time in the future
  • putting emphasis on the course of an action

                                     Conditional Simple
Affirmative
We would relax.
Negative
We would not relax.
Interrogative
Would we relax ?
Form
would + verb
Uses
  • action that might take place

                                        Conditional Progressive
Affirmative
He would be writing.
Negative
He would not be writing.
Interrogative
Would he be writing?
Form
would + be + verb + ing
Uses
  • action that might take place
  • putting emphasis on the course / duration of the action

Conditional Perfect
Affirmative
He would have written.
Negative
He would not have written.
Interrogative
Would he have written?
Form
would + have + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed | Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart This is a list of irregular verbs)
Uses
  • action that might have taken place in the past

                                       Conditional Perfect Progressive
Affirmative
She would have been sleeping.
Negative
She would not have sleeping speaking.
Interrogative
Would she have been sleeping?
Form
would + have + been + verb + ing
Uses
  • action that might have taken place in the past
  • puts emphasis on the course / duration of the action 

Exercises

Elementary

Exercise 1 (Choose the right answer)

Exercise 2 (Find the right answer)

Exercise 3 (Complete with the right tense)

Exercise 4 (fill in the blanks with the proper verb tense)

Exercise 5 (Complete with the right tense)

Exercise 6 (Choose the correct tense)

Exercise 7 (Put the verbs into the right tense)

Exercise 8 (Complete the sentences with the verbs in the right tense)

Exercise 9 (Complete the sentences with the verbs in the right tense)

Exercise 10 (Complete the sentences with the verbs in the right tense)



Intermediate


Exercise 2 (Choose the correct answer for each question)

Exercise 3 (Choose the correct answer for each question)

Exercise 4 (Choose the correct answer)

Exercise 5 (multiple choice)

Exercise 6 (multiple choice)

Exercise 7 (multiple choice)

Exercise 8 (Put the words in order on the line)

Exercise 9 (multiple choice)

Exercise 10 (multiple choice)


Advanced

Exercise 1 (fill in the verbs in the correct tense)

Exercise 2 (multiple choice)

Exercise 3 (multiple choice)

Exercise 4 (choose the right verb)

Exercise 5 (choose the best question that you need to ask for that information)

Exercise 6 (multiple choice)

Exercise 7 (multiple choice)

Exercise 8 (multiple choice)

Exercise 9 (gap gill)

Exercise 10 (multiple choice)

FINAL TEST
KEY


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