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Tense Review (1)

I- The Present Simple

Use:
We use the present simple to talk about habits or routines, schedules, and facts
Habit or Routine: I exercise every day. / I always have lunch at 1p.m
Schedule: She starts work at 8 o’clock. / The train leaves at 10 a.m.
Fact: It rains a lot in April./ the earth revolves around the sun.
Form:
1. Add -s to the verb for he, she, it, and singular subjects.
He drives to work.
She works in a bank.
The shop opens at 8:00 a.m
2. Add -es to verbs ending in -sh, -ch, -ss, -x, and –z
wash–washes teach–teaches
dress–dresses relax–relaxes
buzz–buzzes
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3. Change -y to - i and add -es to verbs ending in a consonant + y

carry–carries copy–copies study–studies
4. Negative Statements:
Do not / Base form Does not / Base form of the
Subject Subject
don’t of the verb doesn’t verb
I He
You Do not / Play She Does not /
Play football
We don’t football It doesn’t
They

Key words:
Always – usually – sometimes – often – occasionally – normally – regularly – rarely – seldom – never – in general – every
day / week / month / year...
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Exercise 1: Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

1. Doctor Moffett (love / loves) his job.

2. He (studys / studies) biology.

3. You and Anita (work / works) on weekends.

4. Nurses (help / helps) people.

5. We (enjoy / enjoys) science fiction movies.

6. Classes (finish / finishes) at 7:00 p.m.

7. She (take / takes) classes at the business school.

8. You (drive / drives) to work every day.

9. I (start / starts) work at 8:00 a.m. every morning.

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Exercise 2: Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Manuel and Lila Smith (1) (have) …………………… a busy lifestyle. Manuel (2) (be) ………… a doctor at a hospital.

He (3) (work) ……………………. at night, so he (4) (go) ………………… to work at 7:00 p.m. and (5) (come) ………………….. home at

7:00 a.m. His wife Lila (6) (work) …………………….. at a bank. She (7) (go) ……………………… to work at 8:00 a.m. and comes home

at 6:00 p.m. They (8) (not see) ………………………… each other a lot during the week. Manuel and Lila also (9) (have) ………………

two children, Luis and Carla. Every morning they all (10) (have) …………………….. breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla

(11) (go) ……………………… to school, and Lila (12) (go) ………… to work. Manuel (13) (do) …………………….. the dishes, and then

(14) (go) ………………… to bed. Carla usually (15) (do) ……………………… her homework at a friend’s house in the afternoon, and

Luis (16) (have) …………… soccer practice. Manuel (17) (get) ………… up at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m., he (18) (have) ……………. dinner

with Lila, Luis, and Carla. After dinner, he (19) (go) ………… to work. Manuel and Lila (20) (have) ………….. a busy schedule during

the week, but on weekends they relax.

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II- The present continuous

Use:
We use the present continuous (also called present progressive) to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either
at the moment of speaking or now in a larger sense. The present continuous can also be used to show that an action is
going to take place in the future.
Form:
1. The present continuous is formed using to be in the present tense (am/is/are) + present participle (verb + ing)
We are doing a grammar review now.
I’m staying here for only one month.
He’s meeting some friends after work.

2. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and am/is/are.

Are you studying now?
Are they working on any special projects at school?
Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
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3. Negatives are made with not.
They are not (aren’t) watching TV at the moment.
He is not (isn’t) working this weekend.
I am not (‘m not) studying to become a teacher.
Key words:
Now - at present - at this moment – look! – listen! - this week / this month / this year - today

Exercise 1: put in the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Look! The bus ……………………… (come)

2. Julia …………………….…… (teach) Spanish this term.

3. Carol ………………….… (study) French right now.

4. Listen! The kids ……………………. (sing) a song.

5. Right now we …………………….…….. (not surf) in the web.

6. My brothers …………………….…… (sit) on a bench.

7. Christine ………………………….… (travel) to New York next week.

8. The mechanic ……………………..… (mend) my car at the moment.

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9. My sister is very busy. She ……………………. (write) An interesting article.

10.At the moment it …………………….. (rain) outside. You should take your umbrella.

Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb (present simple or present continuous).
I (not know) …………………… what to think of my brother Tom. He (live) ………………….. in London where he (have) …………………..

a small flat not far from the city centre. He (be) ………………. a journalist and usually (work) ………………… from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m.

during weekdays. At weekends he often (spend) ………………….. time with his friends. They usually (go) …………………. out to a

pub or a music concert. However, at the moment Tom (not work) …………………... He (enjoy) ……………… a few days off work

with his new girlfriend Jane. They (visit) ……………………. our cousin George in New York. On Friday they (travel) ……………………

to Los Angeles because they (want) ………………. to visit Hollywood. Next Sunday they (fly) …………………. home. It seems to be

OK, but I cannot stand one thing. Jane is not Tom’s first girlfriend. He had a few partners before but he often (split up)

……………… with the girl after a few weeks of dating. I am not surprised. He is so disorganized. He always (leave) ……………………

clothes on the floor in his bedroom and is often late. It is so irritating. I hope this time it is going to be different. Tom and

Jane (love) …………………….. each other and I think they (want) ……………………. to stay together. I (believe) ……………………… they
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are a perfect couple. However, Tom must change. I (meet) …………… him for a coffee after they come back from the US. He

must understand that he cannot continue to be so messy and irresponsible. (you / think) ………………………. our mum should

talk to him too?

III- The Simple Past

Use:
The simple past tense is used to show that a completed action took place at a specific time in the past.
It is also used to list a series of completed actions in the past.
John Cabot sailed to America in 1498
Yesterday, I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
Form:
1. For regular verbs, add - ed to the root form of the verb (or just -d if the root form already ends in an e)
2. If a verb ends in consonant and -y, you take off the y and add -ied. But if the word ends in a vowel and -y, you add -ed.
Play→Played / Type→Typed / Listen→Listened / Push→Pushed / Love→Loved
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3. Questions are made with did .
Did you call your parents when you arrived yesterday?.
4. negative forms are made with did not
I did not call them.
Some verbs are irregular in the simple past. (see the list of irregular verbs)
Key words:
yesterday, last week / month / week / year , a week ago , this morning; the other day, in 2000

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
1. Mozart (write) ………………………. more than 600 pieces of music.

2. ‘How did you learn to drive?’ ‘My father (teach) …………………….. me.’

3. We couldn’t afford to keep our car, so we (sell) ………………….. it.

4. Dave (fall) ……………… down the stairs this morning and (hurt) ……………. his leg.

5. Kate (spend) ……………….. a lot of money yesterday. She (buy) …………….. a dress which (cost) ………………….. £100.
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Exercise 2: Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.

1. It was warm, so I ………………… off my coat. (take)

2. The film wasn’t very good. I ………………………. it much. (enjoy)

3. I knew Sarah was busy, so I ……………………..her. (disturb)

4. We were very tired, so we ………………………the party early. (leave)

5. It was hard carrying the bags. They …………………..really heavy. (be)

6. The bed was very uncomfortable. I…………………… well. (sleep)

7. The window was open and a bird………………….. into the room. (fly)

8. I was in a hurry, so I………………………. time to call you. (have)

9. I didn’t like the hotel. The room …………………very clean. (be)

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Exercise 3: Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Robert Goddard (be) ……………………… born in 1882. When he (be) ………………… a child, he (become) ………………………. interested
in firecrackers and (think) ………………………. about the possibility of space travel. He later (become) ……………………. a physics
professor at a university. In his free time, he (build) ………..…….. rockets and (take) …………………. them to a field, but they (not
fly) ………………… When he (go) ……………. back to his university after his failed attempts, the other professors (laugh)
…………………….. at him. In 1920, Goddard (write) …………………….. an article about rocket travel. He (believe) ……………………….
that one day it would be possible to go to the moon. When The New York Times (see) …………………. his article, a reporter
(write) …………………. that Goddard (have) …………… less knowledge about science than a high school student. Goddard (want)
………………….. to prove that The New York Times (be) ………………… wrong. In 1926, he (build) ……………………. a ten-foot rocket,
(put) ……………………. it into an open car, and (drive) ……………….. to his aunt’s nearby farm. He (put) ………………….. the rocket in
a field and (light) …………………… the fuse. Suddenly the rocket (go) …………………… into the sky. It (travel) …………………… at 60
miles per hour (mph) to an altitude of 41 feet. Then it (fall) ………………………. into the field. The flight (last) …………………… 2½
seconds, but Goddard (be) …………………….. happy about his achievement. Over the years, his rockets (grow) ……………..…. to 18
feet and (fly) ……………………… to 9,000 feet in the air. No one (make) ……………………… fun of him after he was successful. When
Goddard (die) ………………….. in 1945, his work (not stop) …………………………. Scientists (continue) ………………………….. to build
bigger and better rockets. In 1969, when the American rocket Apollo 11 (take) ………………………. the first men to the moon, The
New York Times (write) ………………… : “The Times regrets the error.”
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IV- Past Progressive (continuous)

Form
We form the past progressive with was/were + -ing:
1. Statement: I was working.
2. Negative: She was not reading.
3. Question: Were you listening to me?

Use
1. We use the past progressive to say that something was in progress (going on) around a particular past time.
“What were you doing at eight o’clock yesterday?”
I was watching TV at eight.

2. We often use the past progressive to express an action in progress interrupted by another action.
As I was walking down the road, I saw Patrick.
The phone rang while I was having dinner.
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3. To describe two actions that were in progress at the same time in the past:
I was preparing dinner while Peter was working upstairs.
Key words: While , as, when
Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. Jane …………………… (wait) for me when I ……………………… (arrive).

2. 'What ……………………….. ( you / do) this time yesterday?' 'I was asleep.'

3. '………………………… (you/go) out last night?' 'No, I was too tired.'

4. 'Was Carol at the party last night?' 'Yes, she ……………………. (wear) a really nice dress.'

5. How fast ……………………….. (you /drive) when the accident …..………… (happen)?

6. John …………………… ( take ) a photograph of me while I ………………….. (not/look).

7. We were in a very difficult position. We …………………….. (not /know) what to do.

8. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last …………………. (see) him, he ……………………… (try) to find a Job in London.

9. I ……………………… (walk) along the street when suddenly I …………………….. (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody

…………………. (follow) me. I was frightened and I ………………………. (start) to run.

10.When I was young, I …………………… (want) to be a bus driver.

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Exercise 2: Complete the paragraph below using the verbs in brackets in the right tense.
Colin Boyle was born in 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. In 1983 he (become) …………….. seriously ill. While he (recover)

…………………….., his uncle (give) ……………… him an old violin. He (enjoy) ………………………….. playing and (practice) ……………………

at his school everyday after lessons. One day in 1987, John Leaf, the manager of several successful musicians (have)

…………………….. a meeting with the headmaster when he (hear) …………………… Colin practising. He immediately (contact)

…………………… Colin's teacher and (invite) …………… Colin to appear in one of the concerts he was organising that year. Colin,

however, (refuse) ………………………… Leaf's invitation, because just then he (prepare) ………………………… for some important

school exams. Colin (pass) …………… his exams and (go) …………………. to college to study engineering. At college, he (meet)

…………………. Kim O'Malley, who (study) ………….…….. chemistry. Kim was also a keen amateur musician. Being students, they

rarely (have) ……………… much money and they usually (work) ………………….. as waiters at weekends. One evening in April

1992, while Colin and Kim (serve) …………………. customers, the manager (announce) ………………….. that there would be no

live music in the restaurant that night as the regular band could not come. Colin and Kim (persuade) ………………………… him

to let them play to the customers. Everyone was amazed to hear how good they were. Six months later they (decide)

………………….. to leave college because they (earn) …………………… so much money as musicians.