Revision work on verb tenses

Alicia Keys usually writes her lyrics.   Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle

arise arose arisen
Present Simple to talk about facts. awake awoke awoken
be was, were been
bear bore borne
beat beat beaten or beat
infinitive + “s” in 3rd person become became become

singular begin
bend
began
bent
begun
bent
bet bet bet
bite bit bitten
Other uses: bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
• timetables break broke broken
bring brought brought
• Routines build built built

• Permanent situations burn burned or burnt burned or burnt

• universal truths
Alicia Keys is giving her autograph to a group of fans.
Present continuous to talk about something
happening at the time of speaking or around it.

be (am/is/are) + verb+ing
Other uses:
• Temporary actions
• Planned future actions
 Present Simple or Present
Continuous?

1. Those children _______ (live) in my block of flats.

2. Look! They ________ (play) tennis with a squash racket.
3. The school ________ (organise) a football tournament.
4. I ________ (not feel) confident with these verb tenses.
Susan’s birthday was last Sunday.
Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle
arise arose arisen

Simple past to talk about awake

be
awoke
was, were
awoken
been

complete actions in bear

beat
bore
beat
borne
beaten or beat
become became become
the past. begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet bet
bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burned or burnt burned or burnt
When you called me yesterday I was watching TV.

Past continuous to talk about something happening

around a particular past time.

be (was / were) + verb+ing

Simple Past or past continuous?

1. When Claire ____________ (arrive) home, her daughter

___________ (cry). 
2. While the children _____________ (play) cards, the dog
____________ (sleep) next to them. 
3. I _____________ (not see) the play while _____________
(live) in London. 
4. ____________________ (you / finish) the homework last
night? 
5. What __________________ (you / do) when the lights
_________________ (go out) last night?
 Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle
Have you lived in London for a long time? arise
awake
arose
awoke
arisen
awoken
be was, were been
bear bore borne

Present perfect to talk about actions beat

become
beat
became
beaten
become

that began in the past and continue up

begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet bet
to the present. bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown

Have/has + past participle of main verb

break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burned burned

Other uses:
• experiences I have already tried ski jumping.
• recently completed actions I have just arrived from India.
 Asking and answering about
experiences
Pair work
1. Have you ever (eaten / tried / drunk / seen / visited / done /
…)?

2. How often have you (eaten / tried / drunk / seen / visited /

done / …)?

3. When did you last (eat / try / drink / see / visit / do / …)?
 Past simple or present perfect?

1. I ____________ (never go) to Italy in my life.

2. “My parents __________ (go) to Italy last summer. They
________ (visit) many beautiful cities.”
“_________ (they / visit) Florence?”
3. I ____________ (not see) Jane today.
4. We ___________ (just see) her.
By the time Anne arrived home yesterday, her
husband had already cooked dinner. Infinitive Simple Past Past
Participle
arise arose arisen
awake awoke awoken

Past perfect to talk about an action that be

bear
was, were
bore
been
borne

happened before another action in the beat

become
beat
became
beaten
become
begin began begun

past. bend
bet
bent
bet
bent
bet

had + past participle of main verb

bite bit bitten
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burn burned burned
You will see him tonight.

Future Simple to talk about predicitions. Infinitive

arise
Simple Past
arose
Past Participle
arisen
awake awoke awoken
be was, were been
will + infinitive bear bore borne
beat beat beaten
become became become

Other uses:
begin began begun
bend bent bent

• Decisions made at the time of speaking bet

bite
bet
bit
bet
bitten

• Promises, requests, orders, invitations bleed

blow
bled
blew
bled
blown
I’ll help you with the homework. break broke broken
bring brought brought
Will you tell Peter I called? build built built

  burn burned burned

Complete the sentences with the correct verb
tense.

1. She _____________ (go) to the office every day.

2. We _____________ (go) to the theatre last night.
3. I _____________ (know) your family for a long time.
4. Some people ____________ (never / see) the sea before.
5. When I _______ (get) home yesterday everybody
_______ (watch) TV.
6. Just as I ________ (get) on the bus I realised that I
_________ (forget) my dictionary in the library.
7. They __________ (live) near Fred’s office since he __________
(get) a new job.
8. Now that you ____________ (win) the lottery, what are you
going to do?
9. Can you make less noise? I ____________ (try) to concentrate.
10. “What’s the matter? Why ___________ (you / cry)?”
“Because I ______________ (lose) my watch.”