- •Simple present
- •Use 4 Scheduled events in the near future
- •Use 5 Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)
- •Present continuous
- •1) Verbs expressing mental activity:
- •E.G. Do you believe in God?
- •Continuous and non – continuous uses
- •List of verbs that can be used in the continuous form with examples and definitions:
- •Some verbs can be especially confusing:
- •Use 4 Fixed arrangements in the near future
- •Use 5 Repetition and irritation with "Always"
- •The Present Simple versus the Present Continuous
- •Simple past
- •[Id] after t and d: wanted, landed.
- •Use 2 a series of completed actions
- •We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past.
- •Use 4 Habits in the Past
- •Use 5 Past facts or generalizations
- •Used To
- •Would/ would always
- •There are some verbs in English which are considered to be troublesome.
- •Past continuous form
- •Use 1 Specific time
- •Use 2 Interrupted action in the past
- •Use 3 Two or more simultaneous past actions
- •Use 4 Repetition and irritation with "always"
- •Time relation and conjunctions as, when and while
- •The Past Simple versus the Past Continuous
- •Present perfect form
- •Use 2. Personal experience, achievements, changes over time,
- •Use 3 Multiple actions at different times
- •Use 4 Duration from the past until now (Non-Continuous Verbs)
- •The Present Perfect versus the Past Simple
- •Time Expressions with Present Perfect
- •Present perfect continuous form
- •Important
- •The Present Perfect versus the Present Perfect Continuous
- •Past perfect form
- •Past perfect continuous form
- •Past Continuous vs. Past Perfect Continuous
- •Simple future form Shall/Will
- •The Future Simple versus “Be going to”
- •Intention
- •Important
- •Future continuous
- •Future perfect
- •Future perfect continuous
- •Future Continuous vs. Future Perfect Continuous
- •Future in the past
- •Exercises
- •Ex.10 Linda Magee, a television news reporter, was interviewed about her day. Use the underlined sections of the article to write the interviewer’s questions.
- •Ex.16 Be creative! Write four sentences about your life at the moment using the Present Simple.
- •Now write four sentences about your life at the moment using the present continuous.
- •What is the difference between when we use the Present Simple and when we use the Present Continuous?
- •2) Read the text: Facts and Figures About the American Family
- •3) Looking at structures:
- •Housing in America
- •A u.S. Commuter
- •Ex.34. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Simple Present or Present Continuous.
- •The First tv Soap Opera
- •The Old Days
- •A Day in the Life of a Traditional Housewife
- •Ex. 69. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the Simple Past or Past Continuous tenses.
- •Ex. 70. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Simple Past / Past Continuous.
- •Ex.99. Simple Past / Present Perfect. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 100. Simple Past / Present Perfect. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Growing Old in America
- •Ex. 113. Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 114. Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 121. Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 121. Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 137. Simple Past / Past Perfect. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 140. Simple Past / Present Perfect / Past Perfect. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •An unusual order
- •The New Fatherhood
- •Leonardo da Vinci
- •Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
- •Sor Juana Ines de Ia Cruz
- •Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- •John Stuart Mill
- •Margaret Mead
- •Ex. 149. Present Perfect / Past Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •1. It is already 9:30 pm and I (wait) _______________ here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave.
- •Ex. 151. Present Continuous / Simple Past /Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 152. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses: Present and Past Tenses and Non-Continuous Verbs
- •Ex. 153. Present and Past Tense Review. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •New Directions in Family Life
- •The High Cost of Children
- •Ex. 163. Will / Be Going To. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 164. Will / Be Going To. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 165. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with Will or Be Going To.
- •Ex. 167. Simple Present / Simple Future. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 168. Simple Present / Simple Future. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •I will probably be studying for a test.
- •Ex. 172. Simple Future / Future Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Ex. 173. Simple Present / Simple Future, Present Continuous / Future Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses
- •Ex. 182. Simple Future / Future Perfect. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses
- •Future Perfect / Future Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses
- •Ex. 185. Future Perfect / Future Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses
- •Future Continuous / Future Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •Verb Tense Review. Ex. 190 Complete sentences below with the appropriate tenses.
- •A Little Gossip
- •The Appointment
- •Agatha Christie
- •Ex. 194. The Restaurant
- •90.The bomb experts ________ the people shopping to come out until they found out that the parcel at the market entrance wasn't a bomb
- •Affirmative Simple tenses
- •Progressive tenses
- •Perfect tenses
- •Perfect progressive tenses
- •Negative Simple tenses
- •Progressive tenses
- •Perfect tenses
- •Perfect progressive tenses
1) Verbs expressing mental activity:
to admit to agree to appreciate (= to understand) to assume to believe to consider to doubt to expect (= to think) to feel (= to think) to feel sure |
to find to forget to imagine to know to mean to mind to notice to perceive to realize to recall to remember |
to recognize to recollect to see (= to understand) to see through smb to suggest to suppose to think (= to have an opinion) to trust (= to believe) to understand |
E.G. Do you believe in God?
2) Verbs expressing emotional state:
to admire to adore to appreciate (= value) to care for to desire to dislike to despise |
to detest to envy to fear to hate to hope to like to love |
to mind (= to care) to prefer to respect to value to want to wish |
e.g. I like black coffee
3) Verbs expressing sense perception:
to feel, to smell, to see, to hear, to taste |
e.g. The soup tastes delicious.
4) Verbs expressing possession:
to belong to, to have, to own, to possess |
e.g. His father owns a chain of hotels.
5) Verbs of other existing states:
to appear to apply to to be to come from to compare to concern to consist of to contain |
to cost to depend on to deserve to differ from to exist to hold include to interest |
to look like to matter to measure to resemble to seem to sound to stand for to weigh |
e.g. How much does it cost?
Continuous and non – continuous uses
Many of the verbs included in the list above have the continuous form when they are used in other meanings.
List of verbs that can be used in the continuous form with examples and definitions:
to appear:
Donna appears confused. Statal Verb. (Donna seems confused)
My favorite singer is appearing at the jazz club tonight. Actional Verb (My favourite singer is giving a performance at the jazz club)
to have:
I have a dollar now. Statal Verb (I possess a dollar).
I am having fun now. Actional Verb(I am experiencing fun now)
to look:
Nancy looks tired. Statal Verb (She seems tired).
Farah is looking at the pictures. Actional verb (She is looking with her eyes).
to miss:
John misses Sally. Statal Verb (He is sad because she is not there)
Debbie is missing her favorite TV program. Actional verb (She is not there to see her favourite program)
to see:
I see her. Statal Verb (I see her with my eyes).
I am seeing the doctor. Actional verb (I am visiting or consulting a doctor. It is also used with “dentist” and “lawyer”)
I am seeing her. Actional verb (I am having a relationship with her).
He is seeing ghosts at night. Actional verb (He sees something others cannot see, e.g. ghosts, aura, a vision of the future, etc.)
to smell:
The coffee smells good. Statal Verb (The coffee has a good smell).
I am smelling the flowers. Actional verb (I am sniffing the flowers to see what their smell is like).
to taste:
The coffee tastes good. Statal Verb (The coffee has a good taste).
I am tasting the cake. Actional verb (I am trying the cake to see what its taste like).
to think:
He thinks the test is easy. Statal Verb (He considers the test to be easy).
She is thinking about the question. Actional verb (She is pondering the question, going over it in her mind).
to weigh:
The table weighs a lot. Statal Verb (The table is heavy).
She is weighing herself. Actional verb (She is determining her weight)
Some of these verbs can be used in the Present continuous but with a change in meaning. In the Continuous the verb expresses an activity not a state.
to appear
Donna appears confused. (Donna seems confused)
My favorite singer is appearing at the jazz club tonight. (My favourite singer is giving a performance at the jazz club)
to have:
I have a dollar now. (I possess a dollar).
I am having fun now. (I am experiencing fun now)
to look:
Nancy looks tired. (She seems tired).
Farah is looking at the pictures. (She is looking with her eyes).
to see:
I see her. (I see her with my eyes).
I am seeing the doctor. (I am visiting or consulting a doctor. It is also used with “dentist” and “lawyer”)
to smell:
The coffee smells good. (The coffee has a good smell).
I am smelling the flowers. (I am sniffing the flowers to see what their smell is like).
to taste:
The coffee tastes good. (The coffee has a good taste).
I am tasting the cake. (I am trying the cake to see what its taste like).
to think:
He thinks the test is easy. (He considers the test to be easy).
She is thinking about the question. (She is pondering the question, going over it in her mind).
to weigh:
The table weighs a lot. (The table is heavy).
She is weighing herself. (She is determining her weight)
to feel:
The cat’s fur feels soft. (It is pleasant to touch)
She is feeling the cat’s fur. (She is in the process of touching it)