- •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
Margaret Mead
By the time Margaret Mead ______________ (be) twenty-six, she ____________ (become / already) a curator of the American Museum of Natural History. Before she ____________ (reach) age thirty, she ______________ (publish) two major books on people of Oceania. Before her death in 1978, she ______________ (write) hundreds of articles and books on topics ranging from anthropology to nuclear warfare and disarmament.
COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITY: Is there someone who you particularly admire for his or her knowledge or accomplishments? He or she may be a musician, a scholar, a sports figure, a politician, a friend. What did this person do? How did he or she accomplish this? Give a brief description of these accomplishments in chronological order.
Ex. 146 Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect Simple or Continuous.
1. When their mother arrived home, the children __________________ (finish) their homework.
2. The meeting ____________ (start) when I arrived at the office.
3. Julie didn't watch the film because she _____________ (see) it before.
4. The mechanic ______________(repair) her car when Mary arrived at the garage.
5. Caroline was tired when she left the office because she ______________(work) all day.
6. David was playing tennis. When his father arrived, he ________________(play) for 2 hours.
7. When the dessert arrived, Anne wasn't hungry; she _______________(eat) too much.
8. It was my first flight. I ________________ (never fly) before.
9. The dentist was angry because John _______________ (forget) the time of his appointment.
10. On the day of his exam, Joe was ready. He ________________ (revise) for weeks.
Ex. 147. Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at 8:00. I (try) ____________ to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) ___________ five cups of coffee and I (wait) ____________ over an hour. I had to leave because I (arrange) _____________ to meet Kathy in front of the theater. When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) _____________ up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she (wait) _____________ for more than half an hour. She said she (give, almost) _____________ up and (go) _______________ into the theater without us. Kathy told me you (be) ______________ late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss) ______________ several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!
Ex. 148 Translate the following sentences using the verbs in Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous.
1. Де ти був о другій годині? — Я був у саду. Я поливав квіти. Я поливав їх уже годину, коли ти подзвонив мені.
2. Що вона робила о сьомій вечора? — Вона дивилась телевізор. Вона дивилась його вже кілька годин, коли батьки прийшли.
3. Ти закінчив перекладати статтю до восьмої години? -Ні, о восьмій я ще не переклав її. Я закінчив переклад об одинадцятій.
4. Я шукав свою книжку вже кілька годин, коли мій брат прийшов і знайшов її.
5. Нарешті вона подзвонила йому вчора. Він чекав цього дзвінка кілька тижнів.
6. Мій товариш вже кілька годин їхав поїздом в Одесу, коли я подзвонив йому.
7. Вона була дуже схвильована. Вона не була в місті свого дитинства багато років.
8. Коли ми вийшли з дому, йшов сильний дощ. Він йшов уже годину.
9. Він не міг згадати, куди він поклав касету. Він шукав її вчора весь день.
10. Що він робив вчора вранці? — Він мив машину. Він мив її вже півгодини, коли його дружина покликала його снідати.
11. Вона була дуже роздратована: всю ніч хтось співав в сусідній квартирі.
12. Ми знали, що він працював над цією проблемою багато років.