VERBAL TENSES EXTRA PRACTICE

TENSES REVISION

1. Present Simple vs Continuous: 1, 2, 3
2. Past simple vs Past Continuous: 1, 2, 3
3. Past Simple vs Past Perfect: 1, 2, 3

PAST SIMPLE 

Narració d'aconteixements passats. Moltes vegades sabem exactament quan varen passar.

Last year we went to Germany in our school trip.

PRESENT PERFECT (have/has + past participle)

Accions passades però d'alguna manera relacionades amb el present:

- Accions que comencen en el passat i encara són vertaderes: I have studied in this school for 4 years

- Accions passades pero molt recents: I have just started my online lesson

- Experiències o situacions viscudes: I have already finished my ESO studies

PAST PERFECT (had + past participle)

Accions anteriors a unes altres ja passades

I arrived at school and realised that I had forgotten my homework.

I didn't pass the exam because I hadn't studied

Exercises:
Present perfect simple vs past simple: 1  2  3  4
Past perfect vs past simple:  1  2  3

And, just in case, some...
IRREGULAR VERBS:
1  2   3   4   5

Present perfect simple and continuous: 1

REPHRASING:

a)

1. Simon finished the game. Then he went out. (after)
2. I´ll be in the middle of my tennis game tomorrow at 6:00 (playing)
3. I´ll finish my education before I turn 30.(by the time)
4. This will be my first time in London. (never)
5. She´s going to rest between two and four o´clock. (at 3:00)
6. What is the price of this jacket? (cost)
7. Our guests arrived during dinner. (while)

b)

1. She started studying French three years ago. She has ...
2. Susan arrived in Paris 3 years ago. Susan has ... 
3. I haven’t eaten so much spaghetti since I was in Rome. The last time...
4. It´s years since we cleaned the back room. We haven´t ...
5. Whose is this bicycle? Who...
6. He finished his dinner and then he went to bed. When he ...
7. We´ve decided to meet for lunch at one o´clock. We're...

Answers:
a)
He went out after he had finished the game
Tomorrow at 6 I will be playing tennis
By the time I turn 30 I will have finished my education
I've never been in London before
We are going to meet 
At 3 o'clock she will be resting
How much does this jacket cost?
Our guests arrived while we were having dinner
b)
She has studied French for 3 years
Susan has been in Paris for 3 years
The last time I ate spaghetti was in Rome
We haven't cleaned the back room for years
Who does this bicycle belong to?
When he had finished his dinner, he went to bed
We're meeting for lunch at three o'clock

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

• Only future tenses: 1  2  3  4

• MIXED TYPES:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9

Tense mix 1

Tense mix 2