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The document discusses various English verb tenses including simple, continuous, perfect, and future tenses. It provides examples of verbs in different tenses and exercises to identify the correct tense.
The different verb tenses discussed include simple present and past, present and past continuous, present and past perfect, and future tenses expressed by will and going to.
Examples of verbs in the present perfect tense given include: has eaten, had eaten, has been eating, had been eating.
What tense is that?
Dont count verbs after to
I want to eat. How many verbs are there? = 1 verb Exceptions: One verb SIMPLE can, should, must PRESENT SIMPLE I can eat. More than one verb: could PAST SIMPLE I couldnt eat. First verb: do SIMPLE
First verb: have PERFECT
Last verb: ____ing CONTINUOUS Exception: Be Going To
First verb: will FUTURE
WILL be + going to + V1 FUTURE GOING TO
SIMPLE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous He eats. He has eaten. He has been eating. He is eating Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous He ate. He had eaten. He had been eating. He was eating. FUTURE Future (Will) He will eat. Future (Going To) He is going to eat.
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1. He went home. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 2. Anna and Jim are here. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 3. I havent seen Eric. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 4. We didnt go to the park. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 5. Do you have any money? Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 6. Have you ever been to the USA? Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 7. She has a boyfriend. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 8. I have been playing football for 10 years. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 9. Tims having a party next Saturday. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 10. Nick and George were at home. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 11. When I got home, everyone was having dinner. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) ANSWERS: 1-Past Simple, 2- Present Simple, 3-Present Perfect, 4-Past Simple, 5-Present Simple, 6-Present Perfect, 7-Present Simple, 8-Present Perfect Continuous, 9-Present Continuous, 10-Past Simple, 11-Past Continuous 12. I dont like sport. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 13. Hes from Colombia. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 14. Are you going to study in Australia? Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 15. When I arrived in Australia, I had never seen a kangaroo before. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 16. When I arrived at Lonsdale, I had already been studying English for two years. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 17. It will probably rain tomorrow. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 18. When I arrived at the party, everyone had been drinking for two hours. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 19. Shes going to call me tomorrow. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) 20. We were sitting in a caf when we saw an old friend. Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous Future (Will) Future (Going To) ANSWERS: 12-Present Simple, 13- Present Simple, 14-Future (Going To), 15-Past Perfect, 16-Past Perfect Continuous, 17-Future (Will), 18-Past Perfect Continuous, 19- Future (Going To), 20-Past Continuous Some more future tenses SIMPLE PERFECT CONTINUOUS Present Simple Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Continuous He eats. He has eaten. He has been eating. He is eating Past Simple Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Continuous He ate. He had eaten. He had been eating. He was eating. FUTURE Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Will) (Will) (Will) (Will) He will eat. He will have eaten. He will have been eating. He will be eating Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) He is going He is going to He is going to He is going to to eat. have eaten.* have been eating.* be eating.
* = Very uncommon
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1. When you arrive at the airport, Ill be waiting for you. Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Will) (Will) (Will) (Will) Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) 2. When he arrives home, he will have been driving for 8 hours, so he will be tired. Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Will) (Will) (Will) (Will) Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) 3. Dont worry. The mechanics will have fixed they car before we need to drive home. Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Will) (Will) (Will) (Will) Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) 4. Im on an airplane. In four hours, Im going to be lying on the beach in Hawaii! Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Will) (Will) (Will) (Will) Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) 5. Your paintings are very different. When people see them theyll be amazed. They wont have seen anything like them before. Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Will) (Will) (Will) (Will) Future Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Continuous (Going To) (Going To) (Going To) (Going To)