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English Tenses 3 PRESENT CONTINUOUS

EXERCISE 2 Put these verbs in present continuous.


1. They / play
Form am, is, or are + verb + ing 2. Sara and Leila/ dance
3. I/ not, speak
Use actions happening now, at the moment 4. He/ to sing
In exams, students are asked to put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. As all tenses will be mixed of speaking. 5. David / not, to write
up, it becomes harder for the student to know which tense it should be. So, students should look for the EXERCISE 3 Put the following verbs in the correct tense.
Signal words now, at the moment, still, Look! Listen!...
signal word first and once they find one, they think of the form. Let’s consider these two examples: 1. Now, it (rain) heavily outside.
1. I (to go) ................ to New York last year. The signal word is “last” and it refers to Simple Past. So, the 2. She (not, speak) French at the moment.
3. Many people (still, fight) against poverty
answer is “went”. EXERCISE 1 Find the signal words for present continuous.
in Africa.
2. By 7 O’clock, Smith (to finish)...............painting the room. The signal word is “By...” and it refers to 1. Which is a signal word for present continuous? 4. Mark’s children (to play) video games at the
Future Perfect Simple. So, the answer is “will have finished”. last – now – every night moment.
2. Which is not a signal word for present continuous? 5. (Sandra, to do) her homework now?
now - already - still
1 SIMPLE PRESENT
EXERCISE 2 Put these verbs in simple present.
1. He/ to go
Form • he, she, it verb + s/ + es
2. They / to play 4 PAST CONTINUOUS
• I, you, we, they + verb EXERCISE 2 Put these verbs in past continuous.
3. Mary/ to wash
• to be am/ is/ are 1. She/ watch
4. My children / be
• not doesn’t + verb/ don’t + verb Form was or were + verb + ing 2. They/ to play
5. She/ not, to study
Use daily routine, habits and repeated actions, 3. It/ rain
and general truths. Use For actions which were in progress in the 4. Many students/ to work
EXERCISE 3 Put the following verbs in the correct tense. past.
Signal words every…., on Mondays, usually, sometimes, 5. He/ not, to drive
often, rarely,… 1- Maria sometimes (to read) Spanish novels. EXERCISE 3 Put the following verbs in the correct tense.
2- David (wash) the family car on Sundays. Signal words when, while + long action in the past
1- Barbara (to do) her homework yesterday
EXERCISE 1 Find the signal words for simple present. 3- The teacher (wear) a suit and tie every meeting. when I came in.
1. Which is a signal word for simple present? 4- My children (to be) usually sick in Autumn. 2- When I (write) the E-mail last time,
last week – on Mondays – next week 5- (Jackie, go) to the gym every week? EXERCISE 1 Find the signal words for past continuous. Mary (to watch) TV.
2. Which is not a signal word for simple present? 3- I saw my teacher yesterday when I (wait)
1. Which is a signal word for past continuous?
usually – everyday – in 2005 for the bus.
while - by next week - tomorrow
2. Which is not a signal word for past continuous? 4- When Sandra (arrive) home yesterday, her father
next week – when - while (not, to cook) lunch.
5- (Your brother, to play) the game when the
computer crashed down?
2 SIMPLE PAST
EXERCISE 2 Put these verbs in simple past.
1. go
Form • regular verbs + ed/ irregular (the list)
2. see
• to be
• not
was/ were
didn’t + verb
3. play 5 PRESENT PERFECT
EXERCISE 2 Put these verbs in present perfect.
4. not, come
5. they/ be 1. They/ to do
actions happened at a specific time in the Form have or has + Past Participle
Use 2. Jack / to publish
past. For actions which started in the past and 3. He/ not, to have
EXERCISE 3 Put the following verbs in the correct tense. Use
Signal words last…., yesterday, …..ago, in 2011, the continued up to the present. 4. She/ to study
other day 1- Mike’s parents (arrive) yesterday at 6 O’clock. 5. Mike and Lina / to have
1 2- My little brother (see) a nightmare last night. just, already, yet, for, since, so far, recently, EXERCISE 3 Put the following verbs in the correct tense.
EXERCISE Find the signal words for simple past. Signal words
3- Alfred and Dave (to be) in the swimming ever… 1. He (just, phone) Sabrina; she is in
1. Which is a signal word for simple past? two hours ago. NB. We use Present Perfect Continuous (have/has+ been + verb +ing) to give Chicago now.
the other day – tomorrow - rarely 4- We (not, to like) the party last weekend; it more emphasis on the duration of the action. However, some verbs can’t be 2. I (buy, recently) a laptop to Louis.
2. Which is not a signal word for simple past? was too noisy. used in the continuous form such as own, smell, need, belong, cost, agree,
contain…, etc. 3. The maid (not, cook) the dinner yet.
....ago – in 2005 – next week 5- (Nancy, go) shopping last night?
EXERCISE 1 Find the signal words for present perfect.
4. She (drive) this car for two hours.
5. He (to be) in prison since 2003.
1. Which is a signal word for present perfect?
6. (you, ever, read) Hemingway’s novels?
still – usually – since
2. Which is not a signal word for present perfect?
since – before – for

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6 PAST PERFECT
9 Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous & Future Perfect
EXERCISE 2 Find the past perfect to these verbs.
1. come
Form had + Past Participle 2 actions in the past 2. not, have Past Perfect Simple:
1st action Past Perfect 3. see
2nd action Simple Past 4. play st nd

Use For actions which happened before the 5. cut • Form: 1 action Past perfect = had + Past Participle 2 action Simple past = (ed/list)
other one in the past. EXERCISE 3 Put the following verbs in the correct tense.
• Signal words: before, after, already, when, never, as soon as, ……………

before, after, already, when, never.. 1. Before Randa (to take) the test exam yesterday,
Signal words Exercise Put the following verbs in the correct tense.
as soon as, until… she (memorize) irregular verbs.
2. After she (to do) her homework last night,
EXERCISE 1 Find the signal words for past perfect .
1. My friends (to eat) everything before I (join) them yesterday.
she (go) to bed.
3. When I (arrive) home yesterday, the film 2. After he (have) a shower last night, we (go out) with Laura.
1. Which is a signal word for past perfect?
last week - after - now (already, start) . 3. When I (arrive) at the cinema, the film (already, start) .
2. Which is not a signal word for past perfect? 4. Last time, I (feel) stressed because I (never, take) 4. Sara and Peter (know) each other for three years before they (get) married.
at the moment – after- already the IELTS Test before.
5. She (to phone) her friend before she (to go) to New York yesterday.
5. Jonny (get) the job after he (graduate) from
Oxford university.
6. As soon as he (finish) his education in Paris in 2009, he (return) to Morocco.
Past Perfect Continuous:

• Form: Past perfect continuous = had been + verb + ing (here more emphasis is put on the duration of
7 SIMPLE FUTURE the action.)
EXERCISE 2 Find the simple future to the following verbs.
• Signal words: before, after, when, because, all day, for……
1. to work
2. to play NB. Some verbs can’t be used in the continuous form such as own, smell, need, belong, cost, agree, contain….etc.
Form will + verb
3. to speak
Use For actions which will occur in the future. 4. not, to come Exercise Put the following verbs in the correct tense.
5. to enjoy
Signal words next, tomorrow, soon, later,.. 1. The police (look for) the thief for 10 days before they (catch) him.
EXERCISE 3 Put the following verbs in the correct tense.
2. She (to be) tired because she (work) all day.
1 I (to travel) around the world next summer holiday. 3. She (drive) for a couple of hours before she (have) the accident.
EXERCISE 1 Find the signal words for simple future. 2. The boss (not, to meet) you tomorrow; he’s busy. 4. He (to work) on the project for three hours before the boss (come in) .
3. Alberto (marry) Helen next month.
1. Which is a signal word for simple future? 5. They (play) for two hours when it (begin) to rain.
4. The Smiths (not, to be) in England next January.
already - next week- in 2017
5. (James, attend) the conference tomorrow?
6. I (feel) tired yesterday because I (to drive) all night.
2. Which is not a signal word for simple future?
by tomorrow – tomorrow- soon
Future Perfect:

• Form: Future Perfect = will have + Past Participle (here, the action will be completed at a point in the
8 FUTURE PERFECT future)
EXERCISE 2 Put these verbs in future perfect.
• Signal words: by…/ in….s’ time…..
1. to go
Form will have + Past Participle 2. to play
3. to do Exercise Put the following verbs in the correct tense.
Use For actions that will be finished before 4. to visit
some point in the future, also to express 1. By 8 O’clock tomorrow, she (to do) the laundry.
5. to enjoy
certainty that an action was completed. 2. The Smiths (visit) all Europe by next year.
EXERCISE 3 Put the following verbs in the correct tense.
3. By this time tomorrow, we (finish) the project.
Signal words by….., in……time 1- By 9 O’clock, many students (finish) doing
their exercises.
4. By 10 O’clock, the kids (fall) asleep.
2- In two days’ time, we (go) back home. 5. By next year, Maria (to receive) her promotion.
EXERCISE 1 Find the signal words for future perfect. 3- My brother (to return) from the trip by 6. The maid (clean) the entire house by dinner.
1. Which is a signal word for future perfect? 7 O’clock. 7. Monica and Rosa (to begin) working by this time tomorrow morning.
tomorrow- in two days’ time – next week- 4- By November, we (buy) a new
8. By Sunday, you (do) all the homework.
2. Which is not a signal word for future perfect? apartment in Paris.
5- By the end of next year, we (study) English 9. In three days’ time, the school (receive) prizes.
already – by ... – in three weeks’ time
for three years. 10. In five minutes’ time, they (to leave) the classroom.

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QUIZ 1 Quiz on Tenses
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EXERCISE 1 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (5Pts)

1. Sorry, I (not, to come) yesterday.


2. My parents (send) me the money tomorrow.
3. When he (wake up) , his mother (already, prepare) breakfast.
4. It (start) to snow a few minutes ago.
5. Although Mr. Reed is retired, he (not, build) any house yet.
6. By this time next week, students (take) all their exams.
7. He (start) his new course in Business management soon.
8. I (not, see) my sister for more than two years.
9. Jack’s children (play) the guitar there on the roof at the moment.
EXERCISE 2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. (10Pts)
1. He (just, finish) his homework.
2. By the time the doctor (arrive) , Fred (already, die) .
3. Jane (still, type) the research paper.
4. Before Mary (take) the exam last week, she (revise) all her lessons.
5. Teacher: Your friend (not, attend) my classes for two days. Is he Okay?
Student: Well, he (to be) sick a couple of days ago and his doctor advised him
(relax) more. I think by next week, he (resume) all his courses.
6. He (to win) the golden medal two years ago.
7. Last week, while a woman, who was drunk, (drive) her car crazily, a man (cross)
the road and she hit him. Unfortunately, he was terribly injured. We hope by the end
of this year, the government (introduce) severe traffic rules to punish careless drivers.
8. Alfred and Nora (to take) their little brother to the club on Sundays.
9. When she was 12 years old, Laura (to meet) her step father.
10. My children (to play) the game in the yard at the moment.
11. Kitty (to do) her homework yesterday when I came in.
12. Before he became an engineer, Lucas (already, to work) as a Physics teacher
for 2 years.
13. Another 6 million tourists (probably, to come) next year to Morocco.

EXERCISE 3 Fill in each gap with the right verb from the list. (5Pts)
1. Mr. Clark (come) to Edinburg in 2000. a. will have come
b. came
2. The Smiths (complete) their agricultural a. will complete
project by the end of this year. b. will have completed
3. Rosa missed the interview yesterday morning; her bus a. has already left
(already, to leave) when she arrived there. b. had already left
4. Her father (to send) her to continue her studies a. will send
in England next month. b. sent
5. An important multi-national organization (organize) a. organized
a conference last month in our city. b. had organized

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