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    The document provides a revision of English grammatical tenses. It covers the present simple, present continuous, future with "going to", present perfect, and past simple tenses. For each tense, it provides examples of forms, uses, and questions to test understanding. It also includes exercises for learners to practice filling in verbs in the correct tense.

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    GRAMMATICAL TENSES REVISION OCTOBER 2022

    1 Choose the correct answer.

    1 We use the present simple to describe states, plans / routines and regular actions.

    2 This is an example of a negative present simple form: I don’t speak / not speak Greek.

    3 We add -s / -ed to the verb after he, she or it.

    4 This is an example of the negative for he, she, it: She isn’t / doesn’t do aerobics.

    5 This is an example of a present simple question: What drinks you like / do you like?
    1 We use the present continuous to talk about temporary events in the present / past.

    2 We also use the present continuous to talk about what is happening every day /
    at this moment.

    3 We make the present continuous with the present form of the verb have / be and the
    -ing form of the verb.

    4 To make the negative of the present continuous, we add no / not before the -ing form.

    5 This is an example of a question in the present continuous: Is / Does he talking to his


    friends?
    1 We use going to to talk about future plans and intentions / hopes for the future.

    2 We also use going to to talk about things that will happen in the future /
    things we do every day.

    3 After going to we use the -ing form / infinitive of the verb.

    4 This is an example of the ‘going to’ future: I am going to the cinema. /


    He is going to see his sister.

    5 To make a negative sentence, we add not before / after the words going to.
    1 Choose the correct answer.

    1 We can use the present continuous tense to talk about future hopes / future
    arrangements.

    2 This is an example of talking about arrangements: We’re leaving early tomorrow. /


    We’re watching TV at the moment.

    3 This is an example of a question about a future arrangement: What time will we meet? /
    What time are we meeting?

    4 We use sequencing adverbs to say how things happens / in what order things happen.
    1 We can use the present perfect to talk about past events / recent completed actions.

    2 We can use the present perfect with just to talk about very recent events /
    events in the present.

    3 We make the present perfect with was/were + infinitive / have/has + past participle.

    4 When we use the present perfect we talk about / don’t talk about the exact time of
    the action or event.

    5 These are examples of past participles: gone, seen, done, talked /


    went, saw, talked, bought.

    5 These are examples of sequencing adverbs: first, next, then, finally /


    yesterday, tomorrow, today.
    1 I am walking is an example of a continuous / simple form.
    2 The present simple and continuous forms have the same / a different meaning, eg: I am
    working in a supermarket.
    I work in a supermarket.
    3 The verbs in A / B are usually used in the simple form:
    A: agree believe know lack mean love smell understand want
    B: write move climb wash work study play watch guide make
    4 Verbs that are usually used in the simple form describe actions or states / states or
    senses.
    1 He lives in Poland. They don’t like beer. What music do you listen to? are examples of
    the present simple / present continuous.

    2 When we talk about what is happening now, we use the present simple / present
    continuous.

    3 What are you doing this summer? is an example of the present continuous tense used to
    talk about a future arrangement / temporary event.

    4 When we talk about present states or routines, we use the present simple / present
    continuous.

    5 We use the present simple to talk about what we regularly do at weekends because it is a
    state / routine.
    1 won’t is the negative / future of will.

    2 We use will to talk about hopes and predictions / plans and intentions for the future.

    3 If we can tell from what is happening now that something is very likely to happen in
    future, we use will / going to.

    4 We use will / going to when we make offers, promises or decisions.

    5 We use will / going to when we talk about future plans and intentions.
    1 We make the present perfect tense with to have + past participle / present participle.

    2 We use already with the present perfect tense to show that past events have a link with
    the present / future.
    3 We use now / just with the present perfect tense to show that something happened
    very recently.

    4 He hasn’t done it yet means we think he will do it at some future time / will never
    do it.

    5 If we want to emphasize that we have done something, we use ago / already with the
    present perfect tense.
    1 In I have never been to China, we use the present perfect tense to show past time /
    time up to the present.

    2 In questions about experiences up to now we use ever / never.

    3 In It’s the worst film I’ve ___ seen, we could add ever / already to emphasise the
    superlative.

    4 I have been to London and I went to London have the same / different meanings.

    5 In I have never visited Argentina, ‘never’ means at some time / at no time.


    1 We use the present perfect tense to talk about completed / unfinished events.

    2 We use the past simple tense to talk about events that happened at a specific time /
    recently.

    3 We use the perfect tense + for / since to join past events to the present. This sentence
    is true / false.

    4 We use since with periods of time / specific points in time.

    5 We use for to show how long something has lasted / when something started.

    1 Read the text. Complete 1–10 with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
    (present simple or present continuous).

    Diane: Tell me about yourself. For example, where 1 __________ (live)?


    Jane: In London, not far from the London Eye.
    Diane: Wow, lucky you! So 2 __________ (that mean) you go out every night?
    Jane: I always 3 __________ (go out) at weekends, but I 4 __________ (not go
    out) much during the week – just to the gym or to my friends’ houses.
    Diane: 5 __________ (like) living in London?
    Jane: Yes, it’s really exciting – there’s so much to do. And 6 __________ (play) in a band,
    so lots of people come to watch us. A band 7 __________ (play) outside at the
    moment. Let’s go and listen.
    Diane: Where 8 __________ (your band play)?
    Jane: At pubs usually or at friends’ parties. We 9 __________ (not play) at clubs, as we’re
    not good enough yet.
    Diane: These people aren’t very good either! Or maybe 10 __________ (practise). What an
    awful noise!

    2 Read the text. Complete 1–10 with the correct past simple form of the verbs in
    brackets.

    Disaster holiday

    I went on holiday to Western Australia and 1 __________ (decide) to hitchhike about


    5000 kilometres to Sydney on the east coast. It 2 __________ (not look) far on the
    map, so off I went. I 3 __________(get) a lift to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere
    and couldn’t get a lift out, so I 4 __________ (start) to walk. At night I put up my one-
    man tent at the side of the road. Animals 5 __________ (keep) me awake, moving
    around outside the tent. These animals 6 __________ (grow) in size in my
    imagination, so I 7 __________ (have) a very bad night. Next morning I took a lift 3
    back the way I had come, as even a tiny town in the middle of nowhere 8 __________
    (look) good! By then I just 9 __________ (want) to go anywhere. It 10 __________
    (be) time, in fact, to catch the bus!
    Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (present
    simple or continuous or past simple or continuous).

    1 I hate going on holiday. We always __________ (do) such boring things.


    2 When I was ten, we __________(go) to Canada. We had a fantastic time.
    3 I first heard rap music when I __________ (listen) to the radio in the bath.
    4 He __________ (sing) in the street when I first met him.
    5 We __________(not learn) to play any instruments when we were children.
    6 Why __________ (people like) rap music so much?
    7 What __________ (do) on your holiday last summer? Anything special?
    8 Listen to this band! What’s that song __________ (sing)? I really like it.
    9 They __________ (download) a new CD when I rang.
    10 My mum __________ (not like) listening to music. I think that’s really strange.
    Complete these sentences with will, won’t, shall, going to or not going to.

    1 I hope it __________ rain tonight. We’re having a picnic in the park.


    2 He __________ to see his new trainer tomorrow.
    3 __________ I get you a drink? You look tired.
    4 That awful phone’s ringing again. I __________ answer it.
    5 I __________ start a new job next week.
    6 I’m sure he __________ come. He doesn’t like parties.
    7 I’m sure she __________ like her present because she loves chocolate.
    8 He never eats properly. He __________ make himself ill.
    9 I promise I __________ be there by eight o’clock.
    10 Have you lost your phone? __________ I lend you mine?

    Complete the sentences with the correct present perfect form of the verbs in brackets
    and just, already, yet, ever or never.

    1 I _________________ (visit) India and I’d really love to go.

    2 The pizza __________ (not finish) cooking _____ , so we’ll eat later.

    3 _________________ (you see) people zorbing? It looks such fun.

    4 My uncle _________________ (fly) in his whole life. He doesn’t want to.

    5 I _________________ (arrive), so I haven’t had a chance to speak to anyone.

    6 They _________________ (not pay) me _____ , so I can’t go out.

    7 I _________________ (take) classes in Spanish, so I can speak it quite well.

    8 There! I _________________ (send) him a text, so he should reply soon.

    9 Although I’ve rung and left messages, they _________________ (reply).

    10 I _________________ (leave) school _____ , so I don’t know about work.

    2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present perfect and for or
    since.

    1 Karen / be salsa school champion / 2004


    _____________________________________________________________ 

    2 Karen / be student at secondary school / two years


    _____________________________________________________________

    3 Karen / dance salsa / a long time


    ___________________________________________________________
    4 Pat / live in New Zealand / ages
    _____________________________________________________________

    5 Pat / study at college / September


    _____________________________________________________________

    6 Will / live in London / most of his life


    _____________________________________________________________

    7 Will / have a driving licence / his twenty-first birthday


    _____________________________________________________________

    8 Will / work as an IT specialist / more than ten years


    _____________________________________________________________

    9 Will / love paraskiing/ his first jump


    _____________________________________________________________

    10 Will / do paraskiing/ months


    _____________________________________________________________

    Complete the text with the correct form (past simple or present perfect) of the verbs in
    brackets.

    My diary

    23/6/06 Friday
    I 1 __________ (go) to school. I 2 __________ (start) at 9.00 and finished at 3.45 as usual.
    Nothing special 3 __________ (happen) all day.
    24/6/06 Saturday
    What a fantastic day! We went zorbing. I 4 __________ (never go) before, so it 5
    __________ (be) really exciting. We 6 __________ (travel) along fast inside this huge ball
    and everything just went round and round outside.
    25/06/06 Sunday
    We 7 __________ (visit) grandma and grandpa this morning. But this afternoon I’m bored
    and I 8 __________ (not start) my two hours of homework yet. At least, I 9 __________
    (already do) the Internet research for my project.

    24/07/06 Monday
    They 10 …………(show) us a film about South America during the biology lesson. Wow!
    Time to go to bed to dream about it.

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