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Revision of tenses

Revision of tenses. Can you name the different tenses in the examples below?. My father smokes too much. Simple present tense. The sun is shinning through my window. It was raining when I left home. Past continuous tense. Present continuous tense.

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Revision of tenses

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  1. Revision of tenses Can you name the different tenses in the examples below? My father smokes too much. Simple present tense The sun is shinning through my window. It was raining when I left home. Past continuous tense Present continuous tense I will go shopping with my mother tomorrow. Simple future tense

  2. I went to the park last week. Simple past tense This time next week I will have finished my exams. Future prefect tense The cat had already eaten the goose when we arrived. Past perfect tense I have lost my wallet. Present perfect tense

  3. Simple present, present continuous or present prefect tense ? • The train to Lo Wu from Hung Hom ___________(take) about forty minutes. • My parents _____________(go) to Singapore for their holiday this year. • I borrowed two books from the library yesterday, but I ___________________(already return) them. • I’m sorry, but I _______________(not like) Western food. • Hong Kong ____________________ (always change). Nothing ____________(stay) the same for long. • How many times _____________(you run) a marathon? takes are going have already returned do not like is always changing stays have you run

  4. Simple past, past continuous or past prefect tense ? • I _______________(travel) to Japan when the last big typhoon ____________(hit) Hong Kong. • We ________________(have) a barbarcue when it ____________(start) to rain. • They _____________(sell) all the tickets by the time I __________(get) to the front of the queue. • When the police ____________(arrive) the robbers _______________________(already run) away. was travelling hit were having started had sold got arrived have already run

  5. Simple future, future continuous or future prefect tense ? • Is there anything you want? I_________________(go) to the supermarket later. • I hope we arrive soon. Soon we _____________________ • (sit) on this plane for twelve hours. • 3. I ________________(see) your parents when I’m in Japan. Have you got any messages for them? • 4. Bill ______________(get) his exam results by now. • Why don’t we phone him to see how he got on? will be going will have been sitting will be seeing will have got

  6. Let’s try to do the following questions! fact • The train ______________(leave) at 6.30 p.m. • It ______________(rain) outside. You had better take an umbrella. • At 10 o’clock on Thursday, we _______________(have) our Chinese exam. • It is too late to cancel the party. All the guests _______________(receive) their invitation by now. leaves Action happening now is raining Future event will be having Action we think / know will be completed by a certain time in the future will have received

  7. Finished event in the past 5. The last time I ______________(see) Victor was when he _________(be) in hospital. 6. I ________________(read) this book before. 7. I ____________(break) my leg badly last week, but it ____________(heal) now. saw was Past event without a specific time have read broke has heal Two past actions Action 1 (earlier action): cut my hand Action 2 (later action): my hand heal

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