name |
example |
link |
The present simple tense |
I drive to work every day |
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The present continuous tense |
Who is kate talking to on the phone? |
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Present simple or continuous? |
(review) |
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The past simple tense |
She came back last Friday |
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The past continous tense |
Were you expecting any visitors? |
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Past continuous or simple? |
(review) |
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The present perfect tense |
Have they cancelled the
meeting? |
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The present perfect continuous |
Oh, the kitchen is a
mess. Who has been cooking? |
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Present
perfect simple or continuous? |
I've lived here for
10 years and she has been living here for 12 years. |
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Past perfect |
I hadn't known the bad news when I spoke to
him. |
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Past
perfect continuous |
It had been snowing for a while
before we left. |
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Past tense review |
(all past tenses) |
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Future - going to |
I'm going to see him later today. |
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Future - Will |
Next year, I'll be 50. |
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'Going
to' or 'Will'? |
The President will serve for four years.
It's
going to be another warm day. |
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Will be doing |
This time next week, I'll be sitting on the beach in Barbados. |
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Future - present forms |
I'm seeing Natasha at 5pm. |
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Will have done |
I'll have finished this project by Friday |
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