TENSES

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Look through the following sentences and decide which are in the PRESENT SIMPLE tense, which are in the PAST SIMPLE tense and which are referring to future time.



E.g. 1. We visited Spain last year. Past simple
2. The shop on the corner is open every Sunday. Present simple
3. I wrote a letter last week. Past simple
4. They will find the new exam difficult. Future simple
5. He decided not to buy a new car. past Simple
6. He goes to bed at 10 pm every night. Present Simple
7. She looked beautiful in her wedding dress. Past simple
8. I'll see you tomorrow night. Future
9. I love you. Present Simple


Exercise 4
Using all the verb phrases we have looked at so far, decide which is being used in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.

1. I am going out at 5 o'clock. Present progressive
2. We had finished eating before they arrived. Past perfect
3. I met Mark as I was walking to the shops. Past progressive
4. I had been working all night and was exhausted. Past perfect
5. She had had that dog since she was ten. Future progressive
6. He cycled to work every day. past simple
7. I have been waiting for you over an hour. present perfect progressive
8. He became a recluse in later life. Past perfect
9. They will have finished their work before dinner time. Future perfect
10. I'll be waiting by the clock tower. future progressive

Exercise 5
Decide which tense or form is correct.

1. She's been teaching English since 1990. future perfect
2. After a year abroad, I'll have done a lot. future perfect
3. I go to the cinema twice a week. Present simple
4. They were living in America last year. Past progressive
5. She's washing her hair right now. Present progressive
6. He worked in Greece for three years. Past simple
7. I've been here for six months. present perfect
8. I'll be seeing my mother next week. future progressive
9. I'll see you tomorrow. 'will' future
10. By the end of the month, I'd spent all my money. Past perfect
11. She's going to try to get into college next year. present simple progressive