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TENSES

casas — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 23:00:04 GMT

Please help me, could u tell me what these are, I wrote that I think they might be, but im not sure

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

Re: Please help me, Are the tenses correct?

maverick88 — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:59:46 GMT

I think I found some mistakes.
Here:

2)
2-present Simple
4-(I am not sure of what you wrote there so) future simple
5-past Simple

4)
2-past perfect
5-She had had that dog since she was ten - maybe I'm wrong but it seems to me that
'She has had that dog since she had been ten' is better
6 - past simple
7 - present perfect progressive
10 - future progressive

5)
2-future perfect
3- present simple
5 - Present simple progressive
7 - present prefect
8 - future progressive
10 - past perfect (HAD SPENT)
11 - (looks like) present simple progressive

Please help me, Are the tenses correct?

casas — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:38:06 GMT

Exercise 2
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. Past simple
3. I wrote a letter last week. Past simple
4. They will find the new exam difficult. Present SimplePast simpleFuture
5. He decided not to buy a new car. Present 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 progressive
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. Present simple
7. I have been waiting for you over an hour. Present perfect
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. Past perfect progressive

Exercise 5
Decide which tense or form is correct.

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

Re: We are having

taiwandave — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:00:33 GMT

We are having 20 boxes delivered tomorrow.

The above sentence uses what is called "causative form". We use the causative form to indicate that we are not doing something ourselves, but have arranged someone else to do it for us.

The structure is:

subject + have + object + past participle

Note that "have" must be in the correct verb tense according to the sentence:

present simple: have/has
present progressive: is/am/are having
past simple: had
past progressive: was/were having
future "will": will have
future progressive: will be having
present perfect simple: have/has had
present perfect progressive: have/has been having
past perfect simple: had had
past perfect progressive: had been having
imperative: have [example: Have the house cleaned by tomorrow.]
modals: have [example: You should have had the roof fixed by now.]
-ing form: having [example: I like having my hair cut.]

Examples:

I wash my car every week. [I do it myself]
I have my car washed every week. [someone else washes it]

Verb phrases

Guest — Sun, 08 Aug 2004 05:17:17 GMT

Hi,
I am having trouble with verb phrases - wondering if you could explain them - need to chose
from the list (future progressive etc..) what each one is.

Future progressive,Past progressive,Past perfect progressive,Present simple,Past perfect simple, Future perfect simple,Present perfect progressive,Present perfect simple,Past simple 'going to'Past progressiveFuture

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

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

Re: Verbs in the passive voice

taiwandave — Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:51:50 GMT

1. Present Simple
You are asked to reply immediately.

2. Past Simple
He was asked to be quiet.

3. Present Progressive
You are being asked to listen carefully.

4. Past Progressive
You were being asked a question.

5. Future "will" & "going to"
You will be asked a question tomorrow.
You are going to be asked a question tomorrow.

6. Present Perfect
You have been asked that question many times.

7. Past Perfect
You had been asked before.

8. Future Perfect:
You will have been asked many times.

Passive voice in the perfect progressive tenses and in the future progressive tense sounds very awkward and thus isn't used in those tenses. For example:
The question has been being asked for 30 minutes. (Present Perfect Progressive)