Tenses

Question 1

Forming the present simple:

Answer 1

Present simple = base form, -s form (shit rule)

Question 2

Forming the Present Continuous

Answer 2

Present continuous = to be + verb + ing

Question 3

Present Continuous is used:

Answer 3

to describe an action that is going on at this moment

to describe an action that is going on during this period of time or a trend

to describe an action/event in the future, which has already been plannen/prepared

to describe a temporary event or situation

with “always” - “forever” - “constantly” to describe and emphasise a continuing series of repeated actions

Question 4

Simple present is used:

Answer 4

it is used to describe:
habits
repeated actions
unchanging situations
general truths
fixed arrangements
to give instructions/directions

Question 5

forming the past simple tense:

Answer 5

verb + ed

Question 6

Simple past tense is used:

Answer 6

used to talk about a completed action in time before now.

You always use the simple past when you say when something happened, so it is associated with certain past time expressions

frequency: often, sometimes, always
I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
I often brought my lunch to school.
a definite point in time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago
We saw a good film last week.
Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
She finished her work atseven o’clock
I went to the theatre last night
an indefinite point in time: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago
People lived in caves a long time ago.
She played the piano when she was a child.

Question 7

forming of the past continuous

Answer 7

was/were + verb + ing

Question 8

Past continuous tense is used:

Answer 8

past continuous describes actions or events in a time BEFORE NOW, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred.

Question 9

forming present perfect:

Answer 9

have/has + past participle

Question 10

present perfect is used:

Answer 10

present perfect is used to indicate a link between the present and the past. The time of the action is BEFORE NOW BUT NOT SPECIFIED - we are more interested in the RESULT than the action itself.

used to describe:
an action/situation that started in the past and continues in the present ( DIFFERS FROM DUTCH!!!!!)

action performed duriing a period that has not yet finished

repeated action in an unspecified perios between the past and now

action completed in the very recent past, expressed by ‘just’

an action when time is not important

Question 11

forming present perfect continuous

Answer 11

have/has + been + verb + ing

Question 12

present perfect continuous is used:

Answer 12

the present perfect coninious is used to refer to an unspecified time between BEFORE NOW and NOW.

• actions that started in the past and continue in the present
• actions that have just finished, but we are interested in the results

Question 13

forming past perfect

Answer 13

had + past participle

Question 14

past perfect is used:

Answer 14

past perfect refers to a time earlier than BEFORE now.

ONE EVENT HAPPENED BEFORE ANOTHER in the past

Question 15

forming past perfect continuous

Answer 15

had been + verb + ing

Question 16

past perfect continuous is used:

Answer 16

reference to a time earlier than ‘before now’.

Question 17

Future perfect forming

Answer 17

will have + past participle

Question 18

future perfect is used:

Answer 18

The future perfect tense refers to a completed action in the future. When we use this tense we are projecting ourselves forward into the future and looking back at an action that will be completed some time later than now. It is most often used with a time expression.

Question 19

Forming future perfect continuous

Answer 19

will have been + verb + ing

Question 20

Future perfect continuous is used:

Answer 20

used to project ourselves forward in time and to look back. It refers to events or actions that are currently unfinished but will be finished at some future time. It is most often used with a time expression.

Question 21

forming future simple:

Answer 21

will + verb

Question 22

Future simple is used:

Answer 22

• to predict a future event
• with I or we, to express a spontaneous decision
• to express willingness

Question 23

forming future continuous

Answer 23

will be + verb + ing

Question 24

Future continuous is used:

Answer 24

The future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a time later than now.

• predicting/ guessing about future events
• ask politely for info about future
• to refer to continuous events that we expect to happen in the future