CALL - Tenses

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR

(TENSES)


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TENSES EXERCISES

Present Tense

Past Tense

Future Tense

What does tense

indicate?

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4Table of EnglishTenses


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WHAT DOES TENSE INDICATE?

There are primarily three types of tenses of theverb. They are present tense, past tense and

future tense. There are subcategories of the threetenses which indicate specificand acute timing ofthe verb actions.


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PRESENT TENSE

Now read the following sentences:

I write.I am writing.

I have written.

I have been writing.

The verbs in all of these sentences refer to thepresent time, and are, therefore, said to be in thepresent tense.


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PRESENT TENSE

In sentence 1, however, the verb simply talksabout the action. It doesnt state whether the

action is complete or not. The verb is thereforesaid to be in the simple present tense.

In sentence 2, the verb shows that the action is

incomplete or continuous. The verb is thereforesaid to be in the present continuous tense.


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PRESENT TENSE

In sentence 3, the verb shows that the action isfinished, complete or perfect at the time of

speaking. The verb is therefore said to be in thepresent perfect tense.

In sentence 4, the verb is said to be in the

present perfect continuous tense because itshows that the action which started at some pointof time in the past is still continuing at the momentof speaking.


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PAST TENSE

Just as the present tense has four forms, the pasttense also has four forms.

I wrote. (Simple past tense)I was writing. (Past continuous tense)I had written. (Past perfect tense)

I had been writing. (Past perfect continuoustense)


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FUTURE TENSE

Similarly, the future tense has the following fourforms.

I will/shall write. (Simple future tense)I will/shall be writing. (Future continuous tense)I will/shall have written. (Future perfect tense)

I will/shall have been writing. (Future perfectcontinuous tense)


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EXERCISE 1

SIMPLE PRESENT VS PRESENT PROGRESSIVEUse either the simple present or the present progressive of the verbs inparentheses.

1. Diane cantcome to the phone because she(wash)________ her hair.2. Diane (wash)_________ her hair every other day or so.

3. Kathy (sit, usually)___________ in the front row during class.4. Please be quiet. I (try)_________ to concentrate.5. (you, lock, always)_________ the door to your apartment when you leave?6. I wrote to my friend last week. She hasntanswered to my letter yet. I (wait,

still)_________ for a reply.7. After six days of rain, Imglad that the sun (shine)_________ again today.8. Every morning, the sun (shine)_________ in my bedroom window and

(wake)________ me up.9. A: Look! It (snow)_________.

B: Its beautiful. This is the first time Ive seen snow. It (not,snow)__________in my country.

ANSWERS


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SIMPLE PRESENT VS PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

1. Diane cantcome to the phone because she(wash)is washingher hair.2. Diane (wash)washesher hair every other day or so.3. Kathy (sit, usually)usual ly s i ts in the front row during class.4. Please be quiet. I (try)am try ing to concentrate.

5. (you, lock, always)Do you always lock the door to your apartment whenyou leave?

6. I wrote to my friend last week. She hasntanswered to my letter yet. I (wait,still)am st i l l wai t ing for a reply.

7. After six days of rain, Imglad that the sun (shine)i s sh in ing again today.8. Every morning, the sun (shine)shines in my bedroom window and

(wake)wakesme up.9. A: Look! It (snow)i s snowing.

B: Itsbeautiful. This is the first time Iveseen snow. It (not, snow)does notsnow in my country.


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EXERCISE 2

Fill in each blank space with the correct future verb tense (simple future,future continuous, or future perfect):.

1) Tomorrow I ________ (paint) all day.A)will be paintingB)will paint

C)will be paint

2) By the time we get there, the store ________ (close).A)will closeB)will have closedC)closed

3) I ________ (see) you tomorrow at 3:00 PM.A)will seeB)seeC)will be seeing


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EXERCISE 2

Fill in each blank space with the correct future verb tense (simple future,future continuous, or future perfect):.

4) After we finish this video, I ________ (see) all of this director's movies.A)will seeB)will be seeing

C)will have seen

5) Can I come over in an hour? No, I ________ (clean) the house.A)will cleanB)will be cleaningC)clean


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EXERCISE 3

Instructions: Change the sentences below into the past tense.

1) He must be crazy. He is selling his car for just $10.He________crazy. He sold his car for just $10.

2) He might be able to do it.

He_______to do it.

3) I know he'll be there.I_________there.

4) You should go to the doctor's.

You_________to the doctor's.

5) My car won't start.My car_________start.

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ANSWERS

Instructions: Change the sentences below into the past tense.

1) He must be crazy. He is selling his car for just $10.He must have beencrazy. He sold his car for just $10.

2) He might be able to do it.

He mig ht have been able to do it.

3) I know he'll be there.I knew hed be there.

4) You should go to the doctor's.

You shou ld have gone to the doctor's.

5) My car won't start.My car wouldntstart.


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QUESTION 4

Instructions: Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into

the past simpleor past perfect.

1) While I was away on holiday, my sister (fall)______ ill and I had to comehome.

2) By the time we reached Frankfurt I (already/be)________ very tired ofdriving.

3) There was a terrible atmosphere in the room. They (have)_______ anargument just before I came.

4) She (be)_________ a teacher before she became a journalist.5) I gave my friend directions to my house, but later realized that I

(forgot)________ to give her the exact address.6) I got to work this morning and was angry when I saw that no one

(arrive)__________ yet.7) He awoke thinking he was in a prison and that he'd been arrested for

robbery. He then realized that it (all/be)________just a bad dream.8) Michael had a black eye. It looked as if he (be)_______ in a fight.

ANSWERS


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ANSWERS

Instructions: Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into

the past simpleor past perfect.

1) While I was away on holiday, my sister (fall)fel lill and I had to come home.2) By the time we reached Frankfurt I (already/be)was alreadyvery tired of

driving.3) There was a terrible atmosphere in the room. They (have)had had an

argument just before I came.4) She (be)was a teacher before she became a journalist.5) I gave my friend directions to my house, but later realized that I (forgot)had

forgot ten to give her the exact address.6) I got to work this morning and was angry when I saw that no one

(arrive)had arr ivedyet.

7) He awoke thinking he was in a prison and that he'd been arrested forrobbery. He then realized that it (all/be)had al l been just a bad dream.

8) Michael had a black eye. It looked as if he (be)had beenin a fight.


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