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- Match the tenses to their usage:
PAST SIMPLE – PAST CONTINUOUS – PRESENT PERFECT – PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS – PAST PERFECT SIMPLE – PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS – PRESENT SIMPLE – PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Describes actions happening now or temporary states |
Describes habits or completed actions in the past |
Describes parallel or interrupted actions in the past |
Describes general truths, present habits and routines |
Describes a past action already finished when another past action happened and emphasises the result of a past activity |
Describes finished actions, permanent actions and results. It is formed by Subject + have/has + participle/3rd column |
Describes a past action which started in the past and continued to happen. It is formed by Sub + had + been + verb ing |
Describes unfinished or temporary actions and focuses on the duration of the activity |
- Practice for the check. Tenses explanation + examples + Conditionals chart: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yulIf9CD7oc3Eevy3xFZFyATv0rvgajqCh7I7olPj7Y/edit?usp=sharing (slides 5 to 8)
- Send to the wpp group
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets: past perfect or past perfect continuous.
- When we got to the stadium, the match ___________________________ (already / begin).
- She was exhausted because she ___________________________ (clean) the house all afternoon.
- I ___________________________ (never / see) such a beautiful sunset before that day.
- By the time we found the restaurant, we ___________________________ (walk) for nearly an hour.
- They ___________________________ (live) in the same house for ten years before they decided to move.
- He failed the exam because he ___________________________ (not / study) enough.
- How long ___________________________ (you / work) in that company before you got promoted?
- Conditionals competition: Divided into two teams, complete these sentences. The teacher will set a 5 minute timer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGA-jY7uLr8
- (3rd) If they __________________ (leave) earlier, they __________________ (catch) the train.
- (2nd) If I __________________ (know) how to swim, I __________________ (go) surfing every summer.
- (1st) If she __________________ (not/hurry), she __________________ (miss) the bus.
- (3rd) If we __________________ (not/spend) so much money, we __________________ (have) enough to buy a new computer.
- (2nd) If he __________________ (be) more organized, he __________________ (not/forget) his appointments.
- (1st) If you __________________ (drink) more water, you __________________ (feel) better.
- (3rd) If they __________________ (not/get) lost, they __________________ (arrive) on time.
- (2nd) If I __________________ (win) the lottery, I __________________ (travel) around the world.
- (1st) If the sun __________________ (shine) tomorrow, we __________________ (have) a picnic.
- (3rd) If she __________________ (set) an alarm, she __________________ (not/oversleep).
- Screen game: https://wordwall.net/es/resource/4175291/conditionals
- Quizizz: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/61f82b858f4df3001f1ebf18