Tenses

Tenses

Present tense

• facts e.g. The sun rises from the east.

• habits e.g. 5A students have English tutorial every Wednesday.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a hint word for present tense?

• every Friday

• on Saturdays

• just

• every day

Present tense-grammar rules

• He/She/It + verb+s/es

• I/You/We/They + verb

• Question: Does he/she/it + verb...? OR Do you/We/They + verb...?

• Yes/NO question: What does +he/she/it + verb... OR. What do you/they/we + verb ...?

Multiple Choice

He ______ not ______ (speak) French.

• do, speak

• does, speak

• does, speaks

• is speaking

Multiple Choice

_____ they _______ (understand) English?

No, they don't. They have never learnt English.

• Do, understand

• Does, understand

• Have, understood

• Do, understanding

present continuous tense

• show actions that are taking place at the moment. e.g. They are watching TV now.

• Hint words: now, at the moment, Look! Listen

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentence is using present continuous tense?

• I am going to do some shopping later today.

• Higgs doesn't want to do homework.

• Abby has just had breakfast.

• Miss Lau is teaching English now.

Past tense

• to show an action that took place or happened at a certain time in the past. e.g. I bought a computer yesterday.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following word/phrase shows that you should use past tense?

• tomorrow

• last year

• always

• ever

Past tense - structure

• 'did'+infinitive in the negative and question forms

• Example: Did Tom visit the dentist yesterday?

• Example: Tom did not visit the dentist yesterday.

Multiple Choice

Tom ____ not ____ (tell) the truth. Therefore, the teacher scolded him.

• did, told

• does, tell

• did, tell

• is, telling

Multiple Choice

The earthquake last month ________(destroy) many houses.

• distroyed

• destroyed

• destroied

• destroys

Multiple Choice

When Miss Lau ____ (be) young, she handed in all homework punctually.

• were

• is

• was

• has

present perfect tense

• to talk about an experience up to the present moment.

• do not when exactly it happened

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a hint word for present perfect tense?

• at the moment

• yet

• already

• just

Multiple Choice

_____ you _____ (eat) dinner yet?

• Did, eat

• Are, eating

• Were, eat

• Have, eatten

Multiple Choice

Q: Have you ever been to Thailand?

Ans: Yes, I have. I ______ (ride) on the elephant.

• ride

• rides

• rode

• ridden

CHALLENGE AHEAD

mixed tenses