Tenses

Tenses

by Rene

​Today, you will revise on:

​Subject-Verb Agreement

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Present Tense

1. Simple Present Tense

2. Present Participle

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Subject-verb Agreement​

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​Singular subject is matched with a singular verb.

Plural subject is matched with a plural verb.

Multiple Select

The movie ___(start) at 10 o'clock.

• starts

• start

• started

• starting

Multiple Choice

They ___(jump) out of the way to avoid being hit by the car.

• jump

• jumped

• jumping

• jump

Multiple Choice

Gravity___(pull) things down to earth.

• pull

• pulling

• pulls

• pulled

Multiple Select

Sam___(visit) his grandmother every three months.

• visit

• visits

• visited

• visiting

Fill in the Blank

She ___(do/does) not ___ (scream/screams) when the spider ___(lands/land) on her head.

Multiple Choice

The Lims ___(is) our neighbours.

• being

• are

• is

• them

Multiple Choice

You ___ (is) an annoying boy!

• is

• are

• being

• really they

​A Million Dreams

​I close my eyes and I can see

The world that's waiting up for me

That I call my own

Through the dark, through the door

Through where no one's been before

But it feels like home

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They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy

They can say, they can say I have lost my mind

I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy

We can live in a world that we design

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'Cause every night I lie in bed

The brightest colours fill my head

A million dreams are keeping me awake

I think of what the world could be

A vision of the one I see

A million dreams is all it is going to take

Oh a million dreams for the world we are going to make

There's a house we can build

Every room inside is filled With things from far away

The special things I compile

Each one there to make you smile

On a rainy day

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They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy

They can say, they can say we have lost our minds

I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy

Runaway to a world that we design

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​Every night I lie in bed

The brightest colours fill my head

A million dreams are keeping me awake

I think of what the world could be

A vision of the one I see

A million dreams is all it's going to take

Oh a million dreams for the world we are going to make

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​A Million Dreams

However big, however small

Let me be part of it all

Share your dreams with me

You may be right, you may be wrong

But say that you'll bring me along

To the world you see

To the world I close my eyes to see

I close my eyes to see

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Every night I lie in bed

The brightest colours fill my head

A million dreams are keeping me awake

A million dreams, a million dreams

I think of what the world could be

A vision of the one I see

A million dreams is all it is going to take

A million dreams for the world we are going to make

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For the world we are going to make

Present Tense​

​I eat at KFC.

​He drinks Cola.

​She loves her dog.

We like to play football.

​I build the house in 2021.

​Present Continuous Tense

I am eating at KFC.

He is drinking Cola.

​I am studying in the library.

​I am eating lunch right now.

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Multiple Choice

They ___ (shout) for help because the girl has fallen into the swimming pool.

• is shouted

• are shouted

• are shouting

• is shouting

Multiple Choice

I ___ (cook) now and cannot take the phonecall.

• are cooking

• is cooking

• am cooked

• am cooking

Multiple Choice

I ___ (take) my dog to the vet this evening.

• am taking

• are taking

• is taken

• is taking

Multiple Choice

We ___ (leave) in 10 minutes, so please start to gather your belongings.

• is left

• are left

• are leaving

• is leaving

Fill in the Blank

__ (is) they ___ (change) their minds again?

Present Participle

1. words that ends with '-ing'

2. is formed from a verb

3. ​is used as an adjective or a verb tense.

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1. Used as an adjective

Verb + ing​

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Word: laugh​

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The monster laughs. (verb)

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Present participle:

The laughing (adjective) monster.​

Verb + ing​

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Word: irritate

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Present tense: The woman irritates (verb) me. She is scolding the poor waiter.

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Present participle:

The irritating (adjective) woman is scolding the poor waiter.

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Verb + ing​

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Word: discourage

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Present tense: The teacher discourages (verb) me by glaring at me.

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Present participle:

The teacher gives me a discouraging (adjective) look.

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2. Used in a verb tense.

Verb + ing​

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Word: daydream​

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Ashton sits on the chair while daydreaming.

Ashton scribbles on the paper while daydreaming.​

Multiple Choice

Present participles always end with verb+ ing

• Yes

• No

Fill in the Blank

We are standing at the front door of the restaurant ____ (wait) to be served.

Fill in the Blank

She sits at the table ___(eat) breakfast.

Fill in the Blank

I go ___(run) every morning

Fill in the Blank

I lay ___(look) up at the clouds in the middle of the field.

Fill in the Blank

She came___(run) towards me worriedly.

Fill in the Blank

Write down the present participle served as an adjective in the following sentence.

My frustrating experience at the restaurant ruined my lovely day.

Fill in the Blank

Select the present participle in the following sentence.

I have a burning desire to get out of here and do my best.

Fill in the Blank

Select the present participle in the following sentence.

He was an annoying boy back when he was in primary school.

Fill in the Blank

Select the present participle in the following sentence.

You were working as a part-time bartender when I first met you.

Fill in the Blank

Select the present participle in the following sentence.

They were laughing at her amusing story.

​Past tense

I ate at KFC.

He drank Cola.

​She loved her dog.

We liked to play football.​

​I built the house in 2021.

Past Participle

1. formed from a verb

2. ​is used as an adjective or for verb tense

3. ​ends with -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n

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1. Used as an adjective

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​Verb that ends with -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n

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Word: disappoint​

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Alan disappoints his mother. (verb)

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Past participle:

Alan's mother is disappointed. (adjective)

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1. Used as an adjective

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​Verb that ends with -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n

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Word: swell​

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Michelle's eyes swell and she started crying. (verb)

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Past participle:

Michelle's eyes are swollen from crying. (adjective)

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1. Used in verb tenses

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​Verb that ends with -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n

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Word: build​

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I build the house in 2020. (verb)

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Past participle:

The house was built in 2020. (adjective)

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Present Perfect Tense

has + verb​

(+ed, +d, +t, +en, or +n)

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She/He/It​

​has accepted

​has given

​has asked

​has walked

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have + verb

​(+ed, +d, +t, +en, or +n)

​They/I

​have accepted

​have given

​have asked

​have walked

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1.刚刚发生的事情

​2. 已经发生了的事情，延续到现在，也可能延续到以后

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Multiple Choice

Alan (has/have) lived in Malaysia all her life.

• has

• have

Multiple Choice

Michelle (has/have) completed her homework.

• has

• have

Multiple Choice

I (has/have) already submitted my assignment.

• has

• have

Multiple Choice

The children (has/have) asked their parents for permission to watch a movie at the cinema.

• has

• have

Fill in the Blank

School (has/have) ended and the children (has/have) gone home.

Fill in the Blank

(Has/Have) you (finish/finished) your food?