Mixed Tenses Lesson - present, past, present perfect, future

Future Tense: Will & Going to

Multiple Choice

1.- A: We don’t have any bread.    

B: I know. ___________ some. I took some money from your purse.

• I'll buy

• I'm going to buy

• going to buy

Use be going to for intentions or plans (the decision was made before speaking).

Multiple Choice

2.- A: We don’t have any bread.    

B: Really? __________ some from the shop then.

• I will to get

• I'm going to get

• I'll get

Use will + infinitive (without to) for instant decisions. In this sentence, speaker B made his decision during the conversation.

Multiple Choice

3.- A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase?    

B: It's because ___________ my mother in Scotland next month.

• I go to visit

• I'll visit

• I'm going to visit

Use be going to for intentions or plans (the decision was made before speaking).

Multiple Choice

4.- A: I’m really cold.    

B: ___________ the heating on.

• I'll turn

• I am going to turn

• going to turn

Use will + infinitive for instant decisions. In this sentence, speaker B made his decision during the conversation.

Multiple Choice

5.- A: What are your plans after you leave university?    

B: _______________ in a hospital in Africa.

• I'm going to work

• I'll work

• going to work

Use be going to for intentions or plans (the decision was made before speaking).

Multiple Choice

6.- A: All the lights have gone off!    

B: Don't worry. ___________ a look.

• I will to take

• I'm going to take

• I'll take

Use will + infinitive (without to) for instant decisions. In this sentence, speaker B made his decision during the conversation.

Multiple Choice

10.- If you take a look at this observatory data, you can see that the weather ___________ worse very soon.

• will get

• is going to get

• has gotten

Use be going to to talk about something that you see is going to happen (predictions based on present evidence).

Multiple Choice

8.- A: I can't find my keys.    

B: ____________ you look for them.

• I'll help

• I'm going to help

• I will to help

Use will + infinitive (without to) for instant decisions. In this sentence, speaker B made his decision during the conversation.

Multiple Choice

9.- A: Did you remember to buy the tickets?    

B: Oh no, I forgot!

___________ them online now.

• I'll buy

• I'm going to buy

• I will to buy

Use will + infinitive (without to) for instant decisions. In this sentence, speaker B made his decision during the conversation.

Multiple Choice

One day, my son ________ be famous!

• Will

• Going to

Multiple Choice

He ____________ visit his grandparents tomorrow.

• will

• going to

• has

Sometimes we use the Present Continuous to show that something is planned and will be done in the near future:

Present Continuous/Progressive for

Future (Personal) Arrangements and Plans

He's flying to Rome next Tuesday

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Reorder

What is the present continuous structure?

• subject

• aux verb to be

• verb+ing

• complement

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Structure...

Subject + AM/IS/ARE + Verb+ing

(continuous form)

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Multiple Choice

We _________ (have) a barbecue on Sunday.

• will have

• are having

• have had

Past Participles

• The past participle used in the present perfect comes after has/have in the sentence.

• (+/-)

  They have taken the exam.

  She hasn't bought the pizza for us.

  (?)

  Have you seen the news?

  Has she told you about the exam result?

There are two types of 'past participle'

• Regular

• Irregular

Past Participles

• The past participle used in the present perfect comes after has/have in the sentence.

• We make the past participle of regular verbs by adding -ed to the base form of the verb

Past Participles

• There are no rules to form past participles of irregular verbs. For example: see -> saw / be -> been, etc.

Multiple Select

Which of these are correct regular past participles?

• studyed

• watched

• tooked

• played

• buyed

Multiple Select

Which of these are correct irregular past participles?

• drank

• taken

• bought

• brough

• caught

Present perfect vs Past Simple

• We use the present perfect to talk about life events/experiences without saying when they happened

• We use the simple past to give more information about a life event, such as the time or place.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence

• Have you ever flown a helicopter?

• Did you ever fly in a helicopter?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Did Chloe ever win a competition?

• Has Chloe ever won a competition?

Multiple Choice

Has Chloe ever win a competition?

• Yes, she did. She has won a history prize last year.

• Yes, she has. She won a history prize last year.

Multiple Choice

We haven't _________ dinner yet.

• do

• had

Multiple Select

Which of the followings are the time markers of Present Perfect Tense?

• since

• for

• ever

• yet

• ago

Multiple Choice

I haven't _________ a good film for ages.

• saw
• seen

Multiple Choice

We _________ in this shop for 2 hours.

• 've been

• were

Multiple Choice

She has _________ a bike since she was 2 years old.

• had
• has

Multiple Choice

She has already _________ Mexican food.

• ate
• eaten

Multiple Choice

I have never _________ in the sea.

• swam
• swum

Multiple Choice

He hasn't _________ a new book.

• bought
• buyed

Multiple Choice

I have _________ a cake.

• make
• made

Multiple Choice

He hasn't _________ his homework.

• done
• did

Multiple Choice

Jenny has _________ some photos.

• taken
• took

Multiple Choice

Which of the following verb is in the Present Perfect Tense?

• is cooking

• cooked

• have cook

• has cooked

Multiple Select

Which of the followings are the time markers of simple present tense?

• now

• every day

• sometimes

• already

• always

Multiple Select

Which of the followings are the time markers for Past Continuous Tense?

• now

• when

• never

• while

• next week

Multiple Choice

Choose the most suitable form of verbs for the sentence below.

Our class ________ a trip to Singapore before. We ____ in 2011.

• makes ; go

• has taken; went

• was making; went

• made; have gone

• are making; are going

Multiple Choice

What is the tense used in the following sentence?

"The children were playing in the playground at that time."

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous

• Present Perfect

• Past Perfect

Multiple Choice

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.

My mum ________ a cake while Tom ________ computer games.

• was baking, was playing

• baked, was playing

• was baking, played

• baked, played

• baking, plays

Multiple Choice

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.

Our class ________ a trip to Singapore in 2011.

• makes

• made

• was making

• has made

• will make

Multiple Choice

When Dad entered the living room, the boys were fighting. 

• past simple
• past continuous
• past perfect
• present simple

Multiple Choice

When I came home, I first did my homework. Then I was able to watch my favourite TV programme later.

• present simple
• present perfect
• past continuous
• past simple

Multiple Choice

____________ Tom nine years old when he started to train?

• Is
• Was
• Are
• Were

Multiple Choice

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

3. The weather (be) ____________ strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows.

• is

• am

• was

• has been

Multiple Choice

Amelia (live) in Portugal when she was young.

• lived

• has lived

• has left

Multiple Choice

Lily and Jessica were acting out a dialogue when the bell rang.

• present continuous
• past simple
• past perfect
• past continuous

Multiple Choice

What are you talking about?

• past continuous
• past simple
• present perfect
• present continuous

Multiple Choice

I ______________a movie the next weekend.

• am watch

• are watching

• is watching

• am watching

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is present continuous for future plans?

• I have visited grandpa in the afternoon.

• I visit grandpa in the afternoon.

• I visited grandpa in the afternoon.

• I am visiting grandpa in the afternoon.

Multiple Choice

My sister _________ (give) me her car when she gets her new one.

• are giving

• is giving

• am giving

Match

Match the following

• My parents have been married for 10 years.

• He did very well in the last exam.

• I am working on a school project right now.

• His brother will go to study in UK soon.

• Mary never likes eating pineapples.

Present Perfect Tense

Simple Past Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Simple Future Tense

Simple Present Tense

• Present Perfect Tense

• Simple Past Tense

• Present Continuous Tense

• Simple Future Tense

• Simple Present Tense