English Exam 7th COLSA DAVID 1st Trimester

Review of simple present, simple past, present continuous and past continuous

First trimestre Guide for 7th grade COLSA DAVID

Simple Present

​USES

The simple present is a verb tense with two main uses. We use the simple present tense when an action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly (or unceasingly, which is why it’s sometimes called present indefinite). Depending on the person, the simple present tense is formed by using the root form or by adding or to the end.

Simple Present

​EXAMPLES

I feel great!

Pauline loves pie.

I’m sorry to hear that you’re sick.

Simple Present

​USES

The other is to talk about habitual actions or occurrences.

Examples

Pauline practices the piano every day.

Ms. Jackson travels during the summer.

Hamsters run all night.

Present Progressive/continuous

​USES

To talk about ongoing actions/actions in progress at the moment of speaking.

Present Progressive/continuous

Examples

1. I am watching TV right now.

2. Maria is cleaning the house at this moment.

3. My parents are working today.

Simple Past

​USES

We use the simple past to talk about things that already happened or existed before now.

Simple Past

​Examples

Wolfgang entered a hula hoop contest.

He won the silver medal.

Past Progressive/continuous

​USES

The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, describes ongoing actions in the past, such as I was writing my research paper all night. It uses the same construction as the present continuous tense except with the past tense of the verb to be.

Past Progressive/continuous

EXAMPLES

1. You were becoming a great novelist before switching to screenplays. 

2. The days were getting shorter as winter approached. 

3. They were sleeping peacefully until the alarm rang. 

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

Melani ... actively.

• participate

• participates

Multiple Choice

1 - They .......................at home last night because it.......................snowy.

• were-was

• was-were

• are-is

• are-was

Multiple Choice

2- The boys .............at the school ten minutes ago.

• was

• were

• are

• is

Multiple Choice

3- Last summer my parents and I .......................on a cultural holiday.

• were

• are

• is

• was

Multiple Choice

She ________ popcorn with her friends.

• ate

• eat

• eaten

• eats

Multiple Choice

I ________ to the movies yesterday.

• gone

• went

• go

• goes

Multiple Choice

She _______ in that house when she was younger.

• lives

• have lived

• lived

• liven

Multiple Choice

I did not ________ the homework, so the teacher scolded me.

• did

• done

• do

• does

Multiple Choice

My cousin _______ a touching letter before going home.

• writes

• written

• wrotes

• wrote

Multiple Choice

They tried to make me go to university, but I ______ no.

• said

• say

• sayed

• says

Multiple Choice

________I___________(work) right now?

• are:work

• am:working

• you:work

• am:workking

Multiple Choice

You______________(jump) all over the place.

• am jumping

• are jump

• is jumping

• are jumping

Multiple Choice

He________________(send) a letter right now.

• is sending

• are sent

• is send

• are sending

Multiple Choice

What's the affirmative structure?

• Subject + is/are/am + VERB ing

• Subject + VERB ing + is/are/am

• Is/are/am + subject+ VERB ing

Multiple Choice

What's the negative structure?

• Subject + is/are/am + not+ VERB ing

• Subject + not + is/are/am VERB ing

• Subject + is/are/am + VERB ing + not

Multiple Choice

They ______ _______________ an ice cream

• is eating

• are eat

• is eat

• are eating

Multiple Choice

What is Sara doing?

• Sara is taking photos

• Sara is takinng photos

• Sara is take photos

Multiple Choice

Aisha ____ ____ very hard last year.

• is studied

• was studied

• is studying

• was studying

Multiple Choice

The students ____ _____ very loudly when the teacher came.

• are talk

• are talking

• was talk

• were talking

Multiple Choice

What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?

• are, do

• are, doing

• was, do

• were, doing

Multiple Choice

When I looked in the window, some people ____ ____ lunch.

• was eat

• were eat

• were eating

• was eating