Time Expressions

Time Expressions

Past Simple and Present Continuous

Expressions for the past tense

• Last- last night, last Sunday, last weekend, last month

• Ago-10 min ago, an hour ago, three days ago, a year ago

• Yesterday-yesterday morning, yesterday evening

Time Adverbials

• We use time reference+ago

• --The movie ended 5 minutes ago.

• --I took the photo many years ago.

• --I came to the city a long time ago.

Time Adverbials

• (last + time reference)

• --I saw a game on TV last night.

• --Michael arrived in Mexico last January.

Time Adverbials

• (yesterday+morning/afternoon/evening)

• She left the hospital yesterday afternoon.

• Yesterday evening, Frank called me.

Present Continuous

A.K.A Present Progressive

Time Expressions

• ( am/is/are+V+ing)

• now, right now/just now

• at this moment/the moment

• Look!

• Listen!

Multiple Choice

He _______ the Nobel Prize last year.

• winned

• won

• wined

• is winning

Multiple Choice

We ____________ basketball at the park.

• is playing

• playing

• are playing

• played

Multiple Choice

It __________ raining an hour ago.

• stopped

• stoped

• is stopping

• are stopping

Multiple Choice

What are you doing?

• They're singing.

• She's listening to music.

• I doing my homework

• I'm playing the guitar.

Multiple Choice

Please stop talking. I _____ _________ to study.

• have, try

• am, trying

• am, try

• have, trying