REMEMBER

When do you use PRESENT SIMPLE? We use it when we talk about ....

• things that are true now

• things that are always true (general truth)

• things that happen regularly

• all the above

Which sentence is in the Present simple?

• I live in the city centre.

• She doesn't live in a village.

• Do they live down town?

• All of them

When do we use PRESENT CONTINUOUS? It is used to talk about .... (Choose 2 answers!)

• things happened in the past

• things that are happening at the time we are speaking

• things that happen regularly

• temporary situation

Which TWO sentences below are in the present continuous?

• Sorry, I can't talk now. I'm having dinner.

• Sshh! Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.

• I play football every Saturday.

• He was watching TV when his friend called.

We use PAST SIMPLE to talk about ....

• things that happened at a particular time in the past

• planned action

• things that were in progress at a time in the past

• predictions

To form the past simple of some verbs, you add ... to the regular verbs; and use ... to the irregular verbs

• -es or -s; V2

• -ing; V1

• -ed or -d; V2

• V1; V2

We use the past continuous to talk about ....

• things that were in progress at a time in the past, often when something else happened

• for predictions that you have already made

• things that are happening at a time we are speaking

• for decisions at the time of speaking

Present perfect simple is used when we talk about ....

• past actions that happened in a specific time.

• past actions that are connected to the future time.

• past actions that are connected to the present time.

• past actions that were in progress in the past.

Which sentence has the correct present perfect form?

• Has they made anything?

• He has maked anything

• He haven't made anything

• Have you made anything?

We can talk about the FUTURE in English by using: (choose 2 answers)

• will (for predictions or decisions at the time of speaking)

• will (for decisions you have already made)

• going to (for predictions at the time of speaking)

• going to (for decisions you have already made)