Слайд 1Simple Present Tense
Used: habits, facts
Usual words: every …, usually,
sometimes, never, etc.
Remember: +s with he/she/it Question/Negative: do/does
Stative verbs (non
progressive verbs) are like facts—only simple present
1. My friend and I always _______________ (speak) English together.
2. Terry _____________ (work) as a cook at a big restaurant.
3. I _________________ (think) Seattle is a beautiful city. = fact (not action)
4. __________________ your father ___________ (speak) English?
Слайд 2Present Progressive Tense
Used: action happening NOW, at the present
time
Usual words: now, right now, this …, today
Remember: be verb
+ verb –ing Question/Negative: be verb
5. Larry and Susan ____________________ (build) a new house.
6. My sister __________________________ (wear) a red hat today.
7. I _________________________ (think) about my family right now.
8. _________ you______________ (work) this morning? (now)
Слайд 3Simple Past Tense
Used: finished action in the past
Usual words:
yesterday, in (1987), last (week), (3 days) ago, this …
(past)
Remember: regular and irregular verbs Question/Negative: did
9. I ______________ (forget) to do my homework last Monday.
10. Mr. And Mrs. Smith ___________ (be) married in 1974.
11. When I __________ (be) a child, I ______________ (like, not) vegetables.
12. _____________ you ____________ (work) this morning? (finished, past)
14. I __________________ (live) in California for many years. I _______________
(move) here two years ago.
15. When I ________________ (open) the package, I __________ (find) a nice book.
Слайд 4Past Progressive Tense
Used: to show an action happening at
a specific time in the past or at the same
time as another action in the past (not so common)
Usual words: while, as, at (3:00) yesterday
Remember: past be verb + verb –ing Question/Negative: be verb
17. While I __________________ (brush) my teeth, the lights went out. (long action) (short action)
18. Yesterday, while we ________________ (clean) the bathroom, they_________________________ (wash) the dishes. (two actions at the same time in the past.)
19. What _____________ your daughter __________ (do) last Monday at 4:30 PM?
Слайд 5Present Perfect
Used: to show a completed action sometime in
the past (we don’t know exactly when) to describe a
repeated action, past up to now with a few words (work, play, study, teach) to show an action, past up to now
Usual words: already, yet, never, ever (question), (three) times so far, since, for
Remember: have/has + pp (careful for irregular verbs) Question/Negative: have/has
19. A: ______________ you ever _______________ (see) a famous person?
B: No, I ________________.
20. I _________________________ (write) three letters so far this quarter.
21. Mark ______________________ (live) in Seattle since 1990.
22. They ______________________ (work) here for many years.
23. I _________________________ (finish, already) my homework, but I
_________________________ (clean, not) my room yet
Слайд 6Present Perfect Progressive
Used: to show an action that began
in the past and is happening now
to describe a recent
action, to describe an unfinished action
Usual words: all (day), recently, lately, for, since
Remember: have/has + been+ verb-ing Question/Negative: have/has
24. I’m really tired. I _________________ (write) on the computer all day.
25. Stephanie ___________________ (read) that book for three weeks and she’s still not finished.
26. A: What _______________________ (you, do) lately?
B: Oh, I _______________________ (work) a lot recently.
27. I’m sorry. My hands are dirty because I ________________ (plant) flowers in the garden.
28. This line is too long. We _________________________ (stand) here since 2:00!
Слайд 7Simple Future
Used: to describe a future action
Usual words: tomorrow,
in (three days), next (year)
Remember: will + verb / be
+ going to + verb (especially for a plan)
Question/Negative: will / won’t + verb
with future time words (before, after, when, as soon as, if, etc.) – use
present tense with some fact words (plan, intend, want, hope) use
present tense
29. In two weeks, my family and I __________________ (fly) to New York.
30. What ____________________ (you, do) tomorrow evening?
31. After Sarah _______________ (finish) high school next spring, she
____________________________________ (get) a job.
32. Next year, I _______________________ (plan) to take college classes
Слайд 8DIRECTIONS: Write the correct form of the verbs (SIMPLE PRESENT,
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE, PAST, PAST PROGRESSIVE, FUTURE, PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE)
in parentheses in the spaces provided. First, look at the time expressions to
determine the appropriate verb tense. Spelling counts.
1. A: How long (YOUR SISTER, LIVE) ______________________________in Miami?
B: She (BE) _____________________here since she (GRADUATE) _________________ from college.
Слайд 92. A: How (YOU, LIKE)____________________ my new car? I (BUY)
____________________ it just last week.
B: It’s beautiful! How much (YOU,
PAY) ______________________________ for it?
A: Well, originally the dealer (WANT) ________________________ $10,000, but he finally (SELL) _______________________________ it to me for $9,000.
Слайд 103. A: I (LOOK FOR) ______________________________ Pepe all morning long.
Where is he?
B: He’s at the library. He (STUDY) ______________________there
since 8:00 a.m. because he (HAVE) ___________________ a big test tomorrow.
A: What time (HE, BE) ____________________________ back?
B: He (COME) ___________________ home when the library (CLOSE) ___________.
Слайд 114. A: Where’s Tom?
B: He (BE) ____________________ on the phone.
A:
Oh. Who (HE, TALK) ____________________________ to?
B: To Marta. They (TALK)
______________________________ for the past two hours!
Слайд 125. A: (YOU, EVER, GO) _____________________________ to the Florida Keys?
B:
Yes. In fact, I (GO) __________________________________ there last week.
Слайд 136. A: Hi. (YOU, BE) _________________________ home later this evening?
B:
No. In fact, I (LEAVE) __________________ in a few minutes
to go to a movie.
(YOU, WANT) __________________________ to come?
A: What (YOU, SEE) _____________________________?
B: The Mummy Returns.
A: No, thanks. I (SEE, ALREADY) _______________________ it three times.
Слайд 147. A: (YOUR SON, HAVE) ________________________ a driver’s license?
B: Yes,
he ________________________.
A: How long (HE, DRIVE) ________________________________?
B: Since he (BE)
___________ sixteen years old.
A; (HE, HAVE, EVER) ______________________________ an accident?
B: Yes, he ______________. He (HAVE) _______________________ his first accident two days after he (GET) ______________________ his license. He (HIT) ______________________ a police car while he (PULL) _________________________ out of the Publix parking lot.
Слайд 158. While Sue (BUY) ____________________________ gas at the Shell station
last night, someone (STEAL) _______________________________ her purse.
9. When Rosa (GO)
_______________________ to Disneyworld next month, she
(VISIT)_____________________ the Epcot Center. If she (HAVE) __________________
enough money, she (VISIT) _________________________ Universal Studios, too.
Слайд 16Directions: Fill in the blanks with a form of the
verb in parentheses. Use
any appropriate verb tense.
Two years ago, I
(1)__________________ (get) a job at a
company called WordTech. Now, I (2)_____________(use)
computers at work every day, but before I
(3)_______________ (come) to the United States, I
(4)___________________________ (touch-never) a computer. It
(5)_________________________ (take-not) me very long to learn basic
computer skills because I 6)___________________________________(take / already) a course in typing. By the time I (7)__________________________
(leave) my country, I (8)________________________________ (finish)
secretarial school. While I (9)__________________________(look) for a job
here, I (10)______________________________(take) a course in information
technology. I (11)______________________________ (continue) to learn new
things since I (12)_______________________ (start) working at WordTech. For
example, now I (13)________________________________ (learn) how to
search for information on the Internet. Next week, I (14)_______________________________ (start) taking a course about web
design.
Слайд 17Working with Tenses
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate
tense. Look at the time
expressions for clues.
Слайд 181. Juan __________________(study) English for many years.
2. His sister ______________________(finish)
her English classes last semester.
3. Right now, we ______________________________(work) on
a very interesting project.
4. Before the teacher came to class, the students __________________________
(complete) their assignments.
Слайд 195. Sandie and George ______________________________(continue) their studies for one more
year.
6. By the time the teacher comes to class, the
students________ (complete) their assignments.
7. Iva _______________________________(meet) a young man at the supermarket last Saturday.
8. While James and his wife ___________________________(drive) home, they
saw a parade.
Слайд 209. Tomorrow, Lisa’s brother __________________________(start) his new job.
10. My students
always (enjoy) _______talking in English in
class.
11. Since their family __________________________(arrive)
to this country, they
___________________(be) very happy.
12. When José got home, his parents _____________________ (go) to sleep an hour before.
Слайд 2113. Andy and the boys _____________________(enjoy) the World Cup now
that it is on.
14. My car ______________(break) down three days
ago.
15. I’m sorry. I cannot walk anymore. I ______________(walk) for an hour.
Слайд 22Practicing with Verb Tenses
Answer the following questions.
1. Where do you
live?
___________________
2. What tense is this?
Слайд 233. What did you do yesterday?
4. What tense is this?
Слайд 245. What have you done since you began school here?
6.
What tense is this?
Слайд 257. What will you do when you finish your
English
classes?
8. What tense is this?
Слайд 269. What were you doing last night
at around 7
o’clock?
10. What tense is this?
Слайд 2711. What are you doing now?
12. What tense is this?
Слайд 2813. What had you done before you started
classes in
college?
14. What tense is this?
Слайд 2915. How long have you been
studying English?
16. What tense
is this?
Слайд 3017. What had you been doing before
you woke up
this morning?
18. What tense is this?
Слайд 3119. What will you have accomplished
by the time you
finish studying
English?
20. What tense is this?
Слайд 32Tenses and Time Expressions:
Read the sentences and fill in the
blanks, using the correct tense of the verb in parentheses.
1.
When Mary left the restaurant, she _________________ (take, not) her purse with her. She _____________(leave) it on her chair.
2. By the time Mary realized that her purse was still in the restaurant hanging on the chair she _________________(sit) in, she ________________ (drive) twenty miles.
3. She noticed her purse wasn’t beside her on the front seat when she _________________ (search) for her cell phone to make a call.
Слайд 334. Mary stopped her car ______________ (look) under the front
seat and in the
back seat ____________ (try) to locate her
purse. When she ______________
(find, not) it, she turned around and ___________ (drive) back to the restaurant.
5. When she arrived back at the restaurant, the police __________(talk) to two teenagers. One of the police officers had her purse in his hand.
Слайд 346. After speaking to the police, Mary ______________ (realize) that
the kids
__________ (call) the police to turn in her purse.
She ________ (feel) happy.
These kids deserved a reward for their honesty!
7. The two kids ____________ (sit) at Mary’s table after she
________________ (leave). The waitress apparently never _______________
(see) the purse when she cleaned the table.
Слайд 35Present Tense
Directions: Find the mistakes with the underlined words and
correct them.
NOT EVERY SENTENCE HAS A MISTAKE. If the
sentence is correct, write, “correct”.
1. Why you don’t listen to me?
2. How you spell “beautiful”?
3. Is very hot and humid today.
4. My family and I live in Miami.
5. The college is being in Fort Lauderdale.
6. She’s my favorite teacher.
7. I don’t have my textbook yet.
8. She come from Nicaragua.
9. Marta does go to the movies every Saturday.
10. How much your new car costs?
Слайд 36FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH PRESENT, PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, PAST, OR
PAST PROGRESSIVE.
1.- A: (hear, you)_____________________ the thunder last night?
B: No,
I (hear, not)__ anything all night. I (be)__ asleep.
2.- A: I (want)_____________ to go to the mall this afternoon and
(look)____ for a new dress. (want, you)_____to go with me?
B: I can’t. I (have)________________ another appointment. Besides, I (buy)_________________ a new dress last week.
3.- The children (feed)__ bread to the birds in the park yesterday.
4.- John (forget)__ to bring his textbook to school almost every day.
5.- I always (catch)_______________ a cold in the winter. Last winter, I (catch)______________ two colds in one month!
6.- Marta (eat)___ dinner last night when Joe (get)__ home.
7.- Yesterday, it (begin)___ to rain while I (walk)______ to school.
8.- Joe and I usually (go)______ to the movies on Saturday night, but Maria (stay)___________ home and watches television.
