revision of the tenses

• Grammar (tenses
• Secundair onderwijs

revision of the tenses

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

When do you use a past continuous?

1. to talk about long actions going on in the past
2. habits/routine
3. to describe an action that is completely over
4. to describe something that is going on right now

which one of the following words is not an adverb of frequency

1. rarely
2. always
3. never
4. during

And adverb of frequency is a strong indication of the presence of the following tense:

1. past simple
2. past continuous
3. present simple
4. present continuous

Describe in your own words when a present continuous is the most appropriate to use

Drag the right time-indicator to the right tense.

present continuos

past continuos

while

when

now

at the moment

They _______ (go) to Spain last summer

1. went
2. go
3. were going
4. are going

She _______ (not listen) to me while I was talking.

1. doesn't listen
2. wasn't listening
3. isn't listening
4. didn't listen

Turn the following sentence into a question: Tom was watching a movie when I called him

We _______ our grandmother once a month.

1. visited
2. were visiting
3. are visiting
4. visit

Correct the mistake in the sentence: I was playing the guitar last week for the first time in my life

They __________ (play) football __________ the storm started

1. played, while
2. were playing, when
3. are playing, when
4. were playing, while

Turn the following sentence into a question: The dog is barking loudly in the garden right now

I __________________ my English homework __________________, so I can’t come to the phone

1. do, now
2. did, yesterday
3. am doing, right now
4. was doing, at this moment

Correct the mistake in the sentence:
They were watching a movie yesterday night.

Correct the mistake in the sentence:
My parents cooked dinner when my brother entered the kitchen.

I ______ to the radio when I ________ this fantastic song

1. listened, heard
2. was listening, heard
3. was listening, was hearing
4. listened, was hearing

Correct the mistake in the sentence:
It suddenly is starting to rain heavily while we played basketball.

while I ________ , I _________ and
______ my elbow

1. danced, fell, broke
2. am dancing, fall, break
3. was dancing, was falling, was breaking
4. was dancing, fell, broke

Turn the following sentence into a question: We had pizza for dinner last night.