Revision of the present and past tenses

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Which tenses have we already learnt?

Which tense do you recognize: She cleaned her apartment last weekend.

A

present simple

B

present continuous

C

past simple

D

past continuous

Which tense do you recognize: I call my mother every Sunday.

A

present simple

B

present continuous

C

past simple

D

past continuous

Which tense do you recognize: The sun was shining brightly.

A

present simple

B

present continuous

C

past simple

D

past continuous

Which tense do you recognize: The children are sleeping.

A

present simple

B

present continuous

C

past simple

D

past continuous

Present simple

Peter and his friends _______ (to go) to school by bus.

The bank ________ at 4.30. (to close)

Present continuous

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences and use the present continuous: to make / breakfast / this morning / dad?

Past simple

I ___________ (to eat) dinner at six o’clock yesterday.

They _____________ (to miss) the bus this morning.

Past continuous

Form a question by using the past continuous: they / how / to feel?

Present simple

Present continuous

Past simple

Past continuous

routines and habits

general truths

sequence of actions

actions going on now

temporary actions

long actions going on in the past

actions in the past, completely over

When the phone _____(to ring), she _____(to write) a letter.

A

ringed - wrote

B

was ringing - wrote

C

rang - was writing

D

rings - was writing

In the picture we can see that Goofy ___ (to run).

A

ran

B

runs

C

was running

D

is running

Revision exercises

WB p. 214-217

p. 214: Fill in the theory grid

p. 215: Do exercise 25

Haunted hotel

Haunted hotel

Last year you saw an advert for a discount holiday, staying at a hotel in the country. So you made a booking that you regretted for the rest of your life! You are now going to tell the story while playing a game. Use your imagination to make it interesting and scary! Remember to tell the story in the past. Good luck!

Game rules

Game board