Revision of tenses_4_eso

Revision of tenses

4º ESO

CPI Tino Grandío

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Review of tenses

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• Many tourists __________________ (stay) at the hotel in the winter, but my parents ____________________ (not / stay) there.

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• Many tourists stay at the hotel in the winter, but my parents aren’t staying there. – stay: present simple because it is a habitual action

– aren’t staying: present continuous because it refers to the present period: these days

• Many tourists stayed at the hotel in the winter, but my parents didn’t stay there. – stayed: past simple because it is a past action

– didn’t stay: past simple because it is a negative past action

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• What ________________ (they / do) now?

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• What are they doing now?

– are they doing:

• present continuous because the verb tells us about this moment

• Remember: AUX + SUBJ +VERB in questions

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• We __________________ (visit) the Louvre Museum last Christmas but we _______________ (not / visit) the Eiffel Tower.

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• We visited the Louvre Museum last Christmas but we didn’t visit the Eiffel Tower.

– visited: past simple for finished actions in a finished time (last Christmas)

– didn’t visit: past simple negative

• Didn’t + infinitive

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• While they _________________ (travel) around the USA, they ________________ (stay) in cheap hostels.

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• While they were travelling around the USA, they stayed in cheap hostels.

– were travelling: past continuous for actions in progress in the past

• After while

– stayed: past simple for finished actions in a finished time

• regular past form

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• __________________ (Henry /swim) in the river at the moment?

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• Is Henry swimming in the river at the moment?

– Is Henry swimming: present continuous for actions in progress at present

• AUX + SUBJ + VERB

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• Listen! Sarah _________________ (play) the piano.

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• Listen! Sarah is playing the piano.

– is playing: present continuous for actions taking place at this moment

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• Yesterday morning we _____________ (come) to school, _____________ (have) a lecture by the Guardia Civil and _________________ (finish) our classes but we ________________ (not / have) a sandwich.

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• Yesterday morning we came to school, had a lecture by the Guardia Civil and finished our classes but we didn’t have a sandwich.

– came / had / finished / didn’t have : past simple forms for finished actions in a finished time

– didn’t have: negative past form of verb have

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• Last year Rafael Nadal _____________________ (not / win) many tournaments but now he ___________________ (play) much better.

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• Last year Rafael Nadal didn’t win many tournaments but now he plays much better.

- didn’t win: past simple for finished actions in the past (last year=

- plays: present simple – 3rd person singular (+-s)

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• On Mondays and Tuesdays we _________________ (have) a ten-minute break and we _____________________ (not / go) to the library because Silvia _____________________ (not / lend) any books to students.

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• On Mondays and Tuesdays we have a ten-minute break and we don’t go to the library because Silvia doesn’t lend any books to students.

- have: present simple for habitual actions (on Mondays and Tuesdays)

- don’t go: negative present simple (don’t + inf)

- doesn’t lend: negative present simple in the 3rd person (doesn’t + inf.)

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• I have phoned my sister. We ________________________ (buy) a present for our mother’s birthday.

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• I have phoned my sister. We are going to buy a present for our mother’s birthday.

- are going to buy: present continuous for planned future actions

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• Last week, while the teacher __________________________ (read) a book, we ______________________(not / use) our mobile phones.

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• Last week, while the teacher was reading a book, we didn’t use our mobile phones.

- was reading: past continuous for progressive actions in the past

- didn’t use: past simple: negative finished action in the past

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• What __________________________________ (the primary students /do) now? They __________________________ (play) football in the pavilion.

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• What are the primary students doing now? They are playing football in the pavilion.

- are the primary students doing: present continuous for actions happening now * questions: AUX + SUBJ + VERB

- are playing: present continuous for actions happening now

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• Next summer my classmates _____________________ (go / probably) to a larger secondary school in Lugo but we ________________________ (not /go) to the school in Piringalla.

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• Next summer my classmates will probably go to a larger secondary school in Lugo but we won’t go to the school in Piringalla.

- will probably go: future simple for predictions or unplanned actions * adverb between auxiliary and verb

- won’t go: future simple for predictions (won’t + inf)

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• My mother ________________________ (like) to swim in the summer but she ______________________ (not / like) swimming in the river.

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• My mother likes to swim in the summer but she doesn’t like swimming in the river.

- likes: present simple (3rd person –s) for habitual actions

- doesn’t like: negative present simple (doesn’t like)

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• ____________________ (you / find) the lost cat yesterday afternoon? No, I haven’t found it yet. My brother thinks it ____________________ (be) away from home.

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• Did you find the lost cat yesterday afternoon? No, I haven’t found it yet. My brother thinks it is away from home.

- did you find: question in the past simple for finished past actions (AUX + SUB + VERB)

- is: present simple for present actions

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• She ____________________ (switch) on the TV while we ____________________ (dance) in the garden.

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• She switched on the TV while we were dancing in the garden.

- switched: past simple for brief action that interrupts the longer one * regular verb

- were dancing: past continuous for actions in progress in the past (was/were + -ing)

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• Surprisingly, the babies _____________________ (not / cry) while our neighbours _____________________ (have) a noisy party.

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• Surprisingly, the babies didn’t cry / weren’t crying while our neighbours were having a noisy party.

- didn’t cry: past simple for short action interrupting the longer one

- weren’t crying: past continuous for simultaneous action

- were having: actions in progress in the past

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• Last year my grandparents ________________________ (not / have) any holidays: they ______________________ (not / go) to Palencia or Burgos.

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• Last year my grandparents didn’t have any holidays: they didn’t go to Palencia or Burgos.

- didn’t have: negative past simple (didn’t + inf) for finished action in the past

- didn’t go: finished action in the past

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• Be quiet! ______________________ (not / speak) to me anymore!

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• Be quiet! Don’t speak to me anymore!

- don’t speak: negative imperative (don’t + inf)

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