Unit 6 – tenses

Unit 6 – tenses
Zeitform
Present Simple
“he, she, it –
das s
muss mit!”
Present
continuous
Signalwörter
usually, often,
sometimes, every day/
week/ month/ year, on
Tuesdays, at the
weekend, in the
mornings, always
now, at the moment,
today, still
“be” + -ing
Past Simple
-ed oder
2. Form
Past
continuous
yesterday, last week /
month / year, three
days ago, when I was
12, in 1996
while, during
Beispielsätze
Sätze mit not
Fragesätze
I often play basketball.
She often plays
basketball.
I don’t play basketball.
She doesn’t play basketball.
Do you play basketball?
Does he play football?
Where do you meet?
When does she sing?
I’m writing a letter at the
moment.
She’s still phoning.
I’m not writing a letter.
She isn’t phoning.
Are you writing a letter?
Is she phoning now?
What are you doing?
Where is he going?
I visited you last year.
He felt ill 2 days ago.
I didn’t visit you last year.
He didn’t feel ill 2 days ago.
I was listening to Greg.
I was watching TV.
I wasn’t listening to Greg.
I wasn’t watching TV.
Did you visit me?
Did he play football?
Who did you talk to?
Where did he go to?
Were you listening to Greg?
Were you watching TV?
“be” in the past +
-ing
ever, just, never,
already, before, yet,
since, for
I have just talked to him. I haven’t talked to him yet.
Have you ever talked to him?
She has just seen this
She hasn’t seen this film yet. Has she ever seen Michael
film.
Jackson?
Why have you never visited
me?
Why has she never seen the
film?
will-future
tomorrow, on Sunday,
soon, at the weekend,
next week/ month/
year …
I will watch TV
tomorrow.
She will visit him at the
weekend.
going to –
future
s.o.
I’m going to sing a
song soon.
He’s going to sing a
song soon.
Present Perfect
have/has
+ 3. Form
I will not (= won’t) watch TV
tomorrow.
She will not (= won’t) visit
him at the weekend.
Will you watch TV tomorrow?
Will she visit him at the
weekend?
When will you meet tomorrow?
Where will she go on Sunday?
I’m not going to sing a song Are you going to sing a song
soon.
soon?
He’s not going to sing a
Is he going to sing a song
song soon.
soon?
Present Simple
Present continuous
Past Simple
Present Perfect
will-futre
He goes.
He is going.
He went.
He has gone.
He’ll go.
She plays football.
She is playing football.
She played football.
She has played football.
She’ll play football.
They cook the meal.
They are cooking the meal.
They cooked the meal.
They have cooked the meal.
They will cook the meal.
We go home.
We’re going home.
We went home.
We have gone home.
We’ll go home.
We read a book.
We’re reading a book.
We read a book.
We have read a book.
We’ll read a book.
I dance.
I am dancing.
I danced
I have danced.
I’ll dance.
He walks to school.
He’s walking to school.
He walked to school.
He has walked to school.
He’ll walk to school.
She is happy.
She’s being happy.
She was happy.
She has been happy.
She’ll be happy.
She gets a one.
She’s getting a one.
She got a one.
She has got a one.
She’ll get a one.
You write a letter.
You are writing a letter.
You wrote a letter.
You have written a letter.
You’ll write a letter.
He runs to school.
He’s running to school.
He ran to school.
He has run to school.
He’ll run to school.
They leave.
They are leaving.
They left.
They have left.
They’ll leave.
1. Tenses
Put the following sentence into all tenses: Jim (go) to school.
present simple:
Jim goes to school.
present continuous:
Jim is going to school.
past simple:
Jim went to school.
past continuous:
Jim was going to school.
present perfect:
Jim has gone to school.
will-future:
Jim will go to school.
going to-future:
Jim is going to go to school.
2. Present Simple or Present continuous?
Underline the signal words: Present Simple (red), Present continuous (green).
1. Tim always ____________ (like) eating ice-cream. But he
_____________ (not eat) ice-cream now, he _______________ (have) his
breakfast.
always; likes
now; isn’t eating, is
having
2. The Millers ____________ (visit) the Clarks on Saturdays. So they
____________________ (not come) today.
on Saturdays, are
visiting
today, aren’t
coming
look, is he doing
is carrying
3. Look at Peter! What ____________________ (he, do)? He
___________________ (carry) a big basket.
4. Why _______________________(the boys, play) indoors today?
- Because it ___________________ (rain)
today; are the boys
playing
is raining
5. David, can you help me? – Yes, just a moment, I __________________
(just, wash) my hands.
just, ‘m washing
6. Listen, the children _________________ (make) a terrible noise. – I
know, they always ______________ some noise.
listen, are making
always, make
7. In summer the children never ________________ (go) to school by bus.
in summer; go
8. Today Mrs Clark and her visitors __________________ (sit) in the
garden and __________________ (drink) tea. They __________________
(like) tea.
today; are sitting
are drinking
like
9. _________________________ (Peter, always, read) comics? – No, he
______________ , he ______________________ (sometimes, read)
books.
always; does Peter
always read
sometimes; doesn’t,
reads
10. My sister and I ______________ (have) breakfast at 7 o'clock, my little
brother _________________ (not eat) in the morning.
at 7 o’clock; have
in the morning;
doesn’t eat
sometimes;
watches
usually; reads
look; is working
often; works
11. Sometimes Susan _______________ (watch) science fiction films, but
she usually ______________ (read) love stories.
12. Look, Mr Cooper _____________ (work). He often ___________
(work) in his garden.
13. I never _____________ (eat) tomatoes, but we ______________ (buy)
some today.
never; eat
today, are buying
3. Past Simple or Past continuous?
1. When Peter ______________ (come) home his cat ______________ (sit)
at the front door.
came, was sitting
2. While Ann ______________ (watch) TV somebody ______________
(take away) her bike.
was watching,
took away
3. When I ______________ (clean) the kitchen my children _____________
(do) their homework.
was cleaning,
were doing
4. Past Simple or Present Perfect?
1. Last year she _____________ (go) to France to visit her aunt.
went
2. When ____________________ (you/come) home?
did you come
3. I _______________ (write) a letter. Can you post it please!
have written
4. We ______________ (not/see) the cat since yesterday.
haven’t seen
5. Where ______________________ (he/buy) these ugly shoes?
did he buy
6. We ____________________ (not/do) our homework yet.
haven’t done
5. Fill in the verbs in the correct tenses (present simple or continuous, past simple, future).
Today in the evening I________________ (go) to the cinema with some friends.
will go
I always ________________ (write) good marks in my Maths tests.
write
Sue ________________ (wear) her new dark blue dress tomorrow evening.
will wear
I ________________ (be) happy that he ________________ (be) here now!
am, is
She ________________ (meet) him in the park two weeks ago.
met
The grass and the trees ________________ (be) dry (= trocken). It
________________ (not rain) the last month. I hope _____________ (rain) soon.
are, did
not rain,
will rain
will be, will
have
It ________________ (be) a sunny and hot the next weekend. We
________________ (have) a boat ride.
It ________________ (snow) a lot the last weeks. Look, it ________________
(still snow).
Where ________________ (you/spend) your next holidays? In France again? –
No, we ________________ (go) there last year. This year we ________________
(fly) to Greece.
snowed, is
still
snowing
will you
spend,
went, will
fly
6. Which is right? Tick the correct sentence.
I phone you tomorrow.
I’ll phone you tomorrow.
I didn’t do the shopping yesterday.
I don’t do the shopping yesterday.
I watch a lot of sport on TV.
I will watch a lot of sport on TV.
I think I’ll go for a walk.
I think I go for a walk.
Jim is buying a new car.
Jim will buy a new car.
I give her the letter tonight.
I’ll give her the letter tonight.
Do you do anything this evening?
Will you do anything this evening?
Claire phoned me yesterday.
Claire phones me yesterday.
7. Fill in the verbs in the correct tenses. Answer the questions.
Shakespeare _______________ (die) in 1616.
died
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Past Simple
Warum?
Es wir ein bestimmter Zeitpunkt in der
Vergangenheit angesprochen.
I _______________ (never drink) beer in the morning.
never drink
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Present Simple
Warum?
Eine regelmässige Handlung/
Gewohnheit wird beschrieben.
_________________ (you do) your homework now?
are you doing
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Present continuous
Warum?
Es wird gefragt, was gerade jetzt im
Augenblick geschieht.
She _____________ (not like) football.
doesn’t like
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Present Simple
Warum?
Eine anhaltende Grundhaltung wird
beschrieben.
Look! He _______________ (climb) up the wall!
is climbing
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Present continuous
Warum?
Es wird auf etwas aufmerksam
gemacht, was gerade jetzt passiert.
I ____________________ (never be) to Paris.
have never been
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Present perfect
Warum?
Die Aussage ist von der Vergangenheit
bis heute gültig.
Yesterday I ____________ (wake up) at nine thirty.
woke up
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Past simple
Warum?
Die Handlung fand in der Vergangenheit statt und ist abgeschlossen.
As usual, we _________ (spend) our holidays at home.
spent
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Past simple
Warum?
Eine Gewohnheit wird ausgedrückt.
So she came in. ____________ (you read) the
newspaper at that moment?
were you reading
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Past continuous
Warum?
Die Handlung fand statt, während noch
etwas anderes passierte.
At 11.30 John and Lena ___________ (play) tennis.
were playing
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Past continuous
Warum?
Handlung geschah zu einem
best. Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit
________________ (you see) my new car yet?
have you seen
Welche Zeit setzt du ein?
Present Perfect
Warum?
Antwort bezieht sich auf die Zeit von
der Vergangenheit bis heute.
8. Fill in the correct tenses: Present Simple, Present continuous, Past Simple, Future (willfuture, going to-future).
1. Listen! Sam __________________ Rock again. (play)
is playing
2. Every Sunday Jim __________________ Father's car. (wash)
washes
3. I __________________ my work the day before yesterday. (finish)
finished
4. I __________________ her tomorrow. (see)
‘m going to see
5. Tomorrow Stephen __________________ football. (play)
is going to play
6. Let's play mini-golf. Oh no we _________________that yesterday. (play)
played
7 . I __________________ English now. (learn)
‘m learning
8. The twins __________________ TV at the moment. (watch)
are watching
9. Mr Clark usually__________________the Sunday dinner. (cook)
cooks
10. Mr. and Mrs. Brown __________________ in England. (live)
live
11. Sandy, you ____________________________ late yesterday. (be)
were
12. It __________________ tomorrow. (not/rain)
won’t rain
13. She __________________ an exercise now. (do)
is doing
14. Let's go into town. Oh no, we ________________ there last week. (go)
went
15. Yesterday Mother __________________ her friend Mrs Brewer. (meet)
met
16. It __________________ fine weather next week. (be)
‘ll be
17. I hope they __________________ next Sunday. (come)
‘ll come
18. There __________________ twenty people at last night's party. (be)
were
19. Mother __________________ fish and chips last Thursday. (buy)
bought
20. Father __________________ the house at 8.30 every day. (leave)
leaves
21. They __________________ away next week. (go)
are going to go
22. I __________________ English every day. (learn)
learn
9. Write the correct form.
+?, I, run, Present Simple
Do I run…?
-?, we, say, Past Simple
Didn’t we say…?
+, you, go, Present Simple
you go
-, I, swim, Past Simple
I didn’t swim
+, we, walk, Present continuous
we are walking
-, you, dream, Past Simple
you didn’t dream
-?, I, dream, Present Simple
Don’t I dream …?
-?, he, catch, Past Simple
Doesn’t he catch …?
+, she, spend, Past Simple
she spent
+, you, ask, Past continuous
you were asking
-, he, lie, Past Simple
he didn’t lie
-?, she, eat, Present Simple
Doesn’t she eat …?
+, you, bring, Past Simple
you brought
+?, we, learn, Present Perfect
Have we learned…?
-?, I, write, Past Simple
Didn’t I write …?
+, they, sell, Present Perfect
they have sold
-?, she, shake, Present Simple
Doesn’t she shake …?
-, I, speak, Present Simple
I don’t speak
+, she, help, will-future
she’ll help
-, you, fly, Present Perfect
you haven’t flown
+?, I, do, Past Simple
Did I (do)?
-?, we, see, Present Simple
Don’t we see …?
+, she, stand, Past Simple
she stood
-?, you, tell, Present Simple
Don’t you tell …?
+, they, understand, Past Simple
they understood
-, he, cut, Present Simple
he doesn’t cut
-?, you, hope, Past Simple
Didn’t you hope?
-, you, feel, Present Perfect
you haven’t felt
+, I, fall, Past Simple
I fell
+?, you, drive, Present Simple
Do you drive …?
+?, I, wear, Past Simple
Did I wear …?
-?, we, have, Present Simple
Don’t we have?
-, he, be, going to-future
he isn’t going to be

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