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• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4,5

Tenses

Revision of all the tenses

Name as many different tenses as you can think of. (E.g. present simple)

Make a sentence using the present continuous.

Make a sentence using the past perfect.

Make a sentence using the future.

When do you use the present continuous?

When do you use the present perfect?

When do you use the past perfect?

Tenses

Present simple              altijd, nooit of regelmatig           I often watch TV
Present continuous    nu bezig of aan de gang              He’s watching TV right now
Past simple                    een moment in het verleden      We got home at ten yesterday evening
Past continuous           toen aan de gang                            She was reading when I saw her
Present perfect            toen tot en met nu                          They have lived here for six years
Pres. Perfect cont.      toen tot en met nu + nadruk       I’ve been waiting for an hour
Past perfect                   een actie in vt vond plaats voor een andere actie in vt                      

                                                                                                              I bought the dress after I had seen it on TV
Future                               Intentie/Voorspelling                    We’re going to eat out this evening

Future                               Voorspelling/spontane actie     We will/shall arrive there at 8

Future                               Tijdschema's                                     The plane leaves at 7 a.m. tomorrow

Let's give it a try!

Write down the correct form of the verb in brackets. If there's more than one, separate them with a comma, like this:

have been, worked

1. My brothers _________(buy) some land in southern France recently.

2. They _________ (build) a summer house there at the moment.

3. Jonathon ____ (watch) the news on TV every day and it ____ (help) him with his English.

4. My car _____ (break) down when I _____ (drive) home from work.

5. I would have fixed it if I ____ (know) what was wrong. But I didn’t so I ____ (have) to take it to the garage.

6. When he ___ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old.

Let's practice

Grammar booklet:

H3 p. 17-18 ex A and D (until sentence 8)

H5 p. 24 ex E