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Revision of all the tenses
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This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Tenses
Revision of all the tenses

Slide 1 - Slide

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

Slide 2 - Mind map

Make a sentence using the present continuous.

Slide 3 - Open question

Make a sentence using the past perfect.

Slide 4 - Open question

Make a sentence using the future.

Slide 5 - Open question

When do you use the present continuous?

Slide 6 - Open question

When do you use the present perfect?

Slide 7 - Open question

When do you use the past perfect?

Slide 8 - Open question

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

Slide 9 - Slide

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

Slide 10 - Slide

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

Slide 11 - Open question

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

Slide 12 - Open question

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

Slide 13 - Open question

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

Slide 14 - Open question

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.

Slide 15 - Open question

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

Slide 16 - Open question

Let's practice
Grammar booklet:
H3 p. 17-18 ex A and D (until sentence 8)
H5 p. 24 ex E  

Slide 17 - Slide