Grammar exercises (Tenses)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Present Simple

Wat weet je nog over de Present Simple?

SHIT

She

He

IT

bij He/She/IT 

werkwoord

werkwoord eindigend op S-klank

werkwoord eindigend op medeklinker Y

-S

-ES

-IES

Present simple
He ..... (to call)

1. call
2. calls

Present simple
It ....... (to start) in 10 minutes.

1. start
2. starts

Present simple
We often ........... (to talk) about or holiday.

1. talk
2. talks

Present simple
I never ....... (to wear) this dress to school.

1. wear
2. wears

Present simple
They ...... (to visit) us every summer.

1. visit
2. visits

PRESENT CONTINOUS

Present contiNUous: gebeurt NU 

Always use this form:

1. am, is / are 

2. hele werkwoord

3. -ing 

Example: They are working now

I .......... (listen) to music at the moment.

1. am listening
2. are listening
3. is listening

They .......... (read) the book The city of bones.

1. are reading
2. am reading
3. is reading

Max Verstappen .......... (race) at the track.

1. is raceing
2. are racing
3. is racing
4. are racing

The Past Simple

Bij regelmatige ww                     Bij onregelmatige ww

altijd het hele WW + ed

Je gebruikt de Past Simple als je zeker 

weet dat iets in het verleden gebeurd is

en nu afgelopen is.

2e rij (Past Simple)

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
Nancy ....... with her friends yesterday.

1. has played
2. played
3. plaied
4. did played

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
Famke Louise ...... another bad concert last night.

1. haved
2. gived
3. has done
4. gave

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
Miss vd Valk ....... me how to use the Past Simple yesterday.

1. teached
2. taughted
3. taught
4. teaches

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
In July 2019 Boris Johnson ..... the Prime Minister of the UK.

1. became
2. become
3. becomed
4. becamed

Past Continuous

was

                                   of        +  ww   +  ing

were

He was cleaning the house.

We ______
(watch) TV when we ______
(hear) a loud noise.

1. were watching - heared
2. was watching - heared
3. were watching - heard
4. was watching - heard

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.

1. was visiting
2. visited
3. were visiting
4. visitted

He ____
(work) in the garden when he _____
(find) the money.

1. were working - finded
2. worked - was finding
3. was finding - works
4. was working - found

PRESENT PERFECT

Gebruik Present Perfect:
1. iets is in het verleden begonnen en is nu nog aan de gang.
2. iets is in het verleden gebeurd en je merkt nu nog het resultaat.

Voorbeelden:

1. I have lived in New York for seven years now.

    Ik woon al zeven jaar in New York. --> in het verleden begonnen en nog steeds bezig.

2. I have painted the door.

     Ik heb de deur geschilderd. --> in het verleden gedaan en je merkt nu nog resultaat.

Hoe vorm je de Present Perfect?

1. stam + ED
2. met het derde rijtje van de irregular verbs
3. stam + S bij he / she / it
4. met has / have + voltooid deelwoord

Welke woorden zijn signaalwoorden voor de Present Perfect?

1. never / ever / for / since
2. was / were / been
3. however / although / always
4. when / how / always

Welke zin staat in de Present Perfect?

1. My cat finally caught the mouse.
2. His cat hasn't caught a mouse since last year.
3. My dog never catches anything.
4. Did you get caught?

Welke zin staat in de Present Perfect?

1. She goes home at 8 o'clock.
2. He fell off his bike.
3. She has caught ten balls so far.
4. They worked all day yesterday.

Welke zin staat in de Present Perfect?

1. I love to cycle to school.
2. We often go to church.
3. They haven't seen him yet.
4. I didn't hear him come in.

Mixed Tense- Practice

I .......... (take) my laptop to school every day.

1. take
2. am taking
3. takes

He can’t come to the phone because he _____ (paint) the ceiling.

1. paint
2. is painting
3. paints

Please don’t shout! The baby _______ (sleep).

1. sleep
2. is sleeping
3. sleeps

How many times a month _______ (go) to the movies?

1. do they go
2. are they going

Sorry, Jonathan. I can’t chat now because I _________________ (drive) now.

1. drive
2. am driving
3. drives
4. was driving

My boyfriend __________ (buy) a new car last week.

1. buy
2. is buying
3. buys
4. bought

It (start) _________ last night and (not / stop) ___________ yet.

1. started / hasn't stopped
2. has started / hasn't stopped
3. has started / didn't stop
4. started / didn't stop

He isn’t here. He (just / go) ______________ out.

1. just went
2. has just gone
3. just goes
4. is just going

Thomas ______ (paint) the ceiling when he _________ (fall off) the ladder.

1. painted / fell off
2. was painting / was falling off
3. was painting / fell off
4. painted / was falling off

I _______ (not/ be) to the cinema for a month.

1. am not
2. have not been
3. was not

They _____ (to be) home last night

He _______ (to live) here since 1990.

They _____ (to dance) at the moment.

I ______ (to finish) my project last week.

I ______ (to get up) early every morning.