1. The Tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5,6

Tenses

practising the tenses

Present Simple & Continuous

Present Simple = feiten & gewoontes (never, seldom always)
- (hele werkwoord & he/she/it +s)
- "I walk to school every day."  &  "He walks..."

Present Continuous = nu aan de gang  /  in nabije toekomst 
- (am / is / are + werkwoord + ing) 
- "I am walking"  &   "He is walking"   &   "We are walking"

Past Simple & Continuous

Past Simple = Verleden gebeurd, moment is bekend(last year, in 1999, yesterday)
- (werkwoord + ed   /   2e rijtje onregelmatig)
- "I walked to the mall yesterday."   &   "He walked..."
Past Continuous = in het verleden langere tijd bezig
- (was / were + werkwoord + ing)
- "I was walking to school when the alarm went off"   &   "We were walking"

Present & Past Perfect

Present Perfect = In verleden begonnen en invloed op nu
- (have / has + werkwoord + ed   /    3e rijtje onregelmatig)
- "I have walked"   &   "He has walked"

Past Perfect = Actie in het verleden voor een andere actie
- (had + werkwoord + ed   /  3e rijtje onregelmatig)
- "I had walked there before he called me"   &   "He had walked"

Future: Will & Going to

Will = Besluiten, Beslissingen, Voorspellingen zonder bewijs
- (will + hele werkwoord)
- "I will take you to disneyland. I promise." They will go to University next year. (neutral)
Going to = toekomstige afsrpaken, voorspellingen met bewijs
- (am / is / are + going to + werkwoord)
- "Ajax is going to win.( het is al 5:0). It is going to rain.( dark sky)

1. I ____ (see) a great film yesterday.

1. am seeing
2. saw
3. have seen
4. have saw

2. After he ____ (finish) his work, he went home.

1. was finishing
2. finished
3. has finished
4. had finished

2. he ____ (finish) his work and _____( go) home.

1. had finished, had gone
2. finished, gone
3. finished, went
4. had finished, went

3. Why do you have flour all over you?
Oh, I ______ (baking) a cake.

1. baked
2. will bake
3. had baked
4. have been baking

4. My dad _____ (cook) dinner when my brother came home.

1. cooked
2. is cooking
3. was cooking
4. has cooked

5. I ____ (not finish) my report because my computer stopped working.

1. finished not
2. didn't finished
3. didn't finish
4. haven't finished

6. Where _____ (you, spend) your holiday last month?

1. did you spend
2. did you spent
3. have you spend
4. have you spent

7. Hurry up! The symphony ____ (begin, already)!

1. has already began
2. has already begun
3. had already began
4. had already begun

8. Don't worry so much! I ____ (help) you out, I promise.

1. am going to help
2. am helping
3. will help
4. help

9. They ____ (live) in a small apartment now because they haven't found an affordable house yet.

1. live
2. have lived
3. are living
4. were living

10. Not much _____ (happen) when I got to the meeting.

1. happens
2. has happened
3. was happening
4. is happening

1. The sun ____ (shine) when I left home this morning.

2. I ___ (show) you my new playstation next week, I promise.

3. The sun ____ (shine) yesterday.

4. My parents ____ (buy) a second house in France in 2008.

4. My parents ____ (own) their second house in France since 2008.

5. My uncle ____ (sleep) when the fire broke out.

6. That guy was sentenced for 5 years in prison because he ____ (robbed) a bank.

7. When I first met him, he ____ (study) architecture.

8. It's a beautiful drive. I'm sure you ____ (enjoy) the landscape.

9. Jonathan ___ (watch) the news every day when he gets home from work.

10. My car ____ (break) down when I was driving home yesterday.

Follow-up

Do a five-line piece of writing using the following starters. Make sure you use the appropriate tense:

1. Yesterday, Thomas

2. Next year my friends and I

3. Linda has just taken the dog for a walk.