V3E: The Big Recap

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The Big Recap

TENSE

TENSE

ASPECT

VOICE

Present

Past

Future

Simple

Continuous

Perfect

Active

Passive

Which aspect do we use to talk about something that is STILL GOING ON?

1. Simple
2. Continuous
3. Perfect

Which tense/aspect do we use to talk about actions that occurred on a SPECIFIC moment in the past?

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous
3. Past Perfect

Which tense/aspect do we use to express that something took place EARLIER than something else?

1. Present Perfect
2. Past Perfect
3. Present Continuous
4. Past Continuous

Exercises

• On April 20, the Australian television news (to report) _________ that kangaroos had been spotted in some major cities.
• While people (to stay) ___________ in their homes during the lockdown period, the animals took over the empty streets.
  
• Kangaroos (to be) _____________ a symbol for Australian wildlife since the very beginning.

Use your Grammar Summary!

Exercises

• Tomorrow around noon, Makokou (to undergo) ___________ a CT scan at a hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. 
• Interestingly enough, Makokou is a lowland gorilla with a weight of 210 kilograms. He (to transport) ________________ 40 miles on a helicopter from the Johannesburg Zoo.
• The scanner in Pretoria, which (to build) _________________ in 2010, is the only one in South Africa equipped to deal with such heavy patients.

Use your Grammar Summary!

Exercises

• Over the last few years, more and more scientists (to report) _____________ that they have experienced hallucinations when studying penguins.
• Because penguins (to feed) _____________ on fish and krill, their faeces are loaded with nitrogen. Bacteria in the soil (to convert) _________ the poo into nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas.
• One researcher claimed that in November of last year, he (to get) ________ so high on the nitrous oxide emitted by penguin poo, that he became ill and had to be brought to a hospital.

Use your Grammar Summary!

Which sentence is incorrect?

1. Lately it has been raining a lot.
2. Don't go outside, it is raining heavily.
3. It rains a lot in England this time of year.
4. It rains all day since this morning.

Which sentence is incorrect?

1. I was sleeping when the burglar broke in.
2. A burglar has stolen all my jewellery.
3. The police have been arresting him yesterday.
4. He will be questioned by the police tomorrow.

Which sentence is incorrect?

1. Euro 2020 has cancelled.
2. Euro 2020 was cancelled last month.
3. Euro 2020 will be postponed.
4. Euro 2020 will be held next year.

Let's end 

with a recap of yesterday's press conference

How do you feel about the schools being completely open after the holidays? Why?