Active Tenses: Differentiation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

DIFFERENTIATION ASSIGNMENT

The next exercises have different LEVELS. Decide which level you're at, and do the exercises. You can always go up or down, that is no problem.  The exercises are colour coded:

PURPLE: I want to practise recognising the tenses
                  (I don't know how to make them).
BLUE: I want to practise when to use which tense
                  (I don't know when to use them)
ORANGE: I've got this, give me a challenge.
                  (I think I know how to make them and when to use them).

PURPLE: Recognising Tenses

You will practise recognising the tenses to know how they're made. You can use the CheatSheet (sent through Teams/Magister), but try not to.

Afterwards, if you feel comfortable you know how they're made, move on to BLUE to practise using the tenses.

Quiz: which tense is it?

In the following quiz, 

indicate which tense you think 
the verb forms are in. 

You can use your cheatsheet, but try not to.

My dad always falls alseep on the couch in the evening.

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. present perfect
4. past simple

I haven't seen her since that day.

1. past simple
2. present perfect
3. past perfect
4. past continuous

We are reading a really cool book in class.

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past continuous
4. present perfect

Did you see her yesterday evening?

1. present perfect
2. past perfect
3. past simple
4. past continuous

After he had fallen from the tree, he broke his leg.

1. past simple, past perfect
2. past perfect, past simple
3. present perfect, past simple
4. past simple, present perfect

She realized she had forgotten her bag at home.

1. past simple, past perfect
2. past perfect, past simple
3. present perfect, past simple
4. past simple, present perfect

Does your sister like cookies?

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past simple
4. present perfect

Grandma always watches her favourite soap opera.

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past simple
4. present perfect

I have never seen a pink elephant.

1. past simple
2. present simple
3. past pefect
4. present perfect

Write down all the present perfect (I have jumped) forms (3x). 

Give your answers in the next slide. Divide your answers by using slashes (... / ...)

Which three present perfect forms did you find?

Write down all the Past Perfect (I had jumped) forms (3x). 

Give your answers in the next slide.  Divide your answers by using slashes (... / ...)

Which three past perfect forms did you find?

Write down all the Past Continuous (I was jumping) forms (2x). 

Give your answers in the next slide.   Divide your answers by using slashes (... / ...)

Which two past continuous forms did you find?

BLUE: Using Tenses

Choose between two tenses.

You can use your cheatsheet, but try not to.

Present Simple <> Present Continuous

Peter can't come to the phone right now. He ______ (to have) a bath.

1. have
2. has
3. is having

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
I _____ (to go) to the library once a week.

1. go
2. goes
3. am going

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
Every year they ___ (to go) on holiday to Spain.

1. go
2. goes
3. are going

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
Carl is in bed. He ____ (to sleep).

1. sleep
2. sleeps
3. is sleeping

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
____ your sister ____ (to like) pizza?

1. Do ... eat
2. Does ... eat
3. Is ... liking

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
Be quiet! Father ____ (to read) the newspaper.

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
Susan ___ (to do) her homework in the evenings.

Past Simple <> Past Continuous
I ____ (to walk) down the road when a car hit me.

1. walked
2. was walking
3. were walking

Past Simple <> Past Continuous
My friend ___ (to ring) me while I was watching TV.

1. were ringing
2. rang
3. rung
4. was ringing

Past Simple <> Past Continuous
The boy ___ (to play) in the tree when he ____ (to fall) out.

1. played / fell
2. was playing / was falling
3. was playing / fell
4. played / was falling

Past Simple <> Past Continuous
I _____ (to jump) on the trampoline and then ___ (to jump) off gracefully on the grass.

1. jumped / jumped
2. was jumping / was jumping
3. jumped / was jumping
4. was jumping / jumped

Past Simple <> Past Continuous
I ____ (to read) this really interesting book on the train.

Past Simple <> Past Continuous
I _____ (to break) my hand while I was boxing.

Past Simple <> Present Perfect

______ (you + see) Janet recently?

1. Did you see
2. Did you saw
3. Have you seen
4. Have you saw

Past Simple <> Present Perfect
I _______ (always + like) playing board games.

1. always like
2. always liked
3. have always liked
4. has always liked

Past Simple <> Present Perfect
She _____ (to play) the piano since she was 4.

1. played
2. have played
3. has played

Past Simple <> Present Perfect
Last year I _____ (to work) at a book store.

1. worked
2. have worked
3. has worked

Past Simple <> Present Perfect
I don't think we _____ (to meet).

1. meeted
2. have meeted
3. met
4. have met

Past Simple <> Present Perfect
How long ____ (she + live) in Britain?

1. did she live
2. did she lived
3. have she lived
4. has she lived

Past Simple <> Present Perfect
I ______ (to see) her last month.

Past Simple <> Present Perfect
I ____ (to live) in Iceland for three years.

Past Simple <> Past Perfect
Before Clark _____ (to call) the police, Sue _____ (to call) the fire department.

1. called / called
2. had called / had called
3. called / had called
4. had called / called

Past Simple <> Past Perfect
After Richard _____ (to study) biology, Richard _____ (to study) maths.

1. studied / studied
2. had studied / had studied
3. studied / had studied
4. had studied / studied

Past Simple <> Past Perfect
Before we ____ (to go) to the party, we _____ (to go) to the cinema.

1. went / went
2. had gone / had gone
3. went / had gone
4. had gone / went

Past Simple <> Past Perfect
Write down the complete sentence,
don't use the times. Start with: When Eliza....
9.15 John goes home, 9.30 Eliza arrives at the party

ORANGE: CHALLENGE MODE

If you've come here, that means you're up for a CHALLENGE!

The exercise that you'll be given, will be on the level at which this bit of grammar knowledge will be asked of you on your grammar SE next year.

You should be able to find this exercise HERE.

Write your answers down on a piece of paper (or in a word doc), and let me know when you've finished so I can give you the answers!