Grammar Recap Block 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Grammar Recap Block 1 - Part 1

Contents

Present Simple/Continuous

Past Simple/Continuous

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Present Simple

I surf

He surfs

We surf

Is used for routines/habits and facts.

Something that always happens.

He/She/It = Verb+s

Present Continuous

I am surfing

He is surfing

We are surfing

Is used for something that is happening now.

A temporary situation.

am/is/are + verb+ing

"We play tennis every Thursday"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

"I can't talk, I am driving right now"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

"They seldom ask for help"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

"Paul is living in Cardiff, these days"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Past Simple

I surfed

He surfed

We surfed

Is used for and action or events that happened in the past.

verb+ed (unless Irregular verb)

Past Continuous

I was surfing

He was surfing

We were surfing

Is used to show that something was in progress at a certain time in the past.

was/were + verb+ing

"We played tennis last Tuesday"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

"They were driving when we called yesterday"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

"Last year, he went to Spain"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

"A few days ago I was still feeling ill"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Present Perfect

I have surfed

He has surfed

We have surfed

Is used to describe an action that started in the past and is continuing now.

have/has + verb+ed (unless Irregular verb)

Past Simple

I surfed

He surfed

We surfed

Is used for and action or events that happened in the past.

verb+ed (unless Irregular verb)

"We have lived here for years now"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

"We lived in that house in 1998"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

"You drove home yesterday, right?"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

"I haven't driven a car in ages"
This sentence is an example of the:

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect

Past Perfect

I had surfed

He had surfed

We had surfed

Is used to talk about something that happened in the past, before another event.

had + verb+ed (unless Irregular verb)

Past Simple

I surfed

He surfed

We surfed

Is used for and action or events that happened in the past.

verb+ed (unless Irregular verb)

"Before he went to school yesterday, he had eaten eggs for breakfast."
Which one is the Past Perfect?

1. went
2. had eaten

"I had driven there last year, this is when I met her"
Which one is the Past Perfect?

1. had driven
2. met

"They always played boardgames after they had had dinner."
Which one is the Past Perfect?

1. had had
2. played

Practise

Practise with the verb forms by doing the exercises on paper.

You can do it together with a classmate, but take note that you might be beter prepared if you try it by yourself first.