Tenses flow chart

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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All verb tenses 

A flow chart with practice 

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Example! 

When I arrived at school, the lesson ................. (start) and I had to get a note. 

Weet je wanneer het gebeurde en is het afgelopen? Ja

Is het gebeurd voor iets anders in het verleden? Ja 

Gebruik de past perfect

The lesson had already started 

Example! 

I have to get up early tomorrow, I ..................... study for my tests all day! 

Is het al gebeurd, of in het verleden begonnen? Nee. Geen past of present perfect tense. 
Is het altijd waar? Nee. Geen present simple

Is het nu bezig? Nee. Geen present continuous voor het heden. Door naar de future!  
Is het iets wat je gaat doen, een plan? Ja.

Is er al iets voor geregeld, afgesproken, geboekt, betaald? Nee. Geen present continuous dus alleen de future met going to blijft over. 

I'm going to study for my tests all day. 

I ... (enjoy) the sun last Sunday.

1. enjoyed
2. have enjoyed
3. had enjoyed
4. had been enjoying

I failed my test because I ............... for it at all.

1. studied
2. have studied
3. hadn't studied
4. hadn't been studying

Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple


I __________ to Croatia.

Help!

Don't forget: FYNE JAS & WALDY

1. never went
2. I’ve never been

Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple


I _______________ a Harry Potter book.

Help!

Don't forget: FYNE JAS & WALDY

1. never read
2. I’ve never read

Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple


__________________ to Derek yesterday?

Help!

Don't forget: FYNE JAS & WALDY

1. Did you talk
2. Have you talked

James ...................(find)
your ring in the garden yesterday.

1. past simple
2. present perfect simple

Choose the correct answer to form the present perfect simple: They _____ (visit) Paris three times.

1. have visit
2. have visited
3. did visit
4. has visited

By the time I got to the party, everybody ....................! Nothing left to do but the clean-up.

1. had left
2. had been leaving
3. was leaving
4. left

I can't drive you to the airport tomorrow, I ............

1. work
2. will work
3. am working
4. have been working

This time next week, we ............ hard for the test week.

1. study
2. will study
3. are studying
4. will be studying

Would you please be quiet? I ............. to watch the news!

1. try
2. am trying
3. have tried
4. have been trying

I .................. home when it started to rain. I was completely soaked!

1. am cycling
2. cycled
3. had cycled
4. was cycling

Extra practice 

In SlimStampen, you will find grammar exercises on this topic. 

Also, google "Verb tenses practice" or "all English verb tenses exercises" and you will get about a million hits. Most of them are quite good. 
If you're freaking out over this: don't. It's only 10 points out of 68 and you'll always get a few right.