Grammar Practice

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Grammar Practice: Tenses

Which tense is used?

My internship is a lot of fun.

1. Past continuous
2. Present continous
3. Past simple
4. Present simple

Which tense is used?
They climbed a high tree.

1. Present simple
2. Past continuous
3. Past simple
4. Present continuous

Which tense is used?
I am dancing in the rain.

1. Past simple
2. Present simple
3. Present continuous
4. Past continuous

Which tense is used?
I was looking for my keys.

1. Past continuous
2. Present simple
3. Present continuous
4. Past simple

The tenses

Present simple              => I work

Present continuous    => I am working

Past simple                     => I worked

Past continuous           => I was working

                                                    

present simple

- waarheden, feiten

- gewoonten

- schema / rooster

The earth is a planet.

They play in that pub every Saturday.

The train leaves at 7 p.m.

present simple
He ..... (wish) to become a singer.

1. wish
2. wishes
3. wished
4. is wishing

past simple

- acties of situaties in het verleden, vaak in combinatie met een tijdsbepaling

I saw a good film yesterday.

They visited San Francisco last summer.

past simple
She ....... (buy) a house last year.

1. bought
2. buyed
3. boughted
4. buys

present continuous

- acties die nu aan de gang zijn

- acties die tijdelijk zijn

- veranderingen die gaande zijn

- geplande activiteiten

She is writing a letter.

I am working late this week because I'm very busy.

Crime rates are increasing.

We are seeing esch other for lunch tomorrow at noon.

present continuous
We ......... (watch) a film.

1. were watching
2. are watching
3. watch
4. watched

Past continuous

- actie die aan de gang was in het verleden

- actie die bezig was en werd onderbroken

What were you doing this morning? I was watering the flowers.

We were searching for a book when he called.

past continuous
You ...... (work) on your computer when it crashed.

1. are working
2. worked
3. work
4. were working

What were you doing?
-----------, when the lights went out.

My sister ------- (wash) our car yesterday.

What are you doing? We -------- (watch) the news tonight.

What happened?
--------, when -------

I -------- (cry) when I watch sad movies.

The river Nile -------- (flow) through several African countries.

They --------- (read) a book when their mom -------- (tell) them to come down.

The river Nile --------- (flow) very fast today.

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