Blok 2 Backbone grammar: Present Tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-5

Today:

Revision present tenses

                                        

Objectives

• The students know how to form the present tenses
• The students know when you use the present tenses correctly
  

right here, right now.....

present tenses

She is well-informed about politics because she _____ the newspaper every day.

1. reads
2. is reading
3. has read
4. has been reading

At the moment, Ms Swift______ in her hotel room.

1. stands
2. is standing
3. has stood
4. has been standing

Ms Maguire_______ for more than 30 years now.

1. teaches
2. is teaching
3. has taught
4. has been teaching

We _____ in Greece since last August. (to live)

1. live
2. are living
3. have lived
4. have been living

Emily ______ on the computer for too long. (to work)

1. works
2. is working
3. has worked
4. has been working

Look! Steve's mother ______ a Frappuccino. (to make)

1. makes
2. is making
3. has made
4. has been making

James never ____ his homework. (to do)

1. does
2. is doing
3. has done
4. has been doing

Present tenses
Which sentence is wrong?

1. My sister speaks French very well.
2. It is raining cats and dogs. We'd better stay at home.
3. Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.
4. Tom works at the moment.

The sun _____ (rise) in the East.

What ______ (Jane/ do) now?

She _____ (respond) to messages all morning.

We ______ (be) friends ever since kindergarten.

We have to take the walk without Bob, he ________ (sprain) his ankle.