Unit 1. Grammar - review of the tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Continuous:   verb "to be" + verb + ing 

I am studying hard.  - Present continuous

 He was studying to be a vet, but he gave it up when he won the lottery. - Past continuous

Perfect tense:  have and the past participle

I have worked here for five years. - Present perfect

We had worked together before we started our own business. - Past perfect

Perfect continuous: have + past participle of "to be" + ing

I have been working in Dubai for five years now-Present perfect continuous

We had been working in Yemen before the war. Past perfect continuous

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It feels as if I have been at Werenfridus forever!

Grammar - Unit 1

Page 12 - To be finished in the lesson, otherwise as homework

Exercise 1 - Match the verb forms

Exercise 2 - Explain the difference in meaning

Exercise 3 - Complete the sentences

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Key to exercise 1

For c, d, e and g, think carefully about the order of the actions, the events. 

Tip: try and explain the order in your own words, C1: As I left the house it started raining, When I left the house it was already raining.

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exercise 3

p12 Exercise 4 

Remember that certain verbs are never used in their continuous form and that some of the most common of these are verbs which express

a) thoughts or opinions

b) likes or preferences

c) states or possesions

Look at the section in non-continuous verbs in the Grammar Reference on page 169 before you do tasks 4-6

Exercise 5

Verbs of perception ( hear, taste, see, etc) are often used with  can. 

Exercise 6 , 7 and 8

Homework:  Exercise 9 on page 13

Write a short email introducing yourself to a penfriend, use the corrected version in exercise 8 as a model.