tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Present Simple

- Hele ww + (s)

- Feiten

Water boils at 100 degrees.

- Gewoontes

I always take the bus to school.

- Regelmaat

We go on holiday twice a year. 

- Roosters

The train arrives at 12 o'clock. 

Past Simple

-  Hele werkwood + ed

*= Let op onregelmatige werkwoorden

- Als iets is gebeurd in het verleden en nu is afgelopen

I went to the Efteling yesterday. 

Present Continuous

- Am/is/are + Hele werkwoord + ing

- Iets gebeurd NU

The teacher is writing on the board.

- Iets irriteert je

She is always running late!

Past continuous

- was/were + hele werkwoord +ing

- Iets gebeurde in het verleden en het was even aan de gang.

She was cooking all morning. 

We were studying for the English test all weekend. 

Present perfect

Have/Has + hele werkwoord + ed OF Have/has + 3e in het rijtje

- Iets is begonnen in het verleden en is nu nog steeds bezig

I have lived in Bristol since 2004 (=I still live there)

- Als je over ervaringen praat

She has never eaten sushi!

-Iets is begonnen in het verleden het resultaat is nu zichtbaar.

He has broken his wrist (=zichtbaar in het gips)

which is an example of the present simple

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

which is an example of the present perfect?

1. he works
2. he is working
3. he had worked
4. he has worked

Which is an example of the past continuous

1. He has worked
2. He is working
3. He was working
4. he had worked

My sister usually ... (use) lavender soap.

1. uses
2. is using
3. has used
4. used

They ...(look) at that picture for five minutes now.

1. had looked
2. looked
3. have looked
4. are looking

After they ...(see) the accident they needed psychological help.

1. saw
2. were seeing
3. have seen
4. had seen

the children ...(play) cards when the teacher interrupted them.

1. played
2. play
3. were playing
4. had played

Look! those birds ... (steal) food from the tables at that terrass.

1. steal
2. are stealing
3. have stolen
4. had stolen

Gerald ... (fail) his driving test because he still rides his bike to work.

1. had failed
2. failed
3. is failing
4. has failed

I usually ... (work) as a cashier but this week I ...( bake) bread.

1. worked - have baked
2. work - am baking
3. have worked - bake
4. had worked - baked

The neighbours ... (call) the police dozens of times before two police constables finally ... (arrive)

1. had called - arrived
2. were calling - arrived
3. called - had arrived
4. called - were arriving

past perfect

1. when something started and stopped in the past
2. when something went on for a while in the past
3. when something happened before something else in the past
4. when something started in the past in goes on until the present

past simple

1. when something started and stopped in the past
2. when something went on for a while in the past
3. when something happened before something else in the past
4. when something started in the past in goes on until the present

present perfect

1. when something started and stopped in the past
2. when something went on for a while in the past
3. when something happened before something else in the past
4. when something started in the past in goes on until the present

past continuous

1. when something started and stopped in the past
2. when something went on for a while in the past
3. when something happened before something else in the past
4. when something started in the past in goes on until the present

present simple

1. fact or habit
2. temporary situation
3. something is happening now
4. plan for the future

present continuous
which one is not true

1. something is going on now
2. plan for the future
3. permanent situation
4. irritation

My friend ... (walk) home. The moon ... (shine) and the wind ...(howl). No animal ... (move).

which tense do you use in all the gaps?

1. present simple
2. past simple
3. present continuous
4. past continuous

Every morning the children ... (their porridge), ...(drink) their orange juice and then ...(leave) for school.

which tense do you use in all the gaps?

1. present simple
2. past simple
3. present continuous
4. past continuous

In 1900 the automobile ... (be invented), America ... (be discovered) and Europe ... (concur) many colonies.

Which tense is used in all the gaps?

1. past simple
2. past continuous
3. present perfect
4. past perfect