Grammar - tenses

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 4

In this lesson we tackle the following;

1) Past simple/past continuous. 

2) The past perfect. 

3) Verb patterns (e.g when to use ING or TO or TO +ING, e.g I like playING tennis, I would like TO PLAY tennis, I am not use TO playING tennis.

The next few questions are about ...

past simple and past continuous

Is dit past simple of past continuous?
Yesterday I went to the beach

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

When do we use the past simple?

Mozart (write) more than 600 pieces of music.

Jim (throw) the ball to Sue, who (catch) it

It was warm, so I (take) off my coat.

The film wasn't very good. I (enjoy) it very much.

How are you? - Fine thanks. I've just had a great holiday.
Where ...........?

1. do you go
2. did you go
3. were you going
4. did you went

What is the Past Continuous?

1. Things that are happening now.
2. Things that were happening in the past.
3. action that began in the past, often continued for a short period of time after the action started.
4. Things that happen now, on a regular basis.

WHICH ONE IS THE PAST CONTINUOUS?

1. I worked at home last week
2. I was working at home, when the doorbell rang
3. I am working at home at the moment
4. I work at home every day

Wat zijn signaalwoorden voor de past continuous?

1. when, while
2. always, never, ever, often
3. right now, at the moment
4. yesterday, last week

Finish the sentence...
The doorbell rang while I (have dinner)

1. had dinner
2. am having dinner
3. have dinner
4. was having dinner

Put the verb in the correct form:
I (see) Sue in town yesterday, but she (not/see) me. She (look) the other way.

Put the verbs in the correct form.
I (cycle) home yesterday when a man (step) out into the road in front of me. I (go) quite fast, but luckily I (manage) to stop in time and (not/hit) him.

Last night, I (drop) a plate when I (do) the washing up. Fortunately it (not/break).

1. drops, do, does not
2. dropped, was doing, wasn't broken
3. dropped, was doing, didn't break
4. drop, were doing, broke

How did you do?

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The next few questions are about ...

past perfect

Fill in the past perfect
I (to fill in) my tax form well in time that year.

Vul de past perfect in:
She (to store) the power tools in the cupboard.

Fill in the past perfect
My boss (to work) all night.

Fill in the past perfect:
We (to live) in New York for years before we left.

How do we make a sentence with the Past Perfect?

Fill in the past perfect
He (to eat, never) meat before.

Vul de past perfect in:
The workers (to forget) to turn the power on.

The man sitting next to you on a plane was very nervous. It was his first flight.

1. He had never flown before.
2. He doesn't fly.
3. He had never flying before
4. He didn't fly before.

'Was Paul at the party when you arrived?'
'No, he ...... (go) home.'

1. he went home
2. he gone home
3. he goes home
4. he had gone home

The next few questions are about ...

verb patterns

Which verb form comes after each phrase? infinitive, present simple, past simple
Do you mind if I ...?

Do you mind....

1. to close that door?
2. closing that door?

'I don't want you (do) this anymore.'

1. to do
2. doing

He tried to avoid (answer) my question

1. to answer
2. answering

I considered (apply) for the job, but in the end I decided against it.

1. going
2. to go