Tenses!

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Grammar revision

Goal:

You understand the basics of English tenses

has/have + voltooid deeltwoord (stam +ed/ irregular verbs 3e rij)

was/were + ing-vorm 

had + voltooid deelwoord (stam +ed/ irregular verbs 3e rij)

stam + ed / irregular verbs rij 2

Past continuous 

Present perfect 

Past simple 

Past perfect 

 Regular verbs

Irregular verbs

swim

walk

drink

cook

give

have

see

catch

call

put

1. They ____ (live) in a small apartment for now because they haven't found an affordable house yet.

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

2. John ......... TV when Sally called.

1. was watching
2. watched
3. were watching
4. has watched

3. Why do you have flour all over you?
Oh, I ______ (bake) cakes for the past few hours!

1. baked
2. have baked
3. had baked
4. have been baking

4. Hurry up! The symphony ____ (begin, already)!

1. has already began
2. has already begun
3. had already began
4. has been beginning already

5. My granny was shopping when she .....

1. has fallen
2. fell
3. felt
4. falled

6. Mr Jones ..... at this school for three years now.

1. was working
2. worked
3. is working
4. has worked

7. I ____ (see) a great film yesterday.

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

8. Where _____ (you, spend) your holiday last month?

1. did you spend
2. did you spent
3. have you spend
4. have you spent

9. Don't worry so much! I ____ (help) you out, I promise.

1. am going to help
2. am helping
3. will help
4. help

10. Not much _____ (happen) when I got to the meeting.

1. happens
2. has happened
3. was happening
4. is happening

11. My dad _____ (cook) dinner when my brother came home.

1. cooked
2. is cooking
3. was cooking
4. has cooked

12. After he ____ (finish) his work, he went home.

1. was finishing
2. finished
3. has finished
4. had finished

13. I ____ (not finish) my report yet.

1. finished not
2. didn't finished
3. didn't finish
4. haven't finished

Remember...

• to study your irregular verbs
• to revise your grammar exercises (and check your common mistakes)
• to study your vocabulary list