Grammar past tenses and present perfect

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4V present and past tenses

Review the present and past tenses 

Past simple vs present perfect

Present perfect continuous vs present perfect

Past Simple/Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous

Since she was a young girl, she HAS BEEN COLLECTING coins.

1. Past simple
2. Present Perfect
3. Present Perfect Continuous

Past Simple/Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous
We _____ since 10 a.m. and don't want to stop!

1. have been playing basketball
2. played
3. have played

Past Simple/Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous

They ... (do) nothing so far.

1. have been doing
2. did
3. have done

Past Simple/Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous

They HAVE BEEN DOING their homework all Saturday

1. Present Perfect
2. Past Simple
3. Present Perfect Continuous

Welke zin staat in de Present Perfect?

1. My cat finally caught the mouse.
2. His cat hasn't caught a mouse since last year.
3. My dog never catches anything.
4. Did you get caught?

We........in a restaurant in May 2020. (to work)

My sister ...... up ten minutes ago.

1. got
2. gets
3. have got
4. 's got

Where are they? They just left!

1. correct
2. incorrect

They went home at 7 pm.

1. correct
2. incorrect

I'm sorry. I.........my novel.

1. forgot
2. 've forgot
3. have forgot
4. 've forgotten

Two years ago we...............America.
(to visit)

I ......... to Siberia yet.

1. wasn't
2. were not
3. haven't bin
4. have not been

Yesterday we ......... tennis. (to play)

When I was a child, I......... in England for two years. (live)

I ...... in England since I was a child.

1. lived
2. live
3. have lived
4. 's lived

The teacher .......... the tests yet.

1. didn't return
2. didn't returned
3. hasn't return
4. hasn't returned

....... you ever....... such a story?

1. Have you ever heared
2. Did you ever hear
3. Have you ever heard
4. Did you ever heard

Match the tenses to the sentences

Past perfect simple

Past simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Match the tenses to the sentences

Iets is gebeurd in het verleden, voor iets anders in het verleden. 

Iets is in het verleden gebeurd en je weet wanneer. 

Iets was een tijdlang bezig, voor iets anders in het verleden. 

Iets was op een bepaald moment in het verleden bezig

Past perfect

Past simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Which tenses are used?
While Sophie WAS SLEEPING , Jenny FINISHED the presentation.

1. Past perfect - past simple
2. Past continuous - past simple
3. Past continuous - past perfect
4. Past simple - past perfect

Use the past perfect continuous:
I was really tired because I ........ well lately.

1. hadn't been sleeping
2. didn't sleep
3. was sleeping
4. slept

Past simple/ past continuous/ past perfect/ past perfect continuous

I ... (enjoy) the sun last Sunday.

1. enjoyed
2. have enjoyed
3. had enjoyed
4. had been enjoying

Past simple/ past continuous/ past perfect/ past perfect continuous

I failed my test because I ............... for it at all.

1. studied
2. have studied
3. hadn't studied
4. hadn't been studying

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