5Ven2 Grammar all the tenses

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• Leerjaar 5

5Ven2 - Grammar - Tenses

- During this class we will refresh the tenses

- By the end of this class you will be able to use the different tenses in a mixed gap fill exercise. 

Working in break out rooms

• You will be put in groups of 4/5
• Each group gets assigned two tenses for which they have to write down the following:

- In which situations is the tense used

- Come up with an example sentence for each situation

- Which signal words are linked to the tense in question

Go to: https://padlet.com/pukspeckens/grammartenses            --> password: tenses

Afterwards, I will choose of person from each group to present explain the two tenses to the group

1. I _____ (think) about what you said and I've decided to take your advice.

1. was thinking
2. were thinking
3. have been thinking
4. have thought

2. "That exercise looks difficult.
I ____ (help) you."

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

3. "Do you think Yara _____ (come) to your party as well?"

1. comes
2. is coming
3. is going to come
4. will come

4. "I _____ (study) abroad after I finish high school."

1. study
2. am studying
3. am going to study
4. will study

5. Why do you have flour all over you?
Oh, I ______ (baking) a cake.

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

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

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

My English is really getting better. I (try) ____________to learn the language since 2010, but only recently have I been able to make some real progress. By the time I started high school in 2013, I (study)_____________ the language for almost three years; however, I was only able to introduce myself and utter a few memorized sentences. For a couple more years, I (struggle) ________ through grammar and vocabulary lessons, which made absolutely no difference. Nothing worked, so I decided to study abroad.

I found an exchange program in England that sounded like the perfect answer. I (stay) _______ with a host family for one month. It was a huge disappointment! I (sit) ______ there the whole time staring at the host mother and father hoping that there would be some breakthrough. Nothing.

When I returned, I mentioned to a friend that I (have) _________ problems with the language for years. He recommended that I spend a year in an English speaking country. I decided to go abroad again. I (research) _____________ exchange programs for a couple of weeks and finally decided on a school

Well, it worked. I (live) ____________ and (study) ____________in the U.S. for more than two years. I (stay) ____________ here for at least another year before I return home. By then, I should be completely fluent.

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

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

8. I ___ (show) you my new playstation next week, I promise.

9. My uncle ____ (sleep) when the fire broke out.

Go to Unit 3.4

Do exercise 13

Are you finished? 

Finish the exercises of Unit 3.4