verb forms practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today's Class

In today's class you will find out if you are able to form and know when to use Tenses in English. 

Question beforehand:
I know how to form

1. Present Simple, Past Simple
2. Present Perfect, Past Perfect
3. Future Tenses
4. All tenses, also in Passive

Question beforehand:
I know when to use:

1. Present Simple, Past Simple
2. Present Perfect, Past Perfect
3. Future Tenses
4. All tenses, also in Passive

Aspects

Simple

Progressive

Perfect

Passive

Choosing the right form

Simple Forms only

Let's first do simple forms only. 

You choose: past simple, present simple or future simple.

They .... (go) to the beach next Saturday.

He .... (call) me yesterday evening to ask for help.

The bus .... (arrive) at the station at 8:30 every morning.

I ... (not, see) her at the party last night because I left early.

....(do, you) your homework every day?

Continuous forms

Now use continuous forms only.

You choose past continuous, present continuous or future continuous

She ... (read) a book when I called her yesterday evening.

They .... (study) for their exam right now.

I ... (wait) for my friend at the bus stop at the moment.

She ...(cook) dinner when you arrive tomorrow evening.

Continuous or not?

Choose the right time and decide whether you need the continuous or not

The children ... (watch) a movie when it started raining last night.

He ... (play) basketball at 5 PM yesterday.

They ...(practise) their dance routine at 3 PM tomorrow.

She ...(join) the soccer team two months ago.

I think I ... (finish) my homework before dinner today.

I ...(wait) for my friend at the bus stop at the moment.

Passive

Use passive forms only.

Choose past passive, present passive or future passive

A lot of English ... (speak) in this neighbourhood because it’s popular with tourists.

The classrooms ... (clean) before the students arrive tomorrow.

The cake ... (bake) yesterday morning by my grandmother.

Passive or not?

You choose the right time and decide whether you need a passive or not

The bridge ... (build) in 1995 and is still in use today.

The floors ... (clean) twice a day to keep the building tidy.

A stray dog ... (follow) me home last night.

Invitations to the wedding ... (send) next week.

Perfect

Use past perfect, present perfect or future perfect

She ... (live) in this neighborhood for five years now.

They ... (complete) the construction by December next year.

She ... (finish) her homework before dinner yesterday.

Perfect or not?

You choose the right time and decide whether you need a perfect or not

By the time we arrived at the station, the train ... (already, leave).

I got up, had breakfast and ... (go) to school.

I ... (buy) a new pair of jeans last week.

I ... (play) football for 5 years now.

He ... (never, travel) abroad until he went to France in 2020.

He ... (write) five essays in the past two weeks.

We ... (meet) at the library every Wednesday after school.

They ... (have) that old car for as long as I can remember.

Question afterwards:
I know how to form

1. Present Simple, Past Simple
2. Present Perfect, Past Perfect
3. Future Tenses
4. All tenses, also in Passive

Question afterwards:
I know when to use:

1. Present Simple, Past Simple
2. Present Perfect, Past Perfect
3. Future Tenses
4. All tenses, also in Passive

Aspects

Simple

Progressive

Perfect

Passive

I need and want more explanation and/or practice on (type in all tenses you need):