Global Grammar Review: Tenses

Match the following

• past continuous

• I was visitng

• past perfect

• I visited

• simple past

• I am visiting

• present perfect

• I had visited

• present continous

• I have visited

Which sentence refers to general time

• We meet every Thursday.

• The Moon goes round the Earth.

• I am not fat

Which sentences refer to habit in the present?

• Every morning she wakes up early and gets ready for work.

• Water boils

• We do not work at night.

• The headmaster wants to talk to you

Which sentences refer to an action happening ( around ) now?

• John is looking for a new job.

• I am living with my sister until I find an apartment.

• We're eating at Joe's Cafe tonight. We've already booked the table

• When are you starting your new job?

Which sentence refers to a short action in the past?

• John drove to London on Monday.

• I lived in Bangkok for 10 years.

• The car exploded at 9.30am yesterday.

• Mary did not go to work yesterday.

Which sentences refer to an action at a particular moment in the past?

• At 8pm yesterday, I was watching TV.

• They were not playing football at 9am this morning.

• She was cooking when I telephoned her.

• While the kids were playing games, I was helping my wife in the kitchen

Which sentences refer to long simultaneous actions in the past?

• Last night, while the baby was crying, his mom was snoring in her bed

• I did not know that they were at the restaurant last Saturday at 7:00 pm

• What was she doing when her husband was reading his papers?

• How did you repair that bike?

Is this rule correct:

The past perfect tense is used to indicate that one action in the past happened before another action in the past. It is typically formed by : had + past participle of the verb

• True

• False

Select the right examples (2)

• I had finished my essay before I watched the movie

• I watched the movie after I had done my OCA

• I completed my work and then I watched a movie.

Which sentences refer to unplanned future?

• Maybe we'll stay in and watch television tonight.

• We will see what we can do to help you.

• Who do you think will get the job?

• I am coming tomorrow at 5:00 pm