PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1) Use
Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
---|---|
repeated actions, habits | actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the moment of speaking |
fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. timetable) | fixed plan in the near future |
sequence of actions in the present (first - then, after that) and instructions | temporary actions |
2) Signal words
Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
---|---|
always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, every year, on Mondays | now, at the moment, Look!, Listen! |
3) Form
Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
---|---|
infinitive 3rd person singular: infinitive + -s
I play football.
He plays football.
| to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing
I am playing football.
He is playing football.
|
EXERCISES
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises
PAST SIMPLE/PAST CONTINUOUS
1) Use
Simple Past | Past Progressive |
---|---|
action finished in the past (single or repeated) | action was in progress at a special time in the past |
series of completed actions in the past | two actions were happening at the same time (the actions do not influence each other) |
2) Form
Simple Past | Past Progressive |
---|---|
regular verbs: infinitive + -ed irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs
I played football.
| (was or were) + infinitive + -ing
I was playing football.
|
EXERCISES
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_progressive2.htm
EXERCISES
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast1.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1496
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-1.html
http://www.curso-ingles.com/ejercicios-test-ingles/present-perfect-past-simple.php
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/since_for.htm
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-reference/just-yet-still-already
http://autoenglish.org/gr.presper.i.htm
http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/yetstill2.htm
FUTURE TENSES
PRESENT PERFECT - PAST SIMPLE
1) Use
Present Perfect | Simple Past |
---|---|
Result of an action in the past is important in the present | action finished in the past |
Recently completed actions | series of completed actions in the past |
Actions beginning in the past and still continuing | together with the Past Progressive/Continuous - The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past. |
together with lately, recently, yet |
2) Signal words
Present Perfect | Simple Past |
---|---|
just, yet, never, already, ever, so far, up to now, recently, since, for | yesterday, last week, a month ago, in 2002 |
3) Form
Present Perfect | Simple Past |
---|---|
have/has + past participle
I have played football.
| regular verbs: infinitive + ed irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs
I played football.
|
EXERCISES
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast1.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect.htm
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1496
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-1.html
http://www.curso-ingles.com/ejercicios-test-ingles/present-perfect-past-simple.php
FOR/SINCE/AGO
ALREADY/JUST/YET/STILL
http://autoenglish.org/gr.presper.i.htm
http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/yetstill2.htm
FUTURE TENSES
Simple Present
|
Present Progressive
|
Be going to
|
Future simple
(will+ infinitive)
|
future action is fixed (e.g.
timetable)
|
planned action in the near
future
|
planned action in the
future;
logical consequence (sth. is going to happen) |
predictions,
sudden decisions
spontaneous action |
The
train leaves at 6.45.
|
I am going to
a party tonight.
|
We are going to
fly to Leeds in summer.
|
He will carry this
bag for you.
|
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EXERCISES
EXERCISES
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs18.htm
Comparative and superlative
http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/superlativecomparative.html
Relative pronoun - necessary or not?
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?10
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative pronouns- filling in.
Relative pronoun - necessary or not?
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?10
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?08
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1761
http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.anythin.i.htm
http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.anythin.i.htm
http://www.grammarbank.com/indefinite-pronouns-exercise.html
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
If- clause
|
Main clause
|
|
TYPE 1
|
present simple
|
Future simple
(will + infinitive)
|
TYPE 2
|
past simple
|
Conditional simple
(would + infinitive)
|
TYPE 3
|
past perfect
(had + p.p.)
|
Conditional perfect
(would have + p.p.)
|
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/multiple_choice2.htm
THE PASSive voice
mixed
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/objects_tenses.htm
iRReGULAR VERBS
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/mix.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm
games
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/pasttense2.htm
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/verb_wheel/
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-mw.html
http://games.wordreference.com/language-games/verb-dash
http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Quizshow/Irregular%20Past%20Simple%20Quiz%20Show/index.html
iRReGULAR VERBS
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/mix.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm
games
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/pasttense2.htm
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/verb_wheel/
http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-mw.html
http://games.wordreference.com/language-games/verb-dash
http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Quizshow/Irregular%20Past%20Simple%20Quiz%20Show/index.html
RePORTED SPEECH
REPORTING STATEMENTS
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?04
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-reported-speech.php#.UwPzOWKHiSo
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-reported-speech.php#.UwPzOWKHiSo
REPORTING questionS
reporting requests, commands,...
mIxed
Transformations