Present:
Simple, Perfect, and Progressive
1. Use present simple for routines, habits, or things that are always true
· He
takes the subway. (every day)
2. Use present progressive (is/are –ing) for a temporary routine or
situation.
· He
is taking the subway. (now)
3. Use present perfect (have/has –ed) for a situation where things that
happened in the past have a result in the present.
· Present perfect often
goes with just, yet, for, since, ever,
never, first time, second time, this week.
· He
has just cut himself. (we can see the direct immediate result of this action –
the blood)
Past:
Simple, Perfect, and Progressive
A.
1. Use past simple for something that was finished in the past.
·
She travelled in Europe. (at some
time in the past)
B. 2. Use past progressive (was/were –ing) for a temporary routine/ situation
that happened in the past.
·
She was travelling in Europe. (last
summer; for one month)
C 3. Use past perfect (had –ed) for something that happened before a certain
point in time in the past.
·
She had travelled in Europe before
she decided to study there.
Future:
Use Of Will And Other Words With Future Meaning
1. Use will for instant decisions.
·
OK. I will accept your offer.
22. Use be going to for established plans
·
They are going to buy drinks for the
party.
3.
Use present simple instead of future tense in adverbial clauses led by if, the moment, when, etc.
·
We will start the moment he arrives.
EXERCISES
A.
Choose the word or phrase that best
completes the sentence.
11 .
We’ll start when he _____ ready.
(A) will (B) will is (C) will be (D) is
22 .
We ______ at a party two months ago.
(A) meet (B) met (C) have met (D)
meeting
33 .
So far, there ___________ no word
from them.
(A) is (B)
was (C) has (D) has been
44 .
When I called on her, Mary ____ her
room.
(A) Clean (B) cleans (C) cleaning (D) was
cleaning
B. Choose
the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
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From: The
Principal
To: All
teachers
I have
recently received several (A) complaints
(B) complains (C) complain (D) complaining being late for class. As you
know, school policy is for all teachers to be in their classroom five minutes
before the (A) end (B) start (C) finish
(D) introduction sets a good example for our students. We cannot expect
our students to be punctual if we are late ourselves. All teachers must
observe school policy.
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11 .
All things ______, Professor Kim is
the best instructor I’ve ever had.
(A) considered (B)
to consider (C) considering (D) considerable
22 .
I’m quite sure this business will
________
(A) paying (B)
pay for (C) pay off (D) paid
33 .
I’m sort of _______ with the
flattery.
(A) disgust (B)
to disgust (C) disgusting (D) disgusted
44 .
These pills will surely _____________
your pain
(A) ease (B)
easy (C) easily (D) easiness
KEY
A.
1.D, 2.B, 3.D, 4.D
B.
1.A, 2.B
C.
1.A, 2.C, 3.D, 4.A
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