ENGLISH CLASS III. REVIEW SIMPE PRESEN, PRESNT CONTINUOS, SIMPL PAST, PAST PROGRESSIVE.

NAME:_______________________________________________CLASS_____________DATE_____

Simple Present Present Progressive

in general (regularly, often, never) right now

Colin plays football every Tuesday. Look! Colin is playing football now.

present actions happening one after another also for several actions happening at the same time

First Colin plays football, then he watches TV. Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.

Signal words

 always  at the moment

 every ...  at this moment
 often  today
 normally  now
 usually  right now
 sometimes  Listen!
 seldom  Look!
 never
 first
 then

Simple Present Present Progressive

infinitive form of 'be' and verb + ing

(3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') I am speaking
I speak you are speaking
you speak he / she / it is speaking
he / she / it speaks we are speaking
we speak they are speaking
they speak

Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 's' : Exceptions when adding 'ing' :

 For can, may, might, must, do not add s.  Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee)
Example: he can, she may, it must Example: come - coming
 After o, ch, sh or s, add es. but: agree - agreeing
Example: do - he does, wash - she washes  After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is
 After a consonant, the final doubled.
consonant ybecomes ie. (but: not after a vowel) Example: sit - sitting
Example: worry - he worries  After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British
but: play - he plays English (but not in American English).
Example: travel - travelling (British English)
but: traveling (American English)
 Final ie becomes y.
Example: lie – lying
ENGLISH CLASS III. REVIEW SIMPE PRESEN, PRESNT CONTINUOS, SIMPL PAST, PAST PROGRESSIVE.
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Simple Past Past Progressive

past form of 'be' + ing form of verb

irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs

Speak spoke
Positive Negative Question

Positive Negative Question I / he / I was I was not Was I

she / it speaking. speaking. speaking?

I spoke. I did not speak. Did I speak?

you / we You were You were not Were you
/ they speaking. speaking. speaking?
I spoke

regular verbs: verb + ed I was speaking

you were speaking
I worked
he / she / it was speaking
we were speaking
they were speaking

Simple Past Past Progressive

at the same time

after another
Simon was playing on the computer while his brother
She came home, switched on the computer and was watching TV.
checked her e-mails.

New action or already in progress?

If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action,
you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the
action already in progress.

Simple Past Past Progressive

new action.. (ring, sit), (arrive, take) action already in progress

C. I was sitting in a meeting when My mobile rang
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A. When My mobile rang, I was sitting in a D. While I was sitting in a meeting, My mobile
meeting rang.
B. My mobile rang while I was sitting in a C. I was taking a shower, when my sister arrived
meeting. D. While I was taking a shower, my sister arrived
A. When my sister arrived I was taking a shower
B. My sister arrived while I was taking a shower

Simple Past Past Progressive

just mentioning emphasising progress

Colin played football yesterday. Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football.

PRACTICE

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Mary and Joe (be) in a clothes shop at the moment.

2. They (look) at some jeans.

3. Joe only (have) one very old pair of jeans.

4. So he (want) to buy a new pair of jeans now.

5. Right now, he (try on) a pair of blue jeans.

6. »These jeans (fit) very well,« he (say) .

7. »But they (not suit) you,« Mary (reply) . »Try on another

pair.«

8. »What (think / you) ?« he (ask) Mary, when has tried on

another pair.

9. »Great! How much (cost / they) ?«

1. Sue (be) a student from South Korea.

2. She (live) in Seoul and (study) medicine.

3. At the moment, however, Sue (live) in London.

4. She (do) a six-months practical course in a London hospital.

5. In five days, Sue (go) back to South Korea because the next term at
university (start) in ten days.
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Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1. When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.

2. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.

3. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.

4. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.

5. When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to

see him.

6. She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook

and (begin) to learn.

7. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.

8. When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland,

she (visit) Blarney Castle.

9. When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident.

10. I (not / understand) what they (talk) about.

Exercise 8
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. When I (get) up yesterday, the sun (shine) .

2. It (is) a beautiful morning.

3. So I (decide) to cycle around a little.

4. I (go) to the shed and (take) out my bike.

5. While I (cycle) past some villages, I (see) some people in their

gardens.

6. One man (mow) the grass while his wife (pick) strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud
suddenly (appear) and it (start) to rain.
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8. Luckily, a farmer (notice) me and (tell) me to come in.

9. While it (rain) outside, I (sit) in the farmer's house.

10. After a while, the sun (come) out again.

11. I (thank) the farmer for his hospitality and (move) on.

Today (be) 1.________ the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted
and my legs (shake) 2. ____________; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet
(kill, really) 3.____________ me and my toes (bleed) 4., but I (want, still)
5.___________________ to continue.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)
6.________________ so different, and I (try) 7. _______________ to adapt to the new way
of life here. I (learn) 8. ____________ a little bit of the language to make communication
easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) 9. ____________ foreign languages quickly. Although I
(understand, not) 10. ____________ much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually) 11..
_________________

I (travel, currently) 12. _______________ with Liam, a student from Leeds University in
England. He (be) 13. ____________ a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) 14.
_______________ ahead of me and (complain) 15. ________________ that I am too slow.
I (do) 16. ________________ my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger
than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

Right now, Liam (sit) 17. ____________ with the owner of the inn. They (discuss) 18.
____________ he differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not) 19.
________________ the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) 20.
________________ him Tam. Tam (speak) 21. ____________ English very well and he
(try) 22. ____________ to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say) 23.
____________ a new word, Liam (try) 24. ________________ o repeat it. Unfortunately,
Liam (seem, also) 25. ____________ to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just
hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.