Present tenses: review and further practice.

To review the present tenses, you can watch the tutorials in the links below. Click on the first picture to review the basics of the present simple, the present continuous and the present perfect.

 

  The Iron Bridge, over the River Severn, Coalbrookdale, England. From 1779.

You have further explanation of the present simple versus the present continuous (or present progressive) tenses in the next link.

                               The Old Wye Bridge, over the River Wye, Chepstow, between England and Wales. From 1816.

Next, a tutorial explaining the present perfect simple.

                           The Forth Bridge, over the Firth of Forth (firth is Gaelic for estuary), near Edinburgh, Scotland. From 1889.

And finally, a tutorial that explains the difference between the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous.

  The Tyne Bridge, over the Tyne River, Newcastle, England. From 1928.

Let's now get some hands-on practice.

https://www.e-grammar.org/present-simple-continuous/test1-exercise1/

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/present-perfect1.htm

https://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/tenses-exercise-two

B1B- Future tenses (28th Sep/2nd Oct)

In this entry you have your work for the week. 

We are going to review the different tenses we use in English to express future time.

In the first link, a tutorial which explains four different tenses that can express future time: 

    *the present continuous for arrangements

    *be going to +infinitive for intention and for predictions (with evidence)

    *will+infinitive for facts and for predictions (without evidence)

    *the present simple for schedules

Can you complete the following statements?

    1.-I want to watch an old film, Taxi driver, on my computer tonight.

            Tonight, I..................................Taxi driver.

    2.-My friend Alex and I have arranged to watch Taxi driver on Friday night.

            On Friday night, Alex and I....................................Taxi driver.

Which of the options do you think is right?

    3.-Taxi driver is scheduled for Tuesday at 10 p.m.

            Taxi driver is going to be shown on Tuesday at 10 p. m. / Taxi driver is shown on Tuesday at 10 p.m.

    4.-The waitress is taking note of our orders.

            I'll have salmon and a green salad, please. / I'm going to have salmon and a green salad, please.

              

Click on the next link and check your answers.  

If you've done well, you can do the exercises in the link below.

If you are not happy with your answers, watch the tutorial again. Then, do the exercises in the link below.

Practice makes perfect is an English saying. It means we learn things by doing; the more we do something, the better we get at it. So, in the next link there are more exercises to  practise future tenses (present progressive=present continuous). 

Pictures of stained glass in St. Mary's cathedral, León.

E2B & E2C- More practice with negative and interrogative passive sentences

Edgar Degas' Ballet rehearsal

 Click on the link and do the 10 passive negative and interrogative sentences.

 

 

E2B & E2C- More active / passive practice

Edgar Degas' Waiting

In this entry you have a worksheet with affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences to practise the passive voice. You need to write the sentences in your notebook under the heading Passive voice.

E1C, E2B & E2C- Welcome & Present perfect tense

Welcome to class and to my blog.

Today, you are going to work on the difference between the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous. First, watch the tutorial in the link of Brooklyn bridge (New York).

Brooklyn Bridge

In the next link, you have 3 sets of exercises (click on 2 and on 3 when you have finished the fisrt and second sets) and you also have an explanation of the uses of the two tenses (click on the Explanation tab).

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/present-perfect-simple-present-perfect-continuous/

E2B & E2C- Welcome to this blog & active / passive transformation

Welcome to school and welcome to my blog.

This first entry is to practise the passive voice and to work on active / passive transfomations. First, a tutorial to remind you  how to form the passive voice and how to use it.

Claude Monet's Meules

And now, some links to different types of exercises to practise the passive voice and to review verb tenses. 

 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-5.html

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/passive1/index.php

B1B-Welcome & present tenses review (14th-25th September)

Hello and welcome to this blog, which we will be using throughout the year, whether we attend school or are in lockdown.

This first entry is to review present tenses: the present simple, the present continuous and the present perfect. When we study verb tenses there are two aspects we need to learn: the form of the verb, i.e., how the tense is formed, and the use of the verb, i.e., what we express by using that particular verb tense.

Let's see in the first link how the present simple and the present continuous are formed and how we use them.

Next, we are going to review the present perfect tense, both its form and its use.

Well, now we all should be ready to put knowledge into practice.

*Present simple / present continuous.

http://www.vpssa.edu.rs/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Present-Simple-vs.-Progressive-exercises.pdf



*Present simple / present perfect.

  https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-70806.php

*Present simple / present continuous: questions.

https://www.e-grammar.org/present-simple-continuous/test1-exercise3/

How did you score? Do you think you still need more practice? Did you feel confident doing the exercises? Is there anything you have learnt?



Mixed tenses

If you click on the picture below you will get access to 10 short texts with gaps for verb completion.

The texts are very short narratives so the verbs you need are mainly in the past tenses. My advice is to do the texts one by one, scrolling down to the key and checking your answers before doing the next text. If you write your answers in your notebook, it will be easier for you to check them and -when necessary, to correct them. Try to find out by yourself why you were wrong, when that is the case. If you can do that, learning is taking place.

This must be done before next Monday so that any questions that you have can be dealt with on Monday class. You have four pages to work on and there are four days before Monday so the task is not as massive as it may look like at first sight.

We need to move on to other tenses practice. Ideally, by Christmas, every single one in the class should be confident with all verb tenses in English

Verbs followed by to-infinitive / -ing

Click on the picture above to access a list of common verbs followed by to-infinitive and another list of common verbs followed by gerund.

Order of adjectives

Click on the picture below and study the order of adjectives in English. Then, scroll down and do the activities. You should be ready now to do your homework. 

Verb tenses revision

Below, you have some links to useful exercises on verb tenses (present perfect, past tenses and future tenses). Check your performance and decide whether you need more practice or you already command those verb tenses. If you need further practice, you can search the web yourself for more exercises or ask me.

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/exercises?ex07

https://www.superprof.es/apuntes/idiomas/ingles/gramatica-inglesa/verb-tense/simple-past-and-past-perfect.html

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs12.htm

https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/future.htm

http://www.englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/future-tenses-exercise/

Attention to diversity: Click on the pic above, read the text and find out the meaning of 'Goldilocks' principle' and of any words you come across whose meaning you cannot infer.

Mixed conditionals

Click above and study the presentation of mixed conditionals. Then do the practice in your notebook.

Complex sentence writing

This entry is intended to help you bridge the gap from simply writing sentences to developing larger structures, i.e., how to stick together smaller chunks of language effectively.

To lead you the way through the task, by using relative pronouns, linking words and conjunctions, click below.

Mind map for irregular verbs

Keep calm and learn irregular verbs easily.

Along or across?

Not sure about the meaning of along and across? Click on the pic above.

Conditional sentences

"If you love life don't waste time.

For time is what life is made of."