Grammar - Verb Tense Review

Grammar - Verb Tense Review

A.        Simple Present Tense                

Used:               habits, facts

Usual words:     every …, usually , sometimes, never, etc.

Remember:       +s with he/she/it            Question/Negative:  do/does

                        Stative verbs (nonprogressive verbs) are like facts—only simple present (p.15)

  

1. My friend and I always _______________ (speak) English together.
2. Terry _____________ (work) as acook at a big restaurant.
3. I _________________ (think) Seattle is a beautiful city. = fact (not action)
4. __________________ your father ___________ (speak) English?

B.         Present Progressive Tense  

Used:               action happening NOW, at the present time

Usual words:     now, right now, this …, today

Remember:       be verb + verb –ing      Question/Negative: be verb

  

5. Larry and Susan ____________________ (build) a new house.
6. My sister __________________________ (wear) a red hat today.
7. I _________________________ (think) about my family right now. = action
8. _________ you______________ (work) this morning?     (now)

C.        Simple Past Tense        

Used:   finished action in the past

Usual words: yesterday, in (1987), last (week), (3 days) ago, this … (past)

Remember:       regular and irregular verbs                     Question/Negative: did

  

9. I ______________ (forget) to do my homework last Monday.
10. Mr. And Mrs. Smith ___________ (be) married in 1974.
11. When I __________ (be) a child, I ______________ (like, not) vegetables.
12. _____________ you ____________ (work) this morning? (finished, past)

14.       I __________________ (live) in California for many years. I _______________ 

            (move) here two years ago.

15.       When I ________________ (open) the package, I __________ (find) a nice book.

D.        Past Progressive Tense 

Used:   to show an action happening at a specific time in the past or at the same time as

            another action in the past  (not so common)

Usual words:     while, as , at (3:00)  yesterday

Remember:       past be verb + verb –ing           Question/Negative:  be verb

  

17. While I __________________ (brush) my teeth, the lights went out.

(long action)                                                                     (short action)

  

18. Yesterday, while we ________________ (clean) the bathroom, they _________________________ (wash) the dishes.  (two actions at the same time in the past.)

  

19. What _____________ your daughter __________ (do) last Monday at 4:30 PM?

E.         Present Perfect 

Used:   to show a completed action sometime in the past (we don’t know exactly when)

to describe a repeated action, past up to now with a few words (work, play, study, teach) to show an action, past up to now

Usual words:  already, yet, never, ever (question), (three) times so far, since , for

Remember:       have/has + pp (careful for irregular verbs) Question/Negative: have/has

19.       A:         ______________ you ever _______________ (see) a famous person?

            B:         No, I ________________.

  

20. I _________________________ (write) three letters so far this quarter.

  

21. Mark ______________________ (live) in Seattle since 1990.

  

22. They ______________________ (work) here for many years.

23.       I _________________________ (finish, already) my homework, but I _________________________ (clean, not) my room yet.

F.         Present Perfect Progressive                               pages 5, 42

Used:   to show an action that began in the past and is happening now

            to describe a recent action

            to describe an unfinished action

Usual words:  all (day), recently, lately, for , since

Remember:       have/has + been+ verb-ing                    Question/Negative:  have/has

24.       I’m really tired.  I ____________________ (write) on the computer all day.

25.       Stephanie __________________________ (read) that book for three weeks and

she’s still not finished.

26.       A:         What _______________________ (you, do) lately?

            B:         Oh, I _______________________ (work) a lot recently.

27.       I’m sorry.  My hands are dirty because I ________________ (plant) flowers in the garden.

28.       This line is to long.  We _________________________ (stand) here since 2:00!

G.        Simple Future               

Used:               to describe a future action

Usual words:    tomorrow, in (three days), next (year)

Remember: will + verb  /  be + going to + verb (especially for a plan)

                        Question/Negative:  will / won’t + verb

with future time words (before, after, when, as soon as, if, etc.) – use present tense with some fact words (plan, intend, want, hope) use present tense

29.       In two weeks, my family and I __________________ (fly) to New York.

30.       What ____________________ (you, do) tomorrow evening?

31.       After Sarah _______________ (finish) high school next spring, she ____________________________________ (get) a job.

32.       Next year, I _______________________ (plan) to take college classes.

  

From Grammar 4 Packet. Copyright by Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA.  Reproduced with permission.