Unit 1: Pop-ups
Present simple, present continuous & present perfect
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- 1Pop-ups
- 2Hidden talents
- 3Can't buy me love
- 4Travellers' tales
- 5The colleague from hell
- 6Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
- 7Career changes
- 8Art
- 9Project management
- 10The dog ate my homework!
- 11The diary of a double agent
- 12Fashion forward
- 13Flat pack skyscrapers
- 14Extreme sports
- 15Food fads
- 16Me, my selfie and I
- 17Endangered animals
- 18A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
- 19I'm really sorry...
- 20Telling stories
- 21Fakes and phrasals
- 22Looking to the future
- 23Becoming familiar with things
- 24From rags to riches
- 25Against the odds
- 26Our future on Mars?
- 27Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28Dodgy dating
- 29Annoying advice
- 30I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
Session 2
Review and extend your knowledge of the present simple, present perfect and present continuous tenses
Activity 2
Form Review
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So you know present simple, continuous and perfect tenses have different meanings. But do you know how to make the correct forms? Now it's time to do a test on these three tenses.
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Married couple Karen and Karl are going to drive to Karl's parents' house today. We join them in the kitchen in the morning as they're getting ready for the long journey. Things are a little tense. As they talk, there are lots of examples of the different verb tenses we're reviewing. Can you pick the right forms to complete their sentences?
Kitchen anger
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Complete the sentences with the correct options. Click the hint to tell you the verb tense you need to use
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You need to use the present continuous tenseQuestion 1 of 10
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You need to use the present continuous tenseQuestion 2 of 10
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You need to use the present simple tenseQuestion 3 of 10
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This time you need the present perfect formQuestion 4 of 10
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Here you need the present perfect, in a positive questionQuestion 5 of 10
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Complete the sentences with the correct options. Click the hint to tell you the verb tense you need to use
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This time you need the present perfect tenseQuestion 6 of 10
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You need the present simple tense, for a negative sentenceQuestion 7 of 10
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For this one you need the present simple tense, in the negativeQuestion 8 of 10
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This one is in the present simpleQuestion 9 of 10
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Complete the sentences with the correct options. Click the hint to tell you the verb tense you need to use
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This time it's in the present perfect. It's a negative sentence. Pay attention to the position of 'yet'Question 10 of 10
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Well done. Now it's time for 6 Minute Grammar...
Session Grammar
Present simple - facts, habits, truths and permanent situations. For positive sentences add -s to the infinitive without 'to' for he, she and it; make questions and negatives with do or does + the infintive without 'to'.
- I check my email every day.
- Yuki works at the bank.
- I don't eat meat.
- It doesn't usually snow in October.
- Why do you read the news online every day?
- Does the supermarket sell stamps?
Present Continuous - activities that are happening now, temporary situations, activities in progress and future arrangements. For positive sentences, the form is subject + am/is/are + verb-ing. Make negatives with not and change the word order to make questions.
- Just a minute. I'm checking my email.
- She's working from home this week.
- The twins are studying Economics.
- I'm seeing the doctor on Monday morning.
- He isn't answering his mobile at the moment.
- What are we doing?
- Is it raining?
Verbs of thinking and feeling, for example: hear, see, smell, hate, know, understand, believe, want, need are not usually used in the continuous form.
WRONG: Could you explain that again? I'm not understanding.
CORRECT: Could you explain that again? I don't understand.Present Perfect - for life experiences in the past; recent past actions that are important now; past situations that are still happening now (often with how long, for and since; with just, already, yet for recent events. For positive sentences, the form is subject + have/has + past participle. Make negatives with not and change the word order to make questions.
- I've seen all Tarantino's films.
- Have you ever eaten sushi? - Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
- The president has resigned.
- I haven't seen Jenny this morning.
- How long have you known Mitya? - I've known him for two years.
- They've been in Italy since January.
- It's just stopped raining.
- We've already had breakfast.
- The films haven't started yet.
- Have you done your English homework yet?
