BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES: ENGLISH TENSESTHE SIMPLE PASTWe use the Past Simple to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. The actions can be short or long. There can also be a few actions happening one after another.Use1. Events in the past that are now finished (completed actions in the past)We saw a movie yesterday.Last year, I travelled to Marrakech.They saw us playing football.I didn't play football yesterday.Last year, I didn't travel to Agadir.Did you have dinner last night?Did the telephone ring?2.Situations in...
Saturday, 30 May 2009
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES: ENGLISH TENSES
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES: ENGLISH TENSESTHE PRESENT CONTINUOUSWe use the Present Continuous (Progressive) tense when talking about actions that are happening at the moment (present or temporary activity) or which will be done in the future (future arrangement).Use :1.Present or temporary activities.2.Future (personal) arrangements.I'm going to go to the cinema tonight.I'm going abroad this summer (in both sentences the speaker is speaking about plans)A/ ExamplesUse 1:I'm drinking some juice now.They are swimming in the sea.Use 2:He is getting...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : ENGLISH TENSES
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : ENGLISH TENSESTHE SIMPLE PRESENTThis is without doubt the most important tense in the English language and we use it in a great number of very different situations in our lives. To encourage you to have a look at the below thorough description of the Present Simple, I must say that this tense is relatively easy to understand for people learning English, which is also why it is the best tense to learn first.Use :1.Facts and generalization2.Habits and routines3.Permanent situations4.State verbs (e.g. be, have, think,...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISESTIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDSPAST PERFECT had + past participleUsed with by the time to express two activities in the past, one occurring before the other. First activity: past perfect/second activity: simple past. Can also be used withafter / beforeShe went to bed after she had turned off the lights.She had turned off the lights before she went to bed.when.By the time / When we arrived, he had already le...
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISES : TIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDS
BACCALAUREATE EXAM EXERCISESTIME EXPRESSIONS / SIGNAL WORDSPAST CONTINUOUSwas / were v + -ing whenwhileUsed with when to express past activity in progress, interrupted by a non-continuous activity: I was writing when you called.Used with while to express two continuous activities occurringat the same time in past: I was reading while you were writing.When she came back home from work, the children were sleeping.She came back home from work while the children were sleepi...
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