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T E N S E S. Matrix #1. Fundamental Tenses. Present Simple Past Simple Future Simple Present Progressive Past Progressive Present Perfect Past Perfect. Simple Past vs. Present Perfect. I (play) a lot of tennis this year. She (have) six different jobs since she left school.

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T E N S E S

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  1. T E N S E S

  2. Matrix #1

  3. Fundamental Tenses • Present Simple • Past Simple • Future Simple • Present Progressive • Past Progressive • Present Perfect • Past Perfect

  4. Simple Past vs. Present Perfect • I (play) a lot of tennis this year. • She (have) six different jobs since she left school. • He (be) unemployed ever since he left school. • How many cups of coffee (you drink) today? • In those days, James (come) to stay with us most weekends. have played has had has been have you drunk came

  5. Shakespeare (write) poems as well as plays. • Since my brother lost his job, he (write) three books. • I (not work) hard when I was at university. • I (have) trouble sleeping all this week. • I (have) trouble sleeping all last week. wrote has written did not work have had had

  6. Exercises: 1. I can’t afford that car. It .... too much. a. cost c. is costing b. costs d. is cost 2. Janet can’t come to the phone because she .... her hair. a. wash c. washes b. is washing d. is wash 3. Something .... very good. a. smell c. smells b. is smelling d. is smell 4. When Jim ... home, his wife ... dinner. a. came - cooked c. came - was cooking b. was coming - cooked d. was coming - was cooking

  7. 5. At one time, Mr. John Smith ... this building. a. own c. is owning b. owned d. was owning 6. George .... this movie three times. a. saw c. has seen b. have seen d. see 7. We ... our reports yet. a. have written c. wrote b. haven’t written d. will not write 8. After Henry ..... Sidney, he ... to Perth. a. visited - went c. had visited - went b. visited - had gone d. had visited - had gone

  8. 9. The view of these disciplines ... from time to time. a. vary c. have varied b. varies d. is going to vary 10. The fear of bomb and terrorism .... many people to flee the cities. a. cause c. has caused b. have caused d. are going to cause 11. Do you mind if I turn the TV off? I ... a long distance call. a. will place c. place b. was placing d. am going to place 12. He .... on the grass under that tree over there. a. lay c. lays b. is lying d. is laying

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