Fill in the gaps with the verb in the right tense.
Simple Present or Present Progressive?
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- The pictures help you to understand the sentences.
- Watch out for signpost words!
Usually, Charlene and Tom (get along) quite well, but they (argue) at the moment.
Kim often (stay) awake until midnight, but she (sleep) now, even though it (be) only 9 o'clock.
The Past Perfect
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Cross out the wrong verb forms.
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- Decide which action happened earlier and influenced the other.
After they were / had been at the beach all day, Christopher complained / had complained about a sunburn.
I ordered / had ordered a photo album when we returned / had returned from our summer vacation to Italy.
The house was / had been empty because the owners moved / had moved a long time ago.
Help
Wenn in einer Erzählung betont werden soll, dass ein Ereignis (noch) weiter in der Vergangenheit zurückliegt als ein anderes, steht diese Handlung im Past Perfect.
Mum prepared / had prepared my favourite dish for dinner, but I ate already / had already eaten at Jessica's house.
We could tell she went / had gone to bed because the lights were / had been out.
Nikki and Ricky knew / had known each other forever when Ricky proposed / had proposed.
Our car broke down / had broken down because we didn't find / hadn't found a gas station all day.
I took / had taken a nice nap after I had /had had lunch with my colleagues.
Vocabulary
sunburn Sonnenbrand dish Essen, Gericht (to) propose einen Heiratsantrag machen
Present Perfect or Simple Past?
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Fill in the verbs from the box in the correct past tense.
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Yesterday, I at 6 AM.
you ever to Spain?
We on a class trip to Berlin last year - It awesome!
'Are you alright?' - 'No, I the most terrible day.'
I don't want a biscuit, I already my teeth.
go ● have ● wake up ● brush ●
be (2x)
The Present Perfect Progressive
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Form sentences in the present perfect progressive.
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- Look at the the pictures and the information given.
- Decide whether you need to use 'since' (point in time) or 'for' (time span).
Shawna ● meditate ● 20 minutes
Chris ● use a wheelchair ● childhood
Derek ● play on his laptop ● three hours
Meg ● cough ● Monday
Rate the tasks according to their level of difficulty.
easy
manageable
difficult
Simple Present or Present Progressive
Past Perfect
Simple Past or Present Perfect
Present Perfect Progressive
The Tenses
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