Revision of tenses

3º ESO

CPI Tino Grandío

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Review of tenses

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Review of tenses - 1

• Many tourists __________________ (stay) at the hotel in the winter, but my parents ____________________ (not / stay) there.

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Review of tenses - 1

• Many tourists stay at the hotel in the winter, but my aren’t staying there.

– stay: present simple because it is a habitual action

– aren’t staying: present continuous because it refers to the present period: these days

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Review of tenses - 2

• What ________________ (they / do) now?

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Review of tenses - 2

• What are they doing now?

– are they doing:

• present continuous because the verb tells us about this moment

• Remember: AUX + SUBJ +VERB in questions

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Review of tenses - 3

• We __________________ (visit) the Louvre Museum last Christmas but we _______________ (not / visit) the Eiffel Tower.

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Review of tenses - 3

• We visited the Louvre Museum last Christmas but we didn’t visit the Eiffel Tower.

– visited: past simple for finished actions in a finished time (last Christmas)

– didn’t visit: past simple negative

• Didn’t + infinitive

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Review of tenses - 4

• While they _________________ (travel) around the USA, they ________________ (stay) in cheap hostels.

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Review of tenses - 4

• While they were travelling around the USA, they stayed in cheap hostels.

– were travelling: past continuous for actions in progress in the past

• After while

– stayed: past simple for finished actions in a finished time

• regular past form

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Review of tenses - 5

• __________________ (Henry /swim) in the river at the moment?

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Review of tenses - 5

• Is Henry swimming in the river at the moment?

– Is Henry swimming: present continuous for actions in progress at present

• AUX + SUBJ + VERB

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Review of tenses - 6

• Listen! Sarah _________________ (play) the piano.

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Review of tenses - 6

• Listen! Sarah is playing the piano.

– is playing: present continuous for actions taking place at this moment

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Review of tenses - 7

• Yesterday morning we _____________ (come) to school, _____________ (have) a lecture by the Guardia Civil and _________________ (finish) our classes but we ________________ (not / have) a sandwich.

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Review of tenses - 7

• Yesterday morning we came to school, had a lecture by the Guardia Civil and finished our classes but we didn’t have a sandwich.

– came / had / finished / didn’t have : past simple forms for finished actions in a finished time

– didn’t have: negative past form of verb have

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