Perfect Tenses

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Do you really know the differences between the Past Simple and the Present Perfect Simple? and What about the Pres. Perf. Simple and Pres. Perf. Cont.? So, I've just uploaded these worksheets which can help you. Let's start!

Past Simple vs. Pres. Perf. S.

Present Perfect Simple (1)

Pres. Perf. S. vs. Pres. Perf. Cont.

Pres. Perf. S.
Pres.Perf. Simple (2)
Past Simple and Pres. Perf. S. (2)

2ºESO MOSAIC 2 - UNIT 1 - Worksheets

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Now, let's do worksheets from Unit 1. Click on:

Mosaic 2 - UNIT 1 - 1*

MOSAIC 2 - UNIT 1 - 2**

MOSAIC 2 - UNIT 1 - 3***

Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

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Until now, we have learned and practised Past Simple (Regular Verbs) with young learners. So, let's see the following pictures and links to become 'experts' on Past Simple!

Past Simple (Regular Verbs) + worksheet_answers
Past Simple (Regular Verbs) 2 + worksheet_answers
islcollective-regular verbs

PaSt SiMpLe VS. PaSt CoNtiNuous

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Do you know the differences between these two Past tenses? Firstly, you'd better study your grammar notes, after that, you can click on the following links and check if you already know these verbal tenses.

Past S. vs. Past Cont.

Past S. vs. Past Cont. (2)

Past S. vs. Past Cont. (3)

Past S. and Past Cont. (4)

2º ESO - 1st Term Revision

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If you need some extra-practise, firstly, you'd better study your grammar notes and vocab, and then, just click on the following links to check your knowledge.

Starter Unit Revision

Unit 1 Revision

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Past Simple (Regualr and Irregular verbs) 

2º ESO Past Simple or Past Continuous?

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Do you already know when you have to write Past Simple or Past Continuous? What is the completed action? What is the action in progress? Well, let's see the following pictures and then, you can click on the following links to do some exercises!  ;-)

1. Past Simple and Past Cont. (exercises + answer key)

2.grammarbank (Past S. vs. Past Cont. + answer key)

3. grammarbank (Past S. vs. Past Cont.) (2)

4. aulafacil.com (past-simple-vs-past-continuous)

5. High Score (Past S. vs. Past Cont. )

2ºESO Past Continuous + Worksheets

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This picture is excellent to learn about the Past Cont., everything is clear enough! Now, let's pay attention to this ...

As I told you in class, here you can find a lot of exercises and worksheets, it's very easy, just click on the following links. 
One, two, three, GO!!!!!

1. Past Cont. (IES Libertas)
2. macmillaninspiration - Past Cont.

English Plus 2 - 
Oxford University Press PHOTOCOPIABLE Worksheets:
1. Unit 4 - Grammar & Vocab. 1* 
2. Unit 4 - Grammar & Vocab.2 **
3. Unit 4 - Grammar & Vocab. 3***

2º ESO Review - Worksheets

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As I told you in class, here you can find all the worksheets that I already gave you. Just click on the following links to download them. I hope you'll find them useful.

1. Present Simple vs. Present Continuous (2)
2. Present simple vs. Present continuous (mixed sentences)
3. Past Simple (REGUALR VERBS)

TENSES CHART

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In this post, you can find some charts to revise some English tenses, i.e. Present Simple vs. Present continuous, Past Simple vs. Past Continuous, and Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple. Let's keep on learning English!!!

Pres. Simple vs. Pres. Cont. CHART 

Past S. vs. Past Cont. CHART 

Past Simple vs. Pres. Perf. CHART 

All TenSeS ReViSioN for Secondary and Upper-Secondary Students

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Here you are! If you want to review all English tenses, it's very simple, click on the following link: All Tenses Revision to download the worksheet. Then, you have to look at these two images to check your answers, ok? Ready, Steady, GOOO!!!! ;)

TENSES REVISION EXERCISES

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If you need to review all tenses before taking the exam, here you are!!! Then, you can check your answers. I hope you'll find these exercises useful! Take it easy, they're not difficult! ;)
Come on! Click on:

TENSES REVISION EXERCISES

Review for Christmas - Upper Secondary (post 4)

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Do you know the difference between the Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Cont. and Past Simple? Let's see! You can do these exercises taken from BURLINGTON BOOKS.

Review for Christmas - Upper-Secondary (post 3)

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If you need to practise the difference between Past Simple and Past Cont., you can do these worksheets, taken from BURLINGTON BOOKS .

Review for Christmas - Upper Secondary (post 2)

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Do you still have problems with Past Simple and Past Continuous? Don't waste time and do these exercises taken from New English Grammar (BURLINGTON BOOKS).

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONT.

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONT.

Extra GRAMMAR, thanks to Burlington

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If you want to learn and practise your English, you can click on the following link:

http://www2.burlingtonbooks.com/Spain/Page.aspx?PageID=411

Here, you can find plenty of exercises related to Present, Past and Future Tenses; Passive, Reported Speech,Modals, Relatives etc. Besides, there are key answers in every worksheet.

Come on! don't waste time and print your worksheets from Burlington (PDF format).

Past Simple and Past Continuous ( post 4)

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If you need to review Past Simple and Past Continuous, you can click on the following links:

http://myenglishproject.wikispaces.com/file/view/Past+simple%26continuous+%2B+Explanation+%2B+exercises.pdf

http://www.ispilledthebeans.com/exercises/PDF/exercisespastsimplepastcontinuous.pdf

http://valenciaenglish.netfirms.com/pdffiles/worksheetpast.pdf

I strongly recommend you all to do all these exercises to study for the exam, please, before doing the activities, look at your notes. If you have any question, ask me in class or send me an email, ok?

Past Simple and Past Continuous (post 3)

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I've just found this great worksheet, I think it's really helpful and amusing, do you think so?

Past Continuous+Past Simple When While

All Perfect Tenses (1)

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Have you already studied these perfect tenses? Please, before doing the following exercises, study all the notes that I 've written on board these days, ok? 1, 2 , 3 , go!!!!

Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple

Complete these sentences with the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. Lucy _____________ (play) in a band many years ago.
2. I can’t give you the CD today because I ____________ (leave) it at home.
3. I ____________ (see) only one good rock film this year.
4. The concert _____________ (end) at 11.30 last night.
5. She ___________ (feel) nervous before she went on stage.
6. Sally _____________ (be) a good singer since she was a child.

B. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box. Use the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

BECOME - BUY - FORGET - PLAY - WIN

1. I can’t sing the song because I _______________ the words!
2. They ____________ two awards since the beginning of the year.
3. He ______________ the bass guitar in a band when he was young.
4. Sarah _____________ famous since she joined the band.
5. Yesterday afternoon, I ____________ two tickets for the concert.

C. Complete the text. Use the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

RICKY MARTIN

Ricky Martin was born in Puerto Rico on 24th December 1971. Ricky _____________ (be) a performer since he was a small child. At primary he ____________ (sing) in the school choir and _____________ (act) in school plays. Also, when he was a child, he ___________ (appear) in TV adverts.
At the age of twelve, he ______________ (join) the Latin Boy band, Menudo, and ____________ (stay) with them for five years.
Since the age of eighteen, Ricky _____________ (divide) his time between acting and singing. As an actor, Ricky ____________ (appear) in several TV shows, including the American series, General Hospital.
As a singer, Ricky ____________ (make) many successful albums. In 1999, he ___________ (release) Livin’ la vida loca, from his first album in English.

D. Complete the sentences. Use FOR or SINCE.
1. Tom’s sister has liked Bjork ________ last year.
2. He hasn’t released a new single _______ long time.
3. Steven has been in the band _______ they first started.
4. Celine Dion has been at No.1 ______ four weeks.
5. I’ve enjoyed listening to Dover ______ years.
6. I’ve been learning to play the piano _______ I was there.

E. JUST, YET and ALREADY. Put the words in the correct order to from sentences.
1. records yet sold any haven’t they ________________________________________
2. seen on TV just Cher I’ve ______________________________________________
3. already has concert finished the _________________________________________
4. spoken have already Louise I to _________________________________________
5. yet new CD heard you have the ? ________________________________________

Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous

F. Put the words in the correct order to form sentences.
1. twice in Manchester this year The Corrs performed have -____________________________________________________
2. practising Joe has all day been the guitar -____________________________________________________
3. playing how long been you have in the band ? -____________________________________________________
4. MTV watching all morning been my brother has -____________________________________________________
5. changed again has her image Madonna -____________________________________________________


G. Choose the correct alternatives.

1. My friends and I have danced / have been dancing here all night.
2. Suede has had / has been having a lot of big hits in Britain.
3. We’ve stood / ‘ve been standing here for over two hours.
4. Ben has listened / has been listening to his favourite CDs for hours.
5. I’ve switched on / ‘ve been switching on the TV to watch the European Top 20.
6. Kelly has looked forward / has been looking forward to seeing Robbie Williams for ages.
7. Rosie has bought / has been buying two new R.E.M. CDs.
8. My brother has lent / has been lending me his Walkman.
9. All Saints have recorded / have been recording their new album all week.
10. She has studied / has been studying English all the summer.

H. Complete the sentences. Use the correct from of the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Kate _______________ (always/like) Garbage.
2. The band ________________ (finish) playing and so we’re going home now.
3. I ___________________ (try) to play a difficult melody on the piano for hours.
4. Max ___________________ (not save) enough money to buy the CDs.
5. Jenny ___________________ (practise) a song for the school concert since last month.
6. I ______________________ (hear) that song lots of times but I don’t know what it’s called.
7. Paul ______________________ (learn) to play the saxophone for years.
8. They ________________________ (sing) really well since they came on stage.
9. The organisers __________________ (sell) a hundred tickets for the concert.
10. How long _______________________ (you/wait) to receive your tickets for the concert?

I. Complete the text. Use the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
For the last ten years, my older sister Gemma ______________ (learn) to play the guitar. Her ambition is to be a flamenco guitarist, so she has to work very hard. Since she was a small child, Gemma ______________ (like) folk music, and she _______________ (always/love) the Spanish in particular. So, for the last six months she ___________ (be) in Spain. During her Stay she ______________ (work) with some of the most brilliant soloists in the world. She _________________ (just/finish) a course with a teacher who once worked with Paco de Lucia. She _______________ (not become) as technically perfect as Paco yet, but some people say that she will one day.

J. Make questions to which examples are these answers. Begin with “How long…” or “Since when…”.
1. I have lived here for ten years. ______________________________?
2. He has been married since 1960. _____________________________?
3. Mary has been sleeping since nine o’clock. _____________________?
4. The window has been broken for a few days. ___________________?
5. The tap has been dripping since yesterday. ______________________?
6. They have made whisky in Scotland for hundreds of years.____________ ?

K. Put FOR, SINCE, YET, AGO, or EVER in the spaces.
1. I have used this pen ______________ 1999.
2. They have been abroad _____________ six months.
3. Has he written to you ______________ ?
4. Has he ____________ written to you ? 5. I visited Sweden nine months ____________ .
6. _____________ how long has Margaret been out ?
7. You have ___________ missed the train. It left two minutes ____________ .
8. Have you ____________ had an interview ?
9. Mr. Jones has _____________ filled in the application form for the job he saw in the paper an hour ____________ .
10. ______________ when have you taken sugar in your tea ?

L. Put the verbs in the correct tense (Present, Present Perfect or Past).
Arthur Green 1. ______________ (arrive) in Greenland last week. He 2. ___________ (spend) all last month doing a training course where he 3. ______________ (learn) to sell refrigerators to Eskimos but he 4. _______________ (not/sell) any yet. The Eskimos 5. _____________ (be) very friendly and helpful but they 6. ________________ (not/want) to buy fridges. Yesterday he 7. _____________ (go) to another town and he 8. _________________ (meet) a man who 9. ________________ (sell) two hundred. He 10. _______________ (go) to Greenland only three days ago!

M. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Llevo tres meses estudiando chino. -_______________________________________
2. No me ha escrito aún porque no ha tenido tiempo. -_________________________
3. Nos aburrimos muchísimo en casa de la señora he Johnson. -__________________
4. Nunca hemos comido muffins antes. -_______________________________________
5. Ya he terminado los deberes, pero mi hermana no los ha hecho todavía. ______
6. He estado saliendo con ella desde las Navidades pasadas. -____________________

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous exercises

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Did you understand the differences between the
Past Simple and Past Continuous?
ok!, let's see....

A. Complete these sentences with the Past Simple and Past Continuous:

I had a bad dream last night. In my dream it _____________ (be) Sunday morning. It ______________ (be) 10 o’clock and I ___________________ (read) a book in the garden at the back of the house. Suddenly the sky ___________________ (become) dark. It _________________ (start) to rain so I _____________________ (go) inside the house. I ______________________ (close) the windows and ______________________ (turn) on the TV to listen to the news and the weather. I __________________________ (watch) the news when the storm _______________________ (begin). I remember that the wind _____________________ (blow) and the windows ____________________ (shake) when I _____________________ (hear) a terrible noise like a big bang. Then I _____________________ (wake up) on the floor. I can’t remember anything else.

B. Complete these sentences with the Past Simple and Past Continuous:

1. When the phone ___________ (ring), Julia and I _____________ (watch) TV.

2. Yesterday, they __________ (meet) Jack and Tina. They ____________ (be) really kind.

3. Most of my friends ___________ (work) last summer, so I ___________ (decide) to get a job too.

4. While you ________________ (dance) at the party, I ______________ (see) Peter.

5. We _________________ (talk) for a while.

C. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets:

1. He ___________ (go) off the road while he ___________ (drive) home late at night.

2. While she ___________ (sit) in the pub, she _____________ (meet) an old friend.

3. We _____________ (work) on a new advertising campaign when the boss ____________ (call) us into his office.

4. Why ______________ (not/ you/ listen) while he ___________ (explain) the effects of alcohol on the body?

5. I ____________ (not/drive) very fast when the accident ___________ (happen)

D. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets:

1. We _____________________ (sit) in the park when Beth suddenly _______________ (kiss) Mike.

2. We _____________________ (laugh) so we _______________________ (not look) at the camera.

3. This is Brad. He _____________________ (phone) us while we ______________________ (study) Maths at home.

4. She ____________________ (make) a face because the baby _______________________ (cry).

5. My friends and I _________________ (meet) outside the cinema and then, we _________________________ (decide) the film.

English Grammar Lesson (2)

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Here you are a brief summary about the Past tenses.
You have to study everything before doing your homework, ok? Besides, you can see and listen two grammar lessons. They are very useful as well as easy to understand. Now, are you ready to do all your exercises? Please, study the following rules, right?
Hey!, study the Irregular Verbs too!!!

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

Past Simple

1. When an action or situation took place at a finished time in the past.

Ex. She lost her passport when she was on holiday last summer.

2. To tell a story in the past.

Ex. Yesterday, we met John. He worked with Tim in a famous company...

3. With AGO

Ex. I was Susan tow days ago.

4. Time expressions: Yesterday, last year, last night, in 2008, 7 months ago, etc.

Past Continuous

1. To talk about sth that started before a certain time in the past and was still in progress at that time. Ex. At 10.30, we were walking along the Regent Street.

2. To describe a situation, ot give the background to a scene that happened in the past.

Ex. Last night, it was raining cats and dogs; the wind was blowing. What were they wearing? They were wearing new blue jeans.

3. We don't normally use the past continuous with verbs not normally used in the continuous form, such as: know, want, like, etc.

4. Two simultaneous or parallel situations:

Ex. I was studying in my bedroom while my parents were chatting in the living room.

5. To talk about an action which was in progress and it was interrupted by another one. The first or previous action is written using the Past Cont. whereas the interrupting action is written using the Past Simple:

a. He was using my laptop until I arrived. ------/

b. We were sleeping when someone knocked on the door.

c. While Rachel was painting the wall, she fell down.