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Present and Past tenses review

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  • He ____ (to be) in Switzerland since 2001.
    He has been in Switzerland since 2001.
  • I ____ (to see) Lord Farquaad get off the train two minutes ago.
    I saw Lord Farquaad get off the train two minutes ago.
  • Which tense do you use to say what activity you were doing at a specific time?
    Present Continuous
  • Tell the group what you did this morning.
    ?
  • The cook at the cafeteria ___ (to serve) us lunch every day.
    The cook at the cafeteria serves us lunch every day.
  • What ____ (you / to do) right now?
    What are you doing right now?
  • Tell the group about the last time you got really angry? What happened?
    ?
  • We ____ (to read) three books in English so far this year.
    We have read three books in English so far this year.
  • What is the difference? He has been to China./ He has gone to China.
    "Has been" means he went to China and then came back. "Has gone" means he went to China and he's still there.
  • We ________ (to go) to London last week.
    We went to London last week.
  • Which tense do you use to talk about actions that take place in “time up to now”?
    Present Perfect
  • Tell the group what you did in your last holidays.
    ?
  • Tell the group how many countries you have visited so far. Which one did you like most?
    ?
  • Which tense do you use with: yesterday, in 2005, last week, two hours ago?
    Simple Past
  • Tell the group what your hobbies are and how often you do them.
    ?
  • I _____ (to know) them for six years, so far.
    I have known them for six years, so far.
  • The kid screamed because Charlie ___ (to bite) his finger.
    The kid screamed because Charlie bit/had bitten his finger.
  • Tell the group about the best thing that has ever happened to you?
    ?
  • Which tense do you use with: so far, since 2009, for two years, yet, ever?
    Present Perfect
  • Tell the group what you were doing at six o’clock p.m. yesterday.
    ?
  • Tell the group what you do every day.
    ?
  • Tell the group about a time when you really got in trouble as a child.
    ?
  • Tell the group about the scariest thing you’ve ever seen. What was it?
    ?
  • Which tense do you use for an action that was in progress when another action happened?
    Past Continuous
  • We _______ (to move) to the USA when I was two.
    We moved to the USA when I was two.
  • Tell the group about last time you were busy when you got a phone call. What were you doing?
    ?
  • ________ (you / to see / ever) Star Wars?
    Have you ever seen Star Wars?
  • Stand up and mime an irregular verb. Your group must guess which verb it is!
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  • Tell the group what you did last night.
    ?
  • Write in the chat the three forms of any irregular verb.
    ?
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