Simple Continuous Perfect Perfect Continuous: Live in A Small Village

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- habitual, everyday actions: To talk about what is going on - to talk about sth in the past - to describe an activity that
He goes for a run before at the moment of speaking or without specifying the time has happened in the past but
breakfast. around now: Sue’s phoning period: Have you done your has recently stopped or just
- things that are her boyfriend. We’re studying homework? stopped (ПЕРФЕКТ):
generally/always true: They English this term. - with time words: for, since, Someone has been sleeping in
PRESENT live in a small village. ever, never, already, just, my bed.
recently, lately, yet, this - to describe an activity that
morning/year, two/three times. began in the past and is still
happening (ПРЕЗЕНТ): I
have been studying English
for 9 years.
A finished activity that - to express the duration of an To talk about an activity that To talk about an activity that
happened once or many times action in the past: I was occurred before another past occurred before another past
in a definite time or period in driving home at 6.30 last activity or specific moment: activity or specific moment
the past: He died in 1970. night. When I looked out of the with the emphasis on duration:
(single action) My dad took - to talk about two parallel window the rain had stopped. Jim had been living in
me to school every morning. actions in the past: I was He had passed all the exams London for twenty years
PAST (repeated action) sitting in my car while they before October. before he went to New York. I
were passing in front of me. had been waiting for twenty
- to talk about two actions of minutes before the bus came.
different duration: She was
crossing the road when she
slipped on some ice.
FUTURE - to express a future action To show that a future action To express an action that will To express duration of an
that does not depend on any will be in progress at a given be completed before a certain action up to a certain time in
person’s will or intention: My moment of future time or at time or another action in the the future. The action can
son will be thirty next the time when another future future: He will have finished begin in the past, present or
birthday. action happens: Tonight at his work by the end of March. future time and is carried on
- for speculations or eight o’clock I’ll be watching I will have arrived by the time up to a certain time in the
predictions with expressions TV. Tomorrow morning we’ll you finished dressing. future: At 6 o’clock tomorrow
like certainly, probably, I be preparing lessons for morning, I shall have been
expect, I hope, I’m afraid, do school and they will be sleeping seven hours. By next
you think?: I think the working in the garden. year I shall have been living
weather will change. I hope in London for ten years.
they will be here in a minute.
TENSES
INSERT THE CORRECT VERB FORM
Dear Granny,
How are you? I _____________ (write) to say a big “thanks” for my birthday present. I really ______________ (like) it
and I ______________ (listen) to it every day when I _____________ (walk) to work.
I am really well. I _____________ (start) my new job last week and I ___________________ (like) it very much. At the
moment I ______________ (live) with some friends in a flat in the city centre, but it’s very expensive so I ___________ (try) to
find another place which _______________ (not cost) so much. I think, I _____________ (find) something cheaper and smaller.
Tomorrow I __________ (see) a woman about a flat. We _________________ (already, see), but I have to check it on my own.
When we ______________ (see) each other the other day, she ______________ (say) that the flat was beautiful, but how
_______________ (I, can know)?
The world ____________ (be) full of surprises! Yesterday, while I ______________________ (come) back from work, I
______________ (meet) a man and he _____________ (tell) me that he knew me. We _______________ (quarrel) for about 15
minutes before he ___________ (let) me go! I ______________ (almost, call) the police!
What other news _____________ (be) there? Well, I ______________ (learn) to drive these days because I ___________
(want) to buy a car. I ____________ (hear) that you have a new car. What make is it?
I _______________ (see) Mum and Dad last week. Mum _____________ (be) fine but Daddy _____________ (not be)
so well. He ____________ (not like) his new job.____________ you___________ (hear) that he has a new job? He has to work
very hard. However, if he ______________ (continue) like this, he ___________________ (fall) ill soon, I assure you.
Anyway, I _____________ (have to, stop) now because Joe _______________ (call) me. Somebody ______________
(knock) at the door and she cannot open it.
She is in the bathroom washing her hair because we _______________ (meet) some friends for dinner tonight.
I ______________ (visit) you soon.
Take care and thanks again.
Love, Claire

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