English Tenses Review for Advanced Level English ESL EFL TESL TOEFL Classes At the start of a new advanced level class I always find it helpful to have students spend some time reviewing basic tenses and their names. The following exercises serve two purposes: 1) Re-familiarization of standard tense names 2) Tense conjugation practice. These exercises are also very helpful to teachers, as they give a quick overview of how well the class copes with various tenses. Aim: Review of tense forms Activity: Tense form identification and later tense conjugation with original text Level: Upper-intermediate to advanced Outline: Have students in small groups draw up a list of the tenses they know. Tense Review - 1 - Tense Identification Read the following short story and identify the tenses used. John has always traveled a lot. As a matter of fact, John is visiting his parents in France at the moment. This year he has flown over 50,000 miles for his job. Tense Review - 2 - Tense Conjugation John ________________ (always/travel) a lot. Tense Identification Work Sheet
Exercise: Recasting a Paragraph in the Future Tense This exercise will give you practice in working with verb tenses: in this case, changing the past forms of verbs to the future. Instructions: The following paragraph is a fanciful account of a student's visit to Buckingham Palace to visit the Queen of England. Rewrite the paragraph as if these imaginary incidents from the past will instead occur sometime in the future. In other words, change the form of each main verb from the past tense to the future (in most cases, will plus the present form of the verb). When you are done, compare your new paragraph with the suggested revision on page two. Example:Original: I traveled to London to visit the Queen of England.Recast: I will travel to London to visit the Queen of England. TIP: To view this exercise without ads, click on the printer icon near the top of the page. Visiting Her Majesty I traveled to London to visit the Queen of England.
ToonDoo - World's fastest way to create cartoons! English Grammar Explanations - Future tenses There are several different ways in English that you can talk about the future. This page is an introduction to the most important ones: - Predictions/statements of fact - Intentions - Arrangements - Scheduled events Predictions/statements of fact The auxiliary verb will is used in making predictions or simple statements of fact about the future. The sun will rise at 6.30 tomorrow. Intentions The auxiliary verb going to is used in talking about intentions. We're going to buy a new car next month. Note: going to is often used in the past tense to talk about an unfulfilled intention. Arrangements The present continuous tense is used in talking about arrangements. I'm meeting my mother at the airport tomorrow.Our grandparents are visiting us this Christmas.Sorry, I can't stay after school today; I'm playing tennis with Jun-Sik.My sister's going to the dentist tomorrow.I'm not returning home for the holidays, so I can come to your party after all! Scheduled events Hurry up! More future tenses.
Subjunctive The following is a mini-tutorial on the use of the Subjunctive. After you have studied the tutorial, complete the associated exercises. If you already know how to use this verb form, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises. Use the simple form of the verb. The Subjunctive is used to emphasize urgency or importance. Examples: I suggest that he study. The Subjunctive is only noticeable in certain forms and tenses. You try to study often. Verbs Followed by the Subjunctive The Subjunctive is used after the following verbs: to advise (that) to ask (that) to command (that) to demand (that) to desire (that) to insist (that) to propose (that) to recommend (that) to request (that) to suggest (that) to urge (that) Dr. Expressions Followed by the Subjunctive The Subjunctive is used after the following expressions: It is crucial that you be there before Tom arrives. Negative, Continuous and Passive Forms of Subjunctive Negative Examples: Passive Examples: Continuous Examples:
Simple Past or Present Perfect English Grammar Review Quiz The choice between the simple past or the present perfect depends on whether an event takes place at a specific point in the past. Use the present perfect to express experiences without specific dates, actions happening from past to present, or recent events. Use the simple past to express something that happened at a specific point of time in the past. Check your knowledge with this quiz. Each question has only one correct answer. The simple past review page and the present perfect review page can help you better understand the rules for the questions in this quiz. Take the Quiz Teachers: Printable version of this Past Simple vs. General Grammar Review by Level Beginning English Grammar ReviewLower Intermediate English Grammar ReviewIntermediate Grammar ReviewAdvanced English Grammar Review Verb Form Quizzes Verb Forms 1Verb Forms 2Past or Perfect 1Conditional Forms 1 Prepositions Prepositions ReviewPrepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3
material educativo The Future Tense The future can be expressed in several ways in English. Here are the different possibilities: Future Simple: will + base form of the verbBe Going To: am, is, are + going to + base form of the verbShall: Shall + subject + base form of the verb? Time expressions in the Future Tense There are several time expressions that are used in all of the different forms of the future tense. Future Simple: Will + Base Form of the Verb This form is used to: Describe a simple action in the future: She‘ll write the e-mail after lunch.Alice won’t help us decorate for the party. Make a prediction or give a warning: Don’t lift that. Make a spontaneous decision: You dropped your purse. Contractions In general, use the contracted forms of the pronoun + will: I will > I’ll / he will > he’ll / she will > she’ll / you will > you’ll / we will > we’ll /they will > they’ll Ex. Yes/No Questions in the Future Simple Will Dave burn the CD for you? Wh- Questions in the Future Simple When will he give you an answer? Answers: