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Adapted by Laura Jensen from Review Worksheet: Azar: Understanding and Using English
Grammar, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
Verb Tense Review
A.
Simple Present Tense
Used:
habits, facts, repeated actions, nonaction verbs
Usual words: every …, usually, sometimes, never, etc.
Remember:
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B.
+s with he/she/it
Helping Verb: Question/Negative: do/does
Nonaction verbs (stative or nonprogressive verbs) are like facts—only simple
present
My friend and I always _______________ (speak) English together.
Terry _____________ (work) as a cook at a big restaurant.
I _________________ (think) Seattle is a beautiful city. = opinion (not action)
__________________ your father ___________ (speak) English?
I __________________ (like) the shirt that you are wearing.
Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Used:
action happening (1) NOW, at the present time
(2) in the near future with time expression
Usual words: now, right now, this …, today
Remember:
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C.
be verb + verb –ing
Helping Verb: Statements/Question/Negative: be verb
Larry and Susan ____________________ (build) a new house.
My sister __________________________ (wear) a red hat today.
I _________________________ (think) about my family right now. = action
_________ you______________ (work) this morning? (It is morning now.)
Where ____________ you _________________ (go) after class? (near future)
Simple Past Tense
Used: finished action in the past
Usual words: yesterday, in (1987), last (week), (3 days) ago, this … (past)
Remember:
regular and irregular verbs
Helping Verb: Question/Negative: did
From Grammar 4 Packet. Copyright by Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA.
Reproduced with permission.
Adapted by Laura Jensen from Review Worksheet: Azar: Understanding and Using English
Grammar, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
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I ______________ (forget) to do my homework last Monday.
Mr. And Mrs. Smith ___________ (be) married in 1974.
When I __________ (be) a child, I ______________ (like, not) vegetables.
_____________ you ____________ (work) this morning? (finished, past—it is
afternoon or evening now)
I __________________ (live) in California for many years. I _______________
(move) here two years ago.
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D.
Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense
Used: to show an action in progress at a specific time in the past or at the same time as
another action in the past (not so common); can be used to contrast a longer
action with a shorter action that interrupts it.
Usual words: while, as, at (3:00) yesterday
Remember: past be verb + verb –ing
Helping Verb: Statement/Question/Negative: be verb
14.
While I __________________ (brush) my teeth, the lights went out.
(long action)
(short action)
15.
Yesterday, while we ________________ (clean) the bathroom, they
_________________________ (wash) the dishes.
(two actions at the same time in the past.)
17.
What _____________ your daughter __________ (do) last Monday at 4:30 PM?
E.
Present Perfect
Used: to indicate that an action began in the past but is still true in the present
to show a completed action sometime in the past (we don’t know exactly when;
could be anytime before now) (ever)
to describe a repeated action that may happen again (so far)
Usual words: already, yet, never, ever (question), (three) times so far, since, for
Remember: have/has + pp (careful for irregular verbs)
Helping Verb: Statement/Question/Negative: have/has
18.
A:
______________ you ever _______________ (see) a famous person?
B:
No, I ________________.
From Grammar 4 Packet. Copyright by Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA.
Reproduced with permission.
Adapted by Laura Jensen from Review Worksheet: Azar: Understanding and Using English
Grammar, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
19.
I _________________________ (write) three letters so far this quarter.
(I might write more; I’m not done.)
18.
Mark ______________________ (live) in Seattle since 1990. (He still does.)
22.
They ______________________ (work) here for many years. (They still do.)
23.
I _________________________ (finish, already) my homework, but I
_________________________ (clean, not) my room yet.
(Unspecified time before now.)
F.
Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive)
Used: to show an action that began in the past and is still in progress now
to describe a recent action
to describe an unfinished action
often used with how long and for or since
Usual words: all (day), recently, lately, for, since
Remember: have/has + been+ verb-ing
Helping Verb: Statement/Question/Negative: have/has
24.
I’m really tired. I ____________________ (write) on this computer all day.
25.
Stephanie __________________________ (read) that book for three weeks, and
she’s still not finished.
26.
A:
What ___________________________________ (you, do) lately?
B:
Oh, I ___________________________________ (work) a lot recently.
(What has been in progress or happening lately and isn’t done…)
27.
I’m sorry. My hands are dirty because I ________________ (plant) flowers in the
garden. (I’m not finished planting yet.)
28.
This line is too long. We ________________________ (stand) here since 2:00!
(It’s 3:30 no, and I haven’t left the line since I got here at 2:00.)
From Grammar 4 Packet. Copyright by Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA.
Reproduced with permission.
Adapted by Laura Jensen from Review Worksheet: Azar: Understanding and Using English
Grammar, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4
G.
Used:
Simple Future
to describe a future action
Usual words: tomorrow, in (three days), next (year)
Remember: will + base form of verb (especially for an offer)
be + going to + base form of verb (especially for a plan)
Special notes: with future time clauses (before, after, when, as soon as, if, etc.)
use present tense
with some fact words (plan, intend, want, hope) use present tense
contraction: will + not = won’t
Helping Verb: Statement/Question/Negative: will OR be (going to)
29.
In two weeks, my family and I _______________________ (fly) to New York.
30.
What _____________________________ (you, do) tomorrow evening?
(Do you have plans?)
31.
After Sarah _______________ (finish) high school next spring, she
____________________________________ (get) a job.
32.
Next year, I _______________________ (plan) to take college classes.
33.
Please don’t get up. I _________________________ (answer) the phone.
(I’m offering to do it.)
H.
Past Perfect
Used: to sequence past actions (put them in time order). The action in the past
perfect is further past than the more recent action in the simple past.
Remember: had+ pp (careful for irregular verbs)
Helping Verb: Statement/Question/Negative: had
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He ___________ already ______________ (buy) a house before he got married.
We ____________ _______________ (live) in California for many years before we
moved to Washington in 2005.
___________ you _________________ (finish) school when you met your wife?
From Grammar 4 Packet. Copyright by Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA.
Reproduced with permission.