IGEIDŐK - ÖSSZEFOGLALÁS

Az alábbi táblázatban (a teljesség igénye nélkül) rendszerezve megtalálható az összes angol

igeidő alakja és legfőbb használati területe.

EGYSZERŰ (SIMPLE) FOLYAMATOS (CONTINUOUS)

ALAKJA HASZNÁLATA ALAKJA HASZNÁLATA
JELEN (PRESENT)

• kijelentő, állító • szokásos, valamilyen

mondatban: az ige gyakorisággal történő jelenbeli
• a beszéd pillanatában éppen folyó
szótári alakja cselekvés
cselekvés
E/3 sz.:–s rag
am/is/are + ing
• tagadó és kérdő • egy pillanatig tartó jelenbeli
• ideiglenes, a szokástól eltérő jelenbeli
mondatban cselekvés
cselekvés
”do” (E/3: does) + az
ige szótári alakja • egyszerű ténymegállapítás
• A múlt egy adott időpontjában éppen
• kijelentő, állító
• szokásos cselekvés a múltban folyamatban volt cselekvés
mondatban: az ige 2.
MÚLT (PAST)

alakja (-ed végződés,

• egy pillanatig tartó cselekvés a • hosszan tartó cselekvés a múltban
vagy rendhagyó)
múltban was/were +ing
• tagadó és kérdő
• több párhuzamosan folyó cselekvés a
mondatban:
• múltbeli tény, állapot múltban
”did” + az ige szótári
alakja
• ideiglenes cselekvés a múltban
• Jövőbeli szokásos cselekvés
(FUTURE)

• A jövő egy adott időpontjában éppen

JÖVŐ

• egy pillanatig tartó cselekvés a folyó cselekvés

will + szótári alak will be + ing
jövőben
• Hosszan tartó cselekvés a jövőben
• Jövőbeli tény
• Olyan esemény, amely a jelen
időszakban fejeződött be

• Olyan esemény, amely már

PRESENT PERFECT

befejeződött, de nincs megadva,

• a múltban elkezdett, a jelenben is
hogy konkrétan mikor, csak az a
tartó, cselekvés
fontos, hogy egyáltalán megtörtént
have (E/3.: has) + 3. have (E/3:has)
alak been + ing • a közelmúltban befejezett tartós
• Olyan állapot, érzés, vélemény
cselekvés, amelynek hatása még mindig
stb., amely a múltban kezdődött, és
érződik.
még tart (statikus igék)

• Olyan esemény, amely a múltban

kezdődött, és azóta szokásosan
ismétlődik.
Egy másik múltbeli eseménynél
PERFECT

hamarabb elkezdődött cselekvés, Egy másik múltbeli esemény vagy

PAST

had + 3. alak amely már befejeződött, mire a had been + ing időpont előtt elkezdődött, és még akkor
másik elkezdődött (előidejű is tartó cselekvés
cselekvés)
 Két jövőbeli esemény közül a Két jövőbeli esemény közül a
PERFECT
FUTURE

hamarabb kezdődő és a másik hamarabb kezdődő, és a későbbi

will have been +
will + have + 3. alak jövőbeli esemény / időpont előtt esemény / időpont bekövetkeztekor
ing
már befejezetté váló esemény még tartó esemény
(előidejűség)

EGYÉB SZERKEZETEK

Jövő idő kifejezése:

a) Present Continuous alakkal: ha egy esemény már előre meg van szervezve
b) Present Simple alakkal:
- ha menetrendszerűen fog valami bekövetkezni
- időhatározói mellékmondatban
c) Going to-szerkezettel
- ha a cselekvés még csak szándékban álló terv
- ha az esemény bekövetkezésének a jelenben tapasztalható előjele van

Múlt idő kifejezése:

a) used to-szerkezettel: ha az adott cselekvés kizárólag a múltra volt igaz, de a jelenben már
nem érvényes
b) would segédigével: a cselekvés az adott személyre jellemző szokás volt.

1) Ask questions about the underlined parts of the sentences.

1. My friends are reading a newspaper.

2. Larry is whistling because he is happy.
3. I am giving a party next Saturday.
4. The students are going to travel to London.
5. Steve never writes letters.
6. Helen and Frank live here.
7. I always have some coffee for breakfast.
8. The train starts at 8.30 tomorrow.
9. He’ll arrive in an hour.
10. We are going to buy a new car.
11. People saw the bank robber at the supermarket.
12. Kate drank a lot of milk.
13. Edison invented the gramophone.
14. Mike was waving his hands for some minutes.
15. Two girls were sitting in the car.

A man __________ (come) home from the pub. He
said, “I___________ (bump) into Nancy tonight.”
“Oh, that_________ (be) nice,” said his wife, “I bet, she
________ (be) pleased to see you.”
The man answered, “Not really. You know, I
______________ (drive) out of the car park at the time
when she ______________ (drive) in!”
A man ____________(travel) on a plane when the
pilot suddenly _________ (have) a heart attack and
the air-hostess __________ (faint). Although the
man ______ never __________ (fly) a plane before,
as there _______ (be) nobody else to fly it, he
__________ (decide) to have a go.
While he ______________ (sit) in the pilot’s seat,
the control tower _________ (come) on the radio
and said, “State your height and position.”
The man said, “I ______ (be) 5 feet 6 inches and I
_____________ (sit) in the pilot’s seat.”
One day a man _______ (go) to an auction. While
there, he ______ (bid) on an exotic parrot. He really
________ (want) this bird, so he ______ (get) caught
up in the bidding. He _______ (keep) on bidding, but
was always _________ (outbid). Finally, after he
__________ (bid) more than he _________ (intend),
he ______ (win) the bid - the fine bird _____ (be)
finally his!
As he ___________ (pay) for the parrot, he said to the
auctioneer, "I ______ (hope) this parrot can talk. I
_________ (hate) to have paid this much for it, only
to find out that he ____________ (not talk)!" "Don't
worry", said the auctioneer, "He can talk. Who do you
think _______ (keep) bidding against you?"
3) Choose the appropriate answer.
1. I'll stay here till you _____ back.
A, get B, will get
C, don't get D, won't get
2. When did you get your degree? Oh, I _____ my degree yet, I'm still at university.
A, didn't get B, haven't got
C, won't get D, don't get
A man __________ (find) a chimpanzee sitting in
his garden that ______________ (escape) from a
pet shop. The man ____________ (ring) up the
police and said, “I ______________ (phone) to say
I _____________ (just, find) a chimpanzee in my
garden.”
The police officer said, “If I were you, I would take
him to the zoo at once.”
The next day the man _________ (call) the police
again and said, ”I __________ (take) the chimp to
the zoo and he __________ (like) it very much.
Where shall I take him today?”
A tramp _____________ (stand) outside the Hilton
hotel one night when all the rich people
______________ (come) out. He ________ (see) a
lady who __________ (look) very wealthy, so he
_________ (go) up to her and said, “Lady, do me a
favour. I _____________ (not have) a bite all day.”
The lady said, “Oh dear, I ________ (be) sorry to hear
that.” And she ________ (bite) him.
A Scotsman who ___________ (drive) home one
night, ______ (run) into a car driven by an
Englishman. The Scotsman _______ (get) out of the
car to apologize and ________ (offer) the
Englishman a drink from a bottle of whisky.
The Englishman was glad to have a drink."Go on,"
said the Scot, "have another drink."
The Englishman ________ (drink) gratefully. "But
don't you want one, too?" he _______ (ask) the
Scotsman. "Perhaps," replied the Scotsman, "after
the police _____________ (go)."
3. You look very thoughtful. What _____ about?
A, do you think B, are you thinking
C, have been thinking D, did you think
4. Which sentence is correct?
A, Are you waiting for Peter here? B, Do you wait for Peter here?
C, Wait you for Peter here? D, Do you going for wait for Peter Here?
5. My mother was ironing the clothes when I _____
A, was entering. B, entered.
C, have entered. D, had entered.
6. How long _____here by then?
A, had you been living B, were you living
C, have you been living D, did you live
7. How much cheese _____ yesterday?
A, have you bought B, had you bought
C, were you buying D, did you buy
8. I ___ the bathroom. Look, how nice it is!
A, just finished B, had finished
C, finished D, have just finished
9. We will write him when he _____ to his village
A, will return B, returned
C, will have returned D, returns
10. As he _____ I couldn’t ask him anything.
A, will already leave B, have already left
C, had already left D, already leaves
11. _____ to the United States?
A, Were you B, Have you been
C, Travelled you D, did you been

4) Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. He__________(cross) the road when I_________(see) him.

2. He__________(be) very busy now because he_________(wash) his car.
3. When Peter_________(arrive) home, his sister__________(listen) to the radio.
4. Scientists_________(believe) that our cities_____________(die).
5. While I_____________(wash) my hair the phone________(ring).
6. These people___________(feel) very angry at the moment because the
traffic_____________(hardly/move).
7. I_____________(usually/get up) at 7 o’clock.
8. I______________(work), so don’t interrupt me.
9. What time_________________(you/go) to bed on Saturdays?
10. I_______________(have) lunch at the moment.
11. Don’t ask Tim. He______________(not/know) the answer.
12. Carol can’t swim today. She___________(have) a cold.
13. See you in the morning. I_________________(leave) now.
14. We can go out now. It_________________(not/rain) any more.
15. Angela has just started evening classes. She________________(learn) German.
16. Jane________________(not/drink) tea very often.
17. How often_________________(you/go) to the dentist?
18. In summer John__________________(usually/play) tennis once or twice a week.
19. Water_____________(boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
20. The train is never late. It__________________(always/leave) on time.
21. ________________(you/go) out last night?
22. I_________________(go) to the cinema three times last week.
23. I________________(walk) home when I______________(meet) Dave.
24. Jane______________(wait) for me when I_____________(arrive).
25. Tom________________(burn) his hand while he________________(cook) the dinner.
26. The doorbell_______________(ring) while I________________(have) a shower.
27. Tony __________(sit) and ____________ (watch) TV when I ______________(come) to
help him with his work project. I _____________ (not/be) surprised as he usually
___________(do) things like this at weekends.
28. Samantha _______(be) really overweight but she ________ (dance) well. Last night when
we ___________ (come) to the show, some people _____________ (stand up) and
___________ (applaud) during her last dance.
29. This morning I ______________ (notice) that my cat was gone. I _______(be) very sad
but in a few minutes I _________ (hear) some weird sounds that ___________(come)
from the tree. I ___________ (look) out of my window and ___________(see) my cat that
__________ (sit) there. My father ____________ (take) a ladder, _______________
(climb) the tree and ____________ (save) my cat. The neighbours _________ (be) so
curious that they _________________ (watch) my dad all the time.
30. Roy _____________ (buy) a new bike yesterday. Today he ________ (decide) to test it.
But when he _____________ (ride) it, the bike ______________ (break). Tomorrow Roy
_____________ (return) it to the store or he ____________ (fix) it himself.
31. Yesterday while I ____________ (go) home from the gym I ____________ (feel) very
thirsty. Luckily, I __________ (see) a little girl who __________ (sell) lemonade. I
_________ (come up) to her, ___________ (buy) some and __________ (drink) it. I
__________ (feel) very refreshed.
32. Every morning Lisa __________ (step) on her bathroom scales and _______ (weigh)
herself. She _________ (hope) she __________ (lose) some kilos soon as she _________
(join) a gym two weeks ago. She ______________________ (be/already) there five times.
33. Julia _______ (eat) a big hamburger every morning and ______ (drink) a lot of soda. She
__________________ (put on) a lot of weight recently. If she ____________ (continue)
this way, soon she ______________________ (not/be able) to fit into any of her favourite
dresses.
34. An unbelievable story __________ (happen) a week ago. My boss _____________
(return) from a business trip and _________ (go) straight to work. He _____ (be) so tired
that he _________ (fall) asleep right among all the documents. When his secretary
________ (come) in the following morning she _________ (see) that her boss
_____________ (sleep). The computer ____________ (work) all night while the boss
__________________ (sleep) on the keyboard.
35. Jimmy’s trainer ____ (be) very strict. Look! He _________ (shout) at him right now! He
_______ (do) this very often. He ______ (say) that Jimmy ___________ (not/do) his best.
36. John _____ (be) angry yesterday. He ________ (work) on his report for more than 5 hours
and then his computer ___________ (break down) and all the information was lost. John
____________ (get) really mad and _____________ (break) it!

5) Read the text and choose the best alternative to fill in the gaps.

He…….(1) running at school and raced in school competitions from the age of eight, but not
with any plans to be an Olympic athlete. “It………(2) the late Sixties, early Seventies,
remember. Sport was only something you did when you…….(3) nothing else to do. It wasn’t
something you………(4) think of making a living out of, except maybe as a PE teacher. I
don’t know of anyone who……..(5) as a career, except perhaps kids who went to Eton.”
Christie and his family……..(6) from racial harassment – on occasion at the hands of the
police. He…….(7) also been stopped more than once in order to explain why he………(8) in
possession of a new car. But he says these experiences do not mean that when he………(9),
he is, or ever………….(10) fuelled by a sense of grievance.

1. A. starting B. started C. have started

2. A. was B. were C. has been
3. A. have B. had C. have had
4. A. could B. were able to C. can
5. A. think B. was thinking C. thought
6. A. suffered B. have been suffering C. have suffered
7. A. has B. have C. had
8. A will be B. is C. was
9. A is running B. has run C. runs
10. A is B. was C. has been

6) Correct the errors in the following sentences.

1. Paul not live in Spain, he live in Italy.

2. How long is your son usually watch TV every day?
3. My uncle has 48 years.
4. My friend is thinking that I often lie to him.
5. By the time she was 40, she will live in this town for ten years.
6. It’s a surprise party and her friends won’t know anything about it until they got there.
7. They have been learning for one hour when we called.
8. When the train came to a standstill, get on and try to find your seats.
9. I see the doctor tomorrow afternoon.
10. We just left the house.
11. Didn’t you finish the test, yet?

7) Translate the sentences into English.

1. Ezer éve nem láttalak.

2. Budapesti vagyok, de most Pécsett lakom egy hétig.
3. Felismered azt az embert? – Azt hiszem láttam már, de nem emlékszem, hol.
4. Amikor mosogatsz, mindig eltörsz valamit.
5. Egy évvel ezelőtt vettem ezt a ruhát, de még nem hordtam.
6. Holnap étteremben vacsorázunk, már foglaltam asztalt.
7. Milyen finom illat! Mary süteményt készített.
8. Bob épp teniszezett, amikor Iris elhagyta.
9. Amikorra az állomásra értem, a vonat elment.
10. Hol voltál? Nem láttalak jó néhány hete.
11. Voltál már Japánban?
12. Robert egyfolytában nevet, amióta Mary megérkezett.
13. Múlt héten kiköltöztünk abból a házból, ahol tíz évig idegesítettek a szomszédok.
14. A szomszéd néni egyfolytában horkol, amióta elaludt.
15. Múlt évben megmásztam a Vezúvot, és alig tudtam lejönni.
16. Valaha barátok voltunk, de egyszer összevesztünk, és azóta nem beszélünk egymással.
17. Amikorra a Mikulás megérkezett, már tíz perce énekeltünk.
18. Jövő héten ilyenkor a hó már elolvadt.
19. Amikorra megérkezett, már három órája vártam.
20. Ted hetente csak kétszer mos fogat, ezért gyakran kell fogorvoshoz mennie.

8) Translate the English sentences into Hungarian and the Hungarian sentances into
English.

A: What are you doing?

Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
B: Levelet írok.
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
A: Who are you writing to?
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
B: A barátomnak, Jacknek. De tudom, hogy nem fog válaszolni.
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
A: How do you know?
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
B: Sosem szokott válaszolni.
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
A: Why are you writing him then?
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
B: Mert szombaton szándékomban áll meglátogatni.
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
A: And does he know about it?
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
B: Igen, azt hiszem. Megírtam neki négy napja.
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
A: Well, don’t worry. I’m sure he’ll wait for you.
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
B: Igazad van. Mindjárt befejezem a levelet, de nem fogom elküldeni neki.
Interpreter: …………………………………………………………………………
 KEY:
1)
1. What are your (/my) friends reading? 9. When will he arrive?
2. Why is Larry whistling? 10. What are you going to buy?
3. When are you (/am I) giving a party? 11. Where did people see the bank robber?
4. Where are the students going to travel? 12. How much milk did Kate drink?
5. How often does Steve write letters? 13. What did Edison invent?
6. Who lives here? 14. How long was Mike waving his hands?
7. What do you (/I) always have for breakfast? 15. How many girls were sitting in the car?
8. What (/When) time does the train start tomorrow?

A man found a chimpanzee sitting in his garden that had

A man came home from the pub. He said, “I bumped into
Nancy tonight.”
“Oh, that is nice,” said his wife, “I bet, she was pleased to see
you.”
The man answered, “Not really. You know, I was driving out
of the car park at the time when she drove in!”
A man was travelling on a plane when the pilot suddenly
had a heart attack and the air-hostess fainted. Although
the man had never flown a plane before, as there was
nobody else to fly it, he decided to have a go.
While he was sitting in the pilot’s seat, the control tower
came on the radio and said, “State your height and
position.”
The man said, “I am 5 feet 6 inches and I am sitting in
the pilot’s seat.”
escaped from a pet shop. The man rang up the police and
said, “I am phoning to say I have just found a
chimpanzee in my garden.”
The police officer said, “If I were you, I would take him
to the zoo at once.”
The next day the man called the police again and said, ”I
took the chimp to the zoo and he liked it very much.
Where shall I take him today?”
A tramp was standing outside the Hilton hotel one night
when all the rich people were coming out. He saw a lady
who looked very wealthy, so he went up to her and said,
“Lady, do me a favour. I haven’t had a bite all day.”
The lady said, “Oh dear, I am sorry to hear that.” And she
bit him.

A Scotsman who was driving home one night, ran into a

One day a man went to an auction. While there, he bade on
an exotic parrot. He really wanted this bird, so he got
caught up in the bidding. He kept on bidding, but was
always outbidden. Finally, after he bade more than he had
intended, he won the bid - the fine bird was finally his!
As he was paying for the parrot, he said to the auctioneer,
"I hope this parrot can talk. I hate to have paid this much
for it, only to find out that he doesn’t talk!" "Don't worry",
said the auctioneer, "He can talk. Who do you think kept
bidding against you?"
car driven by an Englishman. The Scotsman got out of the
car to apologize and offered the Englishman a drink from
a bottle of whisky.
The Englishman was glad to have a drink."Go on," said
the Scot, "have another drink."
The Englishman was drinking gratefully. "But don't you
want one, too?" he asked the Scotsman. "Perhaps," replied
the Scotsman, "after the police has gone."

3)
1. A 4. A 7. D 10. C
2. B 5. B 8. D 11. B
3. B 6. A 9. D

4)
1. Hewas crossing the road when I saw him.
2. He is very busy now because he is washing his car.
3. When Peter arrived home, his sister was listening to the radio.
4. Scientists believe that our cities will die / are dying.
5. While I was washing my hair the phone rang.
6. These people feel very angry at the moment because the traffic is hardly moving.
7. I usually get up at 7 o’clock.
8. I am working, so don’t interrupt me.
9. What time do you go to bed on Saturdays?
10. I am having lunch at the moment.
11. Don’t ask Tim. He doesn’t know the answer.
12. Carol can’t swim today. She has a cold.
13. See you in the morning. I am leaving now.
14. We can go out now. It isn’t raining any more.
15. Angela has just started evening classes. She is learning German.
16. Jane doesn’t drink tea very often.
17. How often do you go to the dentist?
18. In summer John usually plays tennis once or twice a week.
19. Water boils) at 100 degrees Celsius.
20. The train is never late. It always leaves on time.
21. Did you go out last night?
22. I went to the cinema three times last week.
23. I was walking home when I met Dave.
24. Jane was waiting for me when I arrived.
25. Tom burnt his hand while he was cooking the dinner.
26. The doorbell rang while I was having a shower.
27. Tony was sitting and watching TV when I came to help him with his work project. I wasn’t surprised as he
usually does things like this at weekends.
28. Samantha is really overweight but she dances well. Last night when we came to the show, some people
stood up and applauded during her last dance.
29. This morning I noticed that my cat was gone. I was very sad but in a few minutes I heard some weird sounds
that came from the tree. I looked out of my window and saw my cat that was sitting there. My father took a
ladder, climbed the tree and saved my cat. The neighbours were so curious that they were watching my dad
all the time.
30. Roy bought a new bike yesterday. Today he decided to test it. But when he was riding it, the bike broke.
Tomorrow Roy will return it to the store or he will fix it himself.
31. Yesterday while I was going home from the gym I felt very thirsty. Luckily, I saw a little girl who was
selling lemonade. I came up to her, bought some and drank it. I felt very refreshed.
32. Every morning Lisa steps on her bathroom scales and weighs herself. She hopes she will lose some kilos
soon as she joined a gym two weeks ago. She has already been there five times.
33. Julia eats a big hamburger every morning and drinks a lot of soda. She has put on a lot of weight recently. If
she continues this way, soon she won’t be able to fit into any of her favourite dresses.
34. An unbelievable story happened a week ago. My boss returned from a business trip and went straight to
work. He was so tired that he fell asleep right among all the documents. When his secretary came in the
following morning she saw that her boss was sleeping. The computer had been working all night while the
boss was sleeping on the keyboard.
35. Jimmy’s trainer is very strict. Look! He is shouting at him right now! He does this very often. He says that
Jimmy doesn’t do his best.
36. John was angry yesterday. He had been working on his report for more than 5 hours and then his computer
broke down and all the information was lost. John got really mad and broke it!

5)
1. B 4. A 7. A 10. C
2. A 5. C 8. B
3. B 6. B 9. A

6)
1. Paul does not live in Spain, he lives in Italy.
2. How long does your son usually watch TV every day?
3. My uncle is 48 years old.
4. My friend thinks that I often lie to him.
5. By the time she is 40, she will have been living in this town for ten years.
6. It’s a surprise party and her friends won’t know anything about it until they get there.
7. They had been learning for one hour when we called.
8. When the train comes to a standstill, get on and try to find your seats.
9. I am seeing / will see the doctor tomorrow afternoon.
10. We have just left the house.
11. Haven’t you finished the test, yet?

7)
1. I haven’t seen you for ages.
2. I am from Budapest but I am living in Pécs for a week now.
3. Do you recognize this man? I think I have seen him but I don’t remember where.
4. When you wash up, you always break something.
5. I bought this dress a year ago (/last year) but I haven’t worn it yet.
6. We are having dinner at a restaurant tomorrow. I have already booked a table.
7. What a delicious smell! Mary has made biscuits.
8. Bob was playing tennis when Iris left him.
9. By the time I got to the station the train had left.
10. Where have you been? I haven’t seen you for some (/many/several) weeks.
11. Have you been to Japan yet?
12. Robert has been laughing continuously since Mary arrived.
13. Las week we moved out from the house where the neighbours had been annoying us for ten years.
14. The lady next door has been snoring continuously since she fell asleep.
15. I climbed Vesuvius last year and I could hardly come down.
16. We used to be friends but we had a row once and we haven’t been talking to each other since then.
17. By the time Santa arrived we had been singing for ten minutes.
18. This time next week the snow will have melted (/molten).
19. By the time he arrived, I had been waiting for 3 hours.
20. Ted washes his teeth only twice a week, so he often has to go to the dentist.

8)
Mit csinálsz?
I’m writing a letter.
Kinek írsz?
My friend, Jack, But I know he won’t answer.
Honnan tudod?
He never answers.
Akkor miért írsz neki?
Because I am going to visit him on Saturday. (/Because I plan to visit him on Saturday.)
És ő ezt tudja?
Yes, I think so. I wrote it to him four days ago.
Nos, ne aggódj. Biztos vagyok benne, hogy várni fog.
You are right. I’ll finish this letter in a moment but I won’t send it to him.