McIELTS

Pre-IELTS Level

IELTS Grammar – Lesson 2

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect
3. Past Perfect
I. Past simple
o Usage:

o Form - Simple Past

 Form Example Note
(+) S + V2 + O -
(S + was/were + …)
-

(-) S + did + not + V1 + O - was not = wasn’t

(S + was/were + not +…) were not = weren’t
-

(?) Did + S + V1 + O +…? -

(Was/were + S + …)
-

Wh- + did + S + V1 + O +…? -

(Wh- + was/were + S + …)
-

Used to/would (past habit)

 PRACTICE EXERCISE
1.

2. Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative or interrogative form of used to and
the words in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

a. David Beckham ____________ play for Manchester United.

b. We ____________ have a computer, but we do now.

c. ____________ they work together?

d. That restauran ____________ be a clothes shop.

e. She ____________ like him, but now they are married.

f. Where ____________ you go to school?

g. There ____________ be a police station here.

h. I ____________ like vegetables, but I do now.

II. Present perfect
o Usage:
 o Form – Present Perfect

Form Example Note

(+) S + has/have + V3/ed + O. -
-

(-) S + has/have + not + V3/ed + O. - have not = haven’t

- has not = hasn’t

(?) Has/have + S + V3/ed + O ? -

-
-

Wh- + has/have + S + V3/ed + O? -

-

PRACTICE EXERCISE
1.

2.

3.
II. Past perfect

o Usage:
 o Form – Past Perfect

Form Example Note

(+) S + had + V3/ed + O. -

(-) S + had + not + V3/ed + O. - had not = hadn’t

(?) Had+ S + V3/ed + O ? -

Wh- + had + S + V3/ed + O ? -

-
PRACTICE EXERCISE

1.
2.