TENSES
Grammar in Context _ Activity Worksheet
PAPA
- Paul Anka -
Every day my papa (1) _________
To help to make ends meet
To see that we (2) _________
(To) keep those shoes upon my feet.
(*) Every night my papa (3) _____
And tuck me in my bed
Kiss me on my head
After all my prayers (4) _________
Growing up with him was easy
Time just (5) _________ on by
The years (6) _________ to fly
He (7) _________ and so did I
I could tell
That mama (8) _________ well
Papa (9) _________ and deep down so did she
So did she
When she died
My papa (10a) _________ down and (10b)
_________
All he said was, "God, Why not take me?"
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Every night he (11) _________ there
sleeping in his rocking chair
He never (12) _________ upstairs
All because she (8) _________ there
Then one day my Papa said,
"Son, (13) _________ proud (of) the way
you (14) _________.
Make it on your own
(15) _________ be O.K. alone."
Every time I kiss my children
Papa's words (16) _________ true
"Your children live through you.
They (17a) _________ and (17b)
_________ you, too."
I remember every word my papa (18)
_________ say
I (19) _________ that every day
He (20) _________ me well that way.
Repeat (*).
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 WAY BACK INTO LOVE
Hugh Grant & Haley Bennett
(Music & Lyrics OST)

1. I've been living with a shadow overhead,
(1) _____________ with a cloud above my bed,
I've been lonely for so long,
Trapped in the past,
I just can't seem to move on!
(2) __________ all my hopes and dreams away, All I wanna do is find a way back into love.
Just in case I ever need 'em again someday,
(3) _____________ aside time,
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind! I guess (8) _____________you'll be there for me in
[Chorus]
All I wanna do is find a way back into love.
I can't make it through without a way back into
love.
Ooo hooow
2.
(4) ____________ but the stars refuse to shine,
(5) _____________but I just don't see the signs,
I know that it's out there,
There's gotta be something for my soul
somewhere!
(6) _____________ for someone to shed some light,
Not somebody just to get me through the night,
I (7) _____________ some direction,
And I'm open to your suggestions.
[Chorus]
I can't make it through without a way back into love.
And if I open my heart again,
the end!
3.
There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody (9) _____________ the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation
[Chorus]
All I wanna do is find a way back into love,
I can't make it through without a way back into love,
And if I open my heart to you,
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do,
And if you help me to start again,
You know that (10) _____________ be there for
you in the end!

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 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE (1989)
Phil Collins
Winning a Grammy Award for Record of the Year (1989) and the 1990 Brit Award for Best Single

She (1)_________ out to the man on the
street
"Sir, can you help me?
(2)_________ cold and (3)_________
nowhere to sleep
Is there somewhere you can tell me?"
She (1)_________ out to the man on the street
He can see she (11)_________ _________
She (12)_________ blisters on the soles of her
feet
She can't walk but she (13)_________

Repeat (*)
He (4)__________ on, (5)__________
__________ back
Oh Lord, is there nothing more anybody can
He (6)__________ he (7)__________ hear do?
her
Oh Lord, there must be something you can say
(8)_________ to whistle as he (9)_________
the street
(10)__________ embarrassed to be there You can tell from the lines on her face
You can see that she (14)_________
_________there
(*) Oh, think twice, it's just another day for
Probably (15)_________ _________on from
For you and me in paradise every place
Oh, think twice, it's just another day 'Cause she (16)__________ _________ in
For you, you and me in paradise there.
Just think about it. (*)
Repeat (*)

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 Lesson 2. TENSES
1. PRESENT TIME & PRESENT PERFECT
Task 1. Discuss the differences in meaning of the italicized verbs in each group of sentences.
smell here refers to the smell of flowers
smell here refers the
act of smelling
think here means you want to say something you are not sure of
"I am thinking" means you are having thoughts or thinking about something

see here means you really see something with your real eyes
is seeing means you have an appointment with doctor and go to
see him
seeing here means dating

looks here means your appearance

look here means the real act of looking : looking out

appear used when saying how someone or something seems

appearing is to start to be seen especially suddenly
to notice something that is happening to you, especially something that is touching
you
to give you a particular physical feeling, especially when you touch or hold something
to experience a particular physical feeling or emotion
to have a particular opinion, especially one that is
based on your feelings, not on facts
has here means you really have something you can touch
have here means experience the hard time

to bring information of the teacher that you know into

your mind

to have a picture or idea in your mind of something from the past

weigh here means to have a particular weight

to use a machine to discover how much the bananas weighs

Task 2. Fill in with Present Simple or Present Continuous.

see
are you smelling
smells
Are you enjoying
enjoy
are John being
is
are thinking
Do you think
Do you have
Are you having
Is the singer appearing
appears

are you tasting

tastes
is looking for
looks
does the parcel weigh
is weighing

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 is always wearing entertains

11
wants
annoys is always
continually coming out of
tucks
is
12. a) Julian …………………….. (be) a bit busy at the moment, actually.
b) Guys, you ……………………..
are being (be) too noisy! Can’t you keep it down, please?

Task 3. Underline the correct verb form. Tick the sentence if both forms are possible.

Task 4. Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in
brackets. Where both are possible, write both.

are paying/pay

means
takes

works
is doing/does
find
admits am trying
manage

understand
know going
help
am learing/learn am experiencing/experience

points out are taking/take

don't really know
want
develops

appear

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 spend

think are going

Task 5. Match the beginnings and endings. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.

+i/ii

+ii

+ii

+i
+i/ii

+i

+ ii

+i

+ ii/i

+ ii

+i

+ii

+i
+ii

+i
+ii/i

Task 6. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

have prepaired
1. My hands are very dirty. I (repair) _____________________________ my bike.
have been prepairing
My bike is OK again now. I (repair) _____________________________ it.
has eaten
2. Somebody (eat) _____________________________ all the chocolates. The box is empty.
Joe (eat) has been eating
_____________________________ too much recently. He should eat less.
have you done
3. Where's the book I gave you? What (you/do) _____________________________ with it?
lt's nice to see you again. What (you/do) you have been doing
_____________________________ since we last met?
Have you ever played
4. (you/ever play) _____________________________ tennis? – No, never.
Have you been playing
Where have you been? (you/play) _____________________________ tennis?
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 have you read
5. How long (you/read) _____________________________ that book?
How much of that book (you/read) have you been reading
_____________________________?
has been writing
6. Lisa is writing emails. She (write) _____________________________ emails all morning.
has sent
Lisa is writing emails. She (send) ___________________________ lots of emails this morning.
have played
7. They (play) _____________________________ tennis three times this week.
have been playing
They (play) _____________________________ tennis since 2 o'clock.
have not been playing
8. I'm learning Arabic, but I (not learn) _____________________________ it very long.
I'm learning Arabic, but I (not learn) haven't learned
_____________________________ very much yet.
9. Look! ______________________________
Somebody has broken (somebody / break) that window.
Have you been working
10. You look tired. ______________________________ (you / work) hard?
I have been reading
11. ________________________ (I / read) the book you lent me, but ____________________
I haven't (I / not
/ finish) it yet. It's very interesting.
I have read
12. ______________________________ (I / read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

Task 7. Rewrite the sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use Present Perfect
Simple or Continuous.
7A

have you been married

since they last saw their parents

haven't slept for two days

he has felt more relaxed

since Vanessa last went to the cinema

have worked as a waiter for a month

haven't visited their grandparents for many years

did Belinda and Roderick get married

has known them since she was a child

haven't been paid for two months

7B

the first time I have seen

has gone
have worked here
hasn't been here
haven't known each other
has eaten
have been waiting
haven't been here for
have been married for

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 7C.
a. Nobody has seen Jo for over a month.
last seen over a month ago
Jo was ....................................................................................................................................................
b. Bergkamp’s goal was the most extraordinary one I have ever seen.
to see as extraordinary goal as Bergkamp's
I’ve yet ..................................................................................................................................................
c. No one has asked me that before.
somebody has asked me that
This is the first time ..............................................................................................................................
d. The journey to Paris took much longer before they built the Channel Tunnel.
Channel Tunnel was built, the journey to Paris takes much less time
Since the ................................................................................................................................................
e. It’s almost a year since I stopped smoking.
up smoking almost a year ago
I gave .....................................................................................................................................................
f. This café used to be a lot more popular before they opened the new one next door.
the new cafe next door was opened, this one has been a lot less popular.
Since .......................................................................................................................................................
g. Most of us became salesmen when we left university.
become salesmen since we left university
Most of us have .....................................................................................................................................
h. Our current manager started working here ten years ago.
worked for ten years
Our current manager has .......................................................................................................................
i. I haven’t heard from Sarah for a couple of months.
time I heard from Sarah was a couple of months ago
The last ...................................................................................................................................................
j. I used to find computers difficult before I started taking these lessons.
I have taken these lessons, I did'nt find computers difficult
Since .......................................................................................................................................................
k. Michael Owen is the best player I’ve seen so far in this competition.
to see such a good player as than Michael Owen
I’ve yet .................................................................................................................... in this competition.

2. PAST TIME & PAST PERFECT

Task 8. Complete this story with either the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.

was buying
saw
turned was slowly putting
was carrying walked
picked up
thought was looking

dropped had
noticed was watching

hurried
were walking ran

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Task 9. Read the text and choose the correct verb form in ialics. if boh forms are corect, choose
both.

Task 10. Here are some extracts from a television news report. Choose the more appropriate tense
– present perfect or past simple – for the verbs in brackets.

has visited
has closed
died
has dropped
has fallen
has been stolen
insisted
held

Task 11. Put the verb into the most suitable form, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, or Past Perfect
Continuous.
1. lt was very noisy next door. Our neighbours (have) _____________________
was having a party.
2. We were good friends. We (know) ____________________
had known each other for years.
3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he (walk)
_________________
was walking so fast.
4. Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She (run) ____________________.
had been running
5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They (eat)

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 ____________________.
were eating
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty,
but their stomachs were full. They (eat) ____________________.
had eaten
7. James was on his hands and knees on the floor. He (look) ____________________
was looking for his
contact lens.
8. When I arrived, Kate (wait) ____________________
was waiting for me. She was annoyed because I was
late and she (wait) ____________________
had been waiting for a long time.
9. I was sad when I sold my car. I (have) ____________________
had had it for a very long time.
10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We (travel) ____________________
had been travelling for more
than 24 hours.

Task 12. Underline the correct word / phrase to complete each sentence.

Task 13. Circle the more appropriate verb to fill each gap below. If both are equally suitable,
circle both.

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 Task 14. Find 08 mistakes with past forms and correct them. Tick () the correct sentences.
was Queen...

✓
did

✓
was expecting

got news

shouted
didn't used to be so ...
had come

✓
Did your mother...
✓

Task 15. Write the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in given.
15A.

Most of the workers have worked here since 1996

The guest performers have all arrived

We've visited the new theme park three times so far

Kate and I have known each other for 20 years

The lastest novel by Chris Cleave is the best he's ever written

There have made no decision form the panel yet about the technical irregularities

The rate of income tax has been increased recently by the government

15B.
1. David left the party before we arrived there.
 When ______________________________________________________________________
we arrived there, David had left the party

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2. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music before he was 35.
 By the age __________________________________________________________________
35, Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music

3. Last year we went to Mexico, and that was our first time there. BEFORE
 We________________________________________________________________________
had never gone to Mexico before last year

4. That was Tom’s first flight to Australia. BEFORE

 Tom_______________________________________________________________________
had never flown to Australia before

5. The lights went out immediately after the performance began.

 (ONLY JUST) The performance_________________________________________________
had only just begun when the lights went out

 (NO SOONER) No sooner _____________________________________________________

did the performance begin than the lights went out

 (SCARCELY) Scarcely________________________________________________________
had performance hardly begun when the lights went out

15C.

me to eat more pudding, I had already had

to have sung the solo as arranged

didn't use to be

were intending to go to Rome but

used to cycle to work every

am wondering about

was passing your house

the time the bus arrived , there were

the explosion occured,

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 Task 16. Complete the text with the best past form of the verbs in brackets.
was rushing

didn't seem

were doing had never been

were expecting was trying

was run out was walking

flew

disappeared
burst

went

still firing vanished

begun

3. FUTURE TIME & FUTURE PERFECT

Task 17. Identify the tenses, and then match them with the correct description.
going to/e

Future Continuous/d
Future Simple/l
Future perfect continuous/i

Going to/h

Present Simple/j
Future Simple/a
Future Simple/c
Future Continuous/b

Future Perfect/f

Present Continuous/k

Future Continuous/g

Task 18. Circle the correct word or phrase. If both are correct, circle both.

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Task 19. Fill in the correct present or future forms (present simple, future simple, future continuous, future
perfect).

will be flying arrives

is
will be waiting
settle in will attend
will be visiting will be
get on
will have experienced
will be
need

will have +V3/ed will have been V.ing

Task 20. Write the verb in brackets in the correct form (future perfect, future perfect
continuous, or future continuous) in each gap. If more than one form is correct, write all the
possibilities. will be + V.ing
Ed will have applied
I hopefully will be running
we will have lived
Gemma will have already arrived
Will you be travelling
Will you have had
We will be waiting
1000 people will have been jumping

The boys will have signed

you will be interviewing

Terry will be seeing

will you be doing

We will have seen

Task 21. Choose the correct answer.

is to

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 was going to ask

Task 22. Use 3-8 words, including the word given to complete the second sentence.

is just about to

are on the point of deciding

am due to give

about to go

aren't on the verge of having

are the inspector due

not to speak a word to

Task 23. Write the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first, using a future form.

Let's stop playing soon - Our opponents are going to win

Our plane leaves at 6.30 in the morning.

My great- grandma will be a hundred years old next year.

I don't think human will ever be able to live on the moon

My parents will have been married for 25 years next Saturday

Come along next Monday afternoon - the band will be recording then

Our proposal will certainly be successful

The government expects that another six thousands will have found work by the end of the summer

Do you have any idea what time are you arriving on Friday?

Our daughter will be appearing in the school production of Miss Saigon next month

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Task 24. In most lines of this text there is one extra word. Write the extra word, or put a tick if
the line is correct.

time

himself

will

it

had

that

never

much

was

having

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 WORD FORMATION
PREFIXES: OVER & UNDER
Task 1. The prefixes over- and under- can be added to verbs, adjectives, or, less frequently,
nouns. Put the words below in the correct part of the chart, adding the prefix(es) that can be
used.

overdraw , overindulge undercut , underemplyed

overpopulated, overrule, oversee , undergraduate, undernourished overdeveloped, underdeveloped

oversleep, overtime, overview underprivileged, overestimate, underestimate

overpaid, underpaid, overtake, undertake

overqualified, underqualified, undertone, overtone

overrated, underrated, overstaffed, understaffed

Question 1.

overdeveloped, underdeveloped overpaid, underpaid overrated, underrated,

overestimate, underestimate overqualified, underqualified overstaffed, understaffed

Question 2.

overdraw, oversleep, overpopulated

underage, undernourished

Question 3.

overtone and undertone

Question 4.

overtake: to go past a moving vehicle or person

undertake: to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work

Task 2. Find words from the chart in the Task 1 to complete the typical collocations below.

overpopulated overactive
underrated underage
underprivileged underdeveloped

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Task 3. Complete the gaps in the text with a word formed from the word given in the margin.
All the words you need to write begin with over or under.

underachieving

overestimated

overnight
underscores

undermining
underclass

overtime

underpaid

undertake
overlooked

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