TENSES

Verbs; Auxiliary Verbs and Tenses

 LET’S PROOFREAD!
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Mr. Theodore Dunnet of Oxford, England, run amok
in his house in December. He ripped the telephone
from the wall, thrown a television set and a tape-deck
into the street, smash to bits a three-piece suite,
kicked a dresser down the stairs, and torn the
plumbing right out of the bath. He offer this
explanation for his behavior: "I was shock by the
 WHY ARE THESE CORRECT?
EXPLAIN.
Mr. Theodore Dunnet of Oxford, England, ran amok
in his house in December. He ripped the telephone
from the wall, threw a television set and a tape-deck
into the street, smashed to bits a three-piece suite,
kicked a dresser down the stairs, and tore the
plumbing right out of the bath. He offered this
explanation for his behavior: "I was​ shocked by the
HOW ARE TENSES, VERBS AND
AUXILIARY VERBS CONNECTED?
• Tenses is the • We often use the
relationship between auxiliary verbs “be”
the form of the verb and “have” with other
and the time of the verbs when we form
action or state it different tenses.
describes.
 VERBS, AUXILIARY
VERBS AND TENSES
The base form of the verb is listed in the dictionary .It is
used in the imperative and the infinitive.
Ex: Stop!; Please wait.

Most verbs are used to describe actions or events

(1).Some verbs are used for states (2).
1. Do you play chess?
2. Do you know Mark?
We use auxiliary do with the base form to make questions
and negatives in the present and past simple.
Ex: What did Ann want for lunch? --She didn't want anything.

We use auxiliary be with the present participle (-ing form) of

the verb to make continuous forms (3) and auxiliary have
with the past participle (-ed) to make perfect forms (4). We
use auxiliary have + been with the present participle to
make perfect continuous forms (5).

3. Are you waiting for me?

4. Have you finished already?
5. Have you been sleeping?
ACTIVITY
1. The company ___________ a new marketing campaign last
week which needs to be reviewed.
a) has launched
b) had launched
c) Launches
d) launching
2. The children ___________ in the park when it started
raining.
a) have been playing
b) are playing
c) were playing
ACTIVITY
3. Choose the sentence with the correct verb form:
a)She’s being wild tonight. She’s having a prom party.
b) She’s being wild tonight. She’s has a prom party.
c) She’s being wild tonight. She’s have a prom party.
d) She’s wild tonight. She’s having a prom party.
ANSWERS
Had launched
1

Were playing
2

She’s being wild tonight. She’s having a

3 prom party.
PRESENT SIMPLE

Ex: I accept their decision

PRESENT SIMPLE

3. I bite my nails.
4. They play bingo on Monday nights.
5. She loves Chocolate.
6. It says here the strike is over.
PRESENT PEREFECT

13. How long have you worked here?

14. This is the best coffee I have ever tasted.
15. I have known Tony for about five years.
ACTIVITY
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of present
tense of the verb given.
1.. She _________ (see) that film.
2. ________ (play) that game yet? - No, I haven't. I'm going
to do it tonight.
3. Jane _______ (not talk) to me this week.
4.. I ________ (dance) since my childhood.
5. The room looks so clean! - Thanks, I ____ just ______
(vacuum) in here.
ANSWERS Has already seen
1
2 Have you played

3 Hasn’t talked

Have danced
4
Have, vacuumed
5
PAST SIMPLE
 PAST PERFECT
We use the past perfect when we are describing an action with the past
simple and we want to refer to an action in the past.

Ex: We went to his office, but he had left.

 ACTIVITY
Complete the blanks in given paragraph
with the appropriate form of past tense.

1.A plumber_______ (come) to our house yesterday. He _________(want) to repair

our washing machine that _________ (break) a few days before. Before
he_________ (ring) at my door, he _______________ (look) for a parking space for
about ten minutes.

2.While the plumber ____________(repair) the washing machine, I ________ (watch)

the news. Suddenly, I __________(realise) that they ___________ (show) our street
on TV. The reporter _________ (say) that a car_________ (crash) into a stop sign
just before reaching the crossroads. While I __________ (listen) carefully to what
________ (happen) , someone _________(knock) at my door.
ANSWERS
PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?
PAST PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?
PAST PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?
PAST PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?
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YOU
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