ENJOYING TENSES

(Student Presentation)

Simple Tenses• Simple Present Tense

1. The doctor is in his office.

2. Here comes the bus.

3. She always forgets her purse.

4. The train leaves every morning at 8 am.

5. California is in America.

• Simple Past Tense

1. John raised vegetables and later sold them.

2. Renee washed the car when George arrived.

3. We visited the museum yesterday.

4. I lived in Brazil for two years.

5. I studied French when I was a child.

•Simple Future Tense

1. We will leave for Canada next month.

2. I will call you when I arrive.

3. He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.

4. The year 2005 will be a very interesting year.

5. I will make some sandwiches.

Perfect Tense• Present Perfect Tense1. I have seen that movie many times.

2. People have traveled to the moon.

3. I have been to France three times.

4. The government has become more interested in arts education.

5. Doctors have cured many deadly diseases.

•Past Perfect Tense

1. I had studied a little English when I came to the U.S.

2. We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.

3. I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai.

4. They had never met an American until they met John.

5. Yes, I had been to the U.S. once before in 1988.

•Future Perfect Tense

1. I am going to see a movie when I have finished my homework.

2. By next November, I will have received my promotion.

3. I will have been in London for six months by the time I leave.

4. She will have married before the year ends.

5. By 2006, our population will have reach 90 million.

Progressive Tenses

• Present Progressive Tense1. The chief is preparing the food.

2. He is quickly learning the language.

3. I am watching TV.

4. I am studying to become a doctor.

5. I am meeting some friends after work.

• Past Progressive Tense

1. They were climbing for twenty seven days.

2. We were eating dinner when she arrived.

3. The producer was making an announcement.

4. I was carefully picking up the snake when it bit me.

5. When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.

•Future Progressive Tense

1. While I am finishing my homework, she is going to make dinner.

2. When your plane arrives tonight, I will be waiting for you.

3. Tonight at 6 p.m., I am going to be eating dinner.

4. While Ellen is reading, Tim will be watching television.

5. Jane will be at my house when you arrive.

Perfect Progressive

Tenses• Present Perfect Progressive Tense1. David has been working for two hours, and he has not

finished yet.

2. I have been waiting here for two hours.

3. James has been teaching at the University since June.

4. Recently, I have been feeling really tired.

5. Mary has been feeling a little depressed.

•Past Perfect Progressive Tense1. The class had been discussing the final exam when the instructor came in.

2. Bob had been waiting for an hour when he decided to leave.

3. They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived.

4. Jason was tired because he had been jogging.

5. I was reading when my roommate returned.

•Future Perfect Progressive Tense1. I will have been waiting for two hours when her plane

finally arrives.

2. She is going to have been working at that company for three years when it finally closes.

3. Jason will be tired when he gets home because he will have been jogging for over an hour.

4. The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.

5. James will have been teaching at the University for more than a year by the time he leaves for Asia.