3. Tenses Flashcards
(23 cards)
a) Present Simple
Flashcard 1 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Amy (read) the newspaper each morning. She (like) to eat a croissant with her coffee. The news (interest) her very much. She (want) to become a reporter one day. Her parents (be) very proud of her.
Flashcard 1 — Answer:
Amy reads the newspaper each morning. She likes to eat a croissant with her coffee. The news interests her very much. She wants to become a reporter one day. Her parents are very proud of her.
b) Present Continuous
Flashcard 2 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
It is 05:00. The ornithologist (get) ready for a day of birdwatching. He (put) his equipment into a rucksack, quietly, because he doesn’t want to wake his wife and baby who still (sleep). He (go) on a tour with 10 other people.
The members of the club (wait) in front of the club building at the moment. They (chat) excitedly about the prospect of studying the crested barbet.
Flashcard 2 — Answer:
It is 05:00. The ornithologist is getting ready for a day of birdwatching. He is putting his equipment into a rucksack, quietly, because he doesn’t want to wake his wife and baby who are still sleeping. He is going on a tour with 10 other people.
The members of the club are waiting in front of the club building at the moment. They are chatting excitedly about the prospect of studying the crested barbet.
c) Present Perfect
Flashcard 3 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
The police report that suspected terrorists (set) fire to a service station in Sasolburg. A nearby block of flats (catch) fire and firemen are still fighting the blaze. Five people (be) seriously injured. Nobody (yet arrest) in connection with the incident.
Flashcard 3 — Answer:
The police report that suspected terrorists have set fire to a service station in Sasolburg. A nearby block of flats has caught fire and firemen are still fighting the blaze. Five people have been seriously injured. Nobody has been arrested yet in connection with the incident.
d) Present Perfect Continuous
Flashcard 4 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
The musician must be exhausted; they (practise) all morning. I am sure the conductor is going to dismiss the violinist; she (fidget) with her music for the past twenty minutes. I admire the conductor’s patience; he (wait) for silence since the members of the orchestra arrived. (Study) the cellist with the famous teacher since January? The poor trumpeter! He (have) trouble with his mouthpiece since the rehearsal started.
Flashcard 4 — Answer:
The musician must be exhausted; they have been practising all morning. I am sure the conductor is going to dismiss the violinist; she has been fidgeting with her music for the past twenty minutes. I admire the conductor’s patience; he has been waiting for silence since the members of the orchestra arrived.
Has the cellist been studying with the famous teacher since January?
The poor trumpeter! He has been having trouble with his mouthpiece since the rehearsal started.
a) Past Simple
Flashcard 1 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
My mother (be) a gymnast when she was a girl. She (spend) many hours practising on the beam. Her boyfriend – now my dad – (watch) and (encourage) her. When I (be) born, my parents (hope) that I would become a gymnast too. They (often talk) to me about it, and when I was five I (begin) taking lessons. At first, training (be) like a game, but later I (become) serious about my training. I (be) very pleased when I (receive) provincial colours last year.
Flashcard 1 — Answer:
My mother was a gymnast when she was a girl. She spent many hours practising on the beam. Her boyfriend – now my dad – watched and encouraged her. When I was born, my parents hoped that I would become a gymnast too. They often talked to me about it, and when I was five I began taking lessons. At first, training was like a game, but later I became serious about my training. I was very pleased when I received provincial colours last year.
b) Past Continuous
Flashcard 2 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
At that moment we (stand) on the bank of the river. Jill (wade) through the stream then. Her binoculars (hang) from a strap around her neck and she (carry) her rucksack above her head. We (wear) denim jeans and climbing boots at that time. At that moment Nicolene’s hand (still bleed) from a cut she had sustained on a sharp rock. Pete (wave) at us from the other side at that moment. He (shout) something about elephant tracks.
Flashcard 2 — Answer:
At that moment we were standing on the bank of the river. Jill was wading through the stream by then. Her binoculars were hanging from a strap around her neck and she was carrying her rucksack above her head. We were wearing denim jeans and climbing boots at that time. At that moment Nicolene’s hand was still bleeding from a cut she had sustained on a sharp rock. Pete was waving at us from the other side at that moment. He was shouting something about elephant tracks.
c) Past Perfect
Flashcard 3 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
The officer was not familiar with the area; in fact, he (be) there only once. The officer realised something serious (happen) to the baby. When the driver of the excavator (make) a road, he stopped the traffic on the main road. After the officer (grab) the baby, he carried out emergency procedures. The mother wondered what the child (swallow).
Flashcard 3 — Answer:
The officer was not familiar with the area; in fact, he had been there only once. The officer realised something serious had happened to the baby. When the driver of the excavator had made a road, he stopped the traffic on the main road. After the officer had grabbed the baby, he carried out emergency procedures. The mother wondered what the child had swallowed.
d) Past Perfect Continuous
Flashcard 4 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
When the conductor arrived, the orchestra (practise) for an hour.
The cellist was very unhappy; he (not play) since injuring his hand two months earlier. The keen musician realised that he (work) too hard, so he decided to take a break. By that time, he (play) music for three months when he (study) at the international academy.
Flashcard 4 — Answer:
When the conductor arrived, the orchestra had been practising for an hour.
The cellist was very unhappy; he had not been playing since injuring his hand two months earlier. The keen musician realised that he had been working too hard, so he decided to take a break. By that time, he had been playing music for three months when he had been studying at the international academy.
a) Future Simple
Flashcard 1 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Next week I (take) part in the long jump. I (have) to do well because my parents (be) there to watch me. I do not think I (win) though, because Bill Landers (be) there too, and he is the record holder.
Flashcard 1 — Answer:
Next week I will take part in the long jump. I will have to do well because my parents will be there to watch me. I do not think I will win though, because Bill Landers will be there too, and he is the record holder.
b) Future Continuous
Flashcard 2 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Bruce (buy) a camera soon. He (shoot) pictures of flowers during his trip to the Botanical Gardens. He (celebrate) his birthday during this trip.
Flashcard 2 — Answer:
Bruce will be buying a camera soon. He will be shooting pictures of flowers during his trip to the Botanical Gardens. He will be celebrating his birthday during this trip.
c) Future Perfect
Flashcard 3 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
The mountaineer (lose) consciousness by the time the rescue team reaches him. By the time he gets to the hospital he (not regain) consciousness yet.
By the end of the month Officer Kenny Smith (spend) his first year with the emergency unit of the S.A.F.
By that time he (have) countless nerve-racking experiences.
Flashcard 3 — Answer:
The mountaineer will have lost consciousness by the time the rescue team reaches him. By the time he gets to the hospital he will not have regained consciousness yet.
By the end of the month Officer Kenny Smith will have spent his first year with the emergency unit of the S.A.F.
By that time he will have had countless nerve-racking experiences.
d) Future Perfect Continuous
Flashcard 4 — Question:
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
When my dad arrives tonight, my sister (play piano) for hours on end. By four o’clock this afternoon the piano teacher (teach) for seven hours. By the end of the period we (do) English drills for hours.
Flashcard 4 — Answer:
When my dad arrives tonight, my sister will have been playing piano for hours on end.
By four o’clock this afternoon the piano teacher will have been teaching for seven hours.
By the end of the period we will have been doing English drills for hours.
Rewrite in simple past: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I sat on my bed and I read a book.
Rewrite in simple future: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I will sit on my bed and I will read a book.
Rewrite in present continuous: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I am sitting on my bed and I am reading a book.
Rewrite in past continuous: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I was sitting on my bed and I was reading a book.
Rewrite in future continuous: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I will be sitting on my bed and I will be reading a book.
Rewrite in present perfect: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I have sat on my bed and I have read a book.
Rewrite in past perfect: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I had sat on my bed and I had read a book.
Rewrite in future perfect: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I will have sat on my bed and I will have read a book.
Rewrite in present perfect continuous: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I have been sitting on my bed and I have been reading a book.
Rewrite in past perfect continuous: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I had been sitting on my bed and I had been reading a book.
Rewrite in future perfect continuous: ‘I sit on my bed and I read a book.’
I will have been sitting on my bed and I will have been reading a book.
