In this lesson we’re looking at lots of different tenses in English.
As an upper-intermediate student, you should be able to use lots of tenses without issues. In this lesson we’re going to study ten different tenses in their active and passive forms.
Have fun with the lesson, and don’t forget to try the quizzes.
– James.
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The vital tenses
Study the example sentences in the tense tables :
ACTIVE | Simple | Continuous |
|---|---|---|
Present | he works | we are working |
Past | she worked | I was working |
Future | they will work | they will be working |
Present Perfect | we have worked | she has been working |
Future Perfect | they will have worked | he will have been working |
PASSIVE | Simple | Continuous |
|---|---|---|
Present | it is made | they are being made |
Past | it was made | it was being made |
Future | they will be made | X |
Present Perfect | it has been made | X |
Future Perfect | they will have been made | X |
Listen to the audio clips carefully and choose the tense that the speakers are using.
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- You are getting someone else to fix your car.
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1Can you remember all the information in the two tense tables? Complete the information below. Complete the active sentences with the verb WORK and the passive sentences with the verb MAKE.
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ACTIVE Simple Continuous Present he works. we are working. Past she . I working. Future they work. they working Present Perfect we . she working. Future Perfect they will have worked. he will have been working. PASSIVE Simple Continuous Present it made. they made. Past it made. it was being made. Future they made Present Perfect it made. Future Perfect they will have been made.
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