... 21 Review of present and past tenses
A Introduction
Study the verb forms.
Claire is ready to go on safari.
Present continuous: She is waiting for her guide.
Present simple: ... done or I did? (Units 14-15)
PRESENT PERFECT PAST SIMPLE
The present perfect tells us about the past and the The past simple tells us about the past, a time
present. which is finished.
They ... p...
... For
irregular past participles see page 383.
C Present perfect and past perfect
Compare these examples.
PRESENT PERFECT (before now) PAST PERFECT (before then)
My wallet isn't here. ... ……………………………………………………………… (already / eat / my sandwiches)
3 Present perfect and past perfect (C)
Put the verbs in the present perfect (have done) or past perfect (had done)....
... American English (see page 377).
25 Will and be going to 28 Will be doing 29 A Will have done 144 Will in conditionals
22 Introduction to the future
A Present, past and future
Read this ... future)
Present continuous > 26 A I'm starting work in September, (an arrangement)
Present simple > 26 B She finishes college at the same time, (a timetable)
Will be doing >...
... events)
The ship will be sailing soon, (part of our journey)
More than one form is often possible. Will (Unit 23 ) or the present continuous (Unit 26 A) often have a
very similar meaning.
The visitors ... the present simple for the future after if (see Unit 144). If you come
in late tonight, please don't make a noise.
C Present perfect
After a linking word of time, w...
... chairs, please?
~
Yes, of course.
OR
I'm afraid I'm rather busy.
Suggestion:
Shall we have a coffee?
~
Yes, OK.
OR
Sorry, I can't. I have to go.
Offer:
Can I give you ...
5 You are in town with a friend, and you are wondering where the two of you are going to have lunch.
What do you ask?
2 Question words and phrases (A-C)
Quiz champion Claude Jennings i...
... done? (Unit 17)
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT
We use the present perfect continuous for an We use the present perfect simple for a complete
action over a period of time leading ... eight people.
21 Exercises
1 Present tenses (A-D)
Complete the sentences using the notes in brackets. The verbs can be present continuous (am doing),
present simple (do) or...
... the present simple for the future after if (see Unit 144). If you come
in late tonight, please don't make a noise.
C Present perfect
After a linking word of time, we can often use the present ... (switch) it off.
1 Daniel: Did you buy this book?
Matthew: No, Emma did. She……………………………………… (read) it on holiday.
2 Laura: Would you like tea or coffee?
Sarah: Oh, I………… (have)...
... by the age of twenty-five.
2
I wonder if
by the time I'm thirty.
3
Maybe ………………………………………………………………………….by the age of thirty-five.
4
I hope
by the age of forty.
2
Will have ... He won lots of prizes
before he was twenty. By the age of twenty-five he had had his own exhibition. He was the
subject of a TV documentary by the time he was thirty. By the age of t...
... We've just had a game of tennis. had =
2 My father has a cup of cocoa every evening, has =
3 We've just had three weeks in Morocco. had =
4 Claire had lots of presents on her birthday. ... a ticket, OR He has a ticket.
1 3
2 4
2
Have
and
have got (A-B)
Complete the dialogue. Put in the negative or question forms.
Use have got for the present and have for the p...
... and no
Requesting:
Offering:
Inviting:
Asking permission:
►
Yes, I will be late home.
1………………………………………………………………………… 3
……….
2 ……………………………………………………………………… 4
2
Emphatic do (A-B)
... (A)
Write down the use of each question. Choose from these uses:
asking for information (x3), asking permission, inviting, making a suggestion, offering, requesting (x2)
? Could you post t...