Hopefully you have had a wonderful Christmas Break and rested well for this new year.
Now we are going to start with the preparations for the test (unit 2+3) which is unfortunately delayed because of the national restrictions. Therefore, you will now have the opportunity to practice more and have a good understanding of the grammar of unit 2 and 3.
You can expect the following grammar topics:
- Future tenses
- Used to and would
- Past tenses
Today's goal is:
At the end of this class you will have revised the future tenses, past tenses and 'used to' and 'would' by reading the explanations carefully and finishing all tasks with at least 60% correct answers.
If you still have any questions after you've finished the exercises on this website you can contact me for further explanation.
Let's get started!
Future tenses
This part is about the future tenses.
You are going to look at the next tenses:
- Will + going to
- Present continuous + Present simple
- Future simple
- Future perfect and Future perfect continuous
Good luck!
Will + going to
Will + going to
Both 'will' and 'going to' are used to indicate the future. However, they differ from each other and have their own uses.
Here is a clear explanation of 'will' and 'going to'. You can see the differences and for what these future tenses are used.
(7ESL, 2020)
As you can see there a few differences between 'will' and 'going to'. To sum up, the form of these tenses aren't discussed clearly. Therefore, you can see it below:
The form of will is:
- will + root form of verb
The form of going to is:
- am/is/are going to
In this Padlet you are going to perform the task of 'will' and 'going to'. You can read the explanation in the Padlet.
Make sure you write your name in your post so I can see who did the task.
No name = No participation!
Present continuous + Present simple
Present continuous
One of the future tenses is the present continuous. Normally, we would use the present continuous for actions which are taking place now or around now. However, the present continuous is also used when we want to talk about future arrangements. A future arrangement is a plan which we have decided to do.
For example:
(Present continuous with future meaning, 2015)
When we want to use the present continuous it is necessary that we add a time reference. By doing this, we know that it indicates the future and not the present.
For instance, tomorrow, on/next Sunday, tomorrow afternoon etc.
We use the following structure when we want to build a sentence with the present continous:
Usually, the present simple tense is used for facts, habits, and routines. When we want to talk about future events we can also apply the present simple tense. We use it for future events that are part of a fixed timetable such as schedules and calendars.
To make sentences with the present simple, we apply the following structure:
He/she/it + verb + (e)s
Examples:
- Next Thursday at 12.30 there is an English exam.
- The plane leaves in ten minutes.
- The restaurant opens at 10.30 tomorrow.
You have revised the future tenses and are able to identify them in a sentence. Now you have to do this Quizlet activity so you can show me that you have a good understanding of the present continuous and the present simple.
NOTE: click on 'leermethode' below in the Quizlet and then choose 'test'.
That is the part which is mandatory. The other options can be used as practice.
Future continuous
Future continuous
The future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a time later than now.
We use it for the following purposes:
- for actions in progress at a future time.
- for future arrangements that are already planned.
The form of future continuous is:
will be + present participle (verb + ing)
Examples:
- for actions in progress at a future time.
- This time next week I will be sun-bathing in Bali.
- Next Wednesday you will be working in your new job.
- for future arrangements that are already planned.
- I will be seeing Jim at the conference next week.
- When he is in Australia he will be staying with his friends.
Now you are able to do the practice test about the future continuous because you have revised this tense.
First, you have to watch these two videos.
The first one is about the future perfect tense.
The second one explains the future perfect continuous.
Future perfect
(Learn English on Skype, 2014)
Future perfect continuous
(Grammar Monster, 2020)
Summary:
Future perfect is used for:
- when an action will be completed before a future time.
It's form is:
will + have + past participle
Future perfect continuous is used for:
- an ongoing action that will be completed at a specified time in the future.
It's form is:
will have been + present participle (verb + ing)
The main difference between these two tenses is that the future perfect continuous emphasises the lenght of time of an action.
- I will have finished the essay by this evening. (future perfect)
- By the end of this week I will have been studying at this school for five years (length of activity). (future perfect continuous)
You are going to practice with these two tenses in Quizlet.
Give the correct answer (future prefect or future perfect continuous).
NOTE: click on 'leermethode' below in the Quizlet and then choose 'test'.
That is the part which is mandatory. The other options can be used as practice.
Formative test
Up until now, you have revised all the future tenses and you should have a good understanding of all of them.
Now you are going to do the formative test on Google Forms.
It is a multiple choice test where you have to think about which answer fits the best.
Read the sentences carefully and decide which tense it is and then fill in the correct answer.
You have to log in with your school email adress. If I cannot find your email, it means that you did not participate and did not accomplish the task.
Used to + would
Used to and would
When we want to talk about past habits we use 'used to' and 'would'. Although these might be very similar to each other, there is a slight difference between them which is important to know to use these perfectly.
Used to
We use used to when we want to talk about past states.
Past states are things that were true for a long period of time in the past.
Example:
- We used to live in Denmark when I was a kid.
- There used to be a supermarket there, but now it is replaced with a park.
Used to is also used when we talk about past repeated actions that do not happen anymore.
Examples:
- I used to go to swimming every Friday when I was at school.
- She used to draw at highschool but she gave it up when she graduated.
The past tenses were covered during unit 2. We did not spend a lot of time on these tenses, so you are going to revise these and do the activities.
You will revise:
- Past simple
- Past continuous
- Past perfect + Past perfect continuous
Good luck!
Past simple
Usually, the past simple is the first past tense which you will learn when you receive English lessons. This one is also the easiest of all the past tenses, so let's dive in!
The past simple is used for the following purposes:
- for single, completed events in the past.
- He sat down and ordered a coffee.
- for completed time periods in the past.
- Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa.
- for sequences of completed actions in the past.
- I went to the cinema yesterday.
When we want to make a sentence with the past simple we use the past tense of a verb:
Regular verb: verb + ed (e.g. walk > walked)
Irregular verb: 2nd column (e.g. sleep > slept)
If you want to use the past simple, it is important that you know the key words of it. Obviously, the past simple refers to the past so the key words also indicate the past. A few of them are:
- Yesterday
- Last week/year
- In 1989
- A month ago
You are now going to practice with the past simple.
NOTE: click on 'leermethode' below in the Quizlet and then choose 'test'.
That is the part which is mandatory. The other options can be used as practice.
Past continuous
This part is about the past continuous.
Watch the video first and continue with the summary and the Padlet task.
(Rania English, 2016)
Summary
Past continuous is used for:
- to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.
- we use it with the past simple to describe an action that was interrupted by another action.
- to describe two actions in progress at the same time in the past.
It's form is:
was/were + verb + ing
You should be able to use the past continuous correctly now. That is why you are going to do the acitivity which is explained in the Padlet.
Make sure you write three sentences.
Mention your name in your own post.
No name = No participation!
Past perfect + Past perfect continuous
The past perfect and past perfect continuous are both tenses referring to actions in the past. However, they do differ from each other and you will see how.
The past perfect is used for a past action that already finished when another action happened.
For instance:
- She called the police when she had seen the light in the hall.
- Before we parked our car we had collected the ticket.
It's form is:
had + past participle
When we want to use the past perfect continuous, we use it for an action in the past that continued until another past action or event.
For example:
- They got to the beach after they had been walking for hours.
- The roads were blocked in the morning. It had been snowing all night.
It's form is:
had been + verb + ing
This was the last part of the past tenses. Now you have to do the practice test of these two tenses.
You have revised all the past tenses so far and you should be able to use them correctly in a sentence.
Now you are going to do the formative test on Google Forms.
It is a multiple choice test where you have to think about which answer fits the best.
Read the sentences carefully and decide which tense it is and then fill in the correct answer.
You have to log in with your school email adress. If I cannot find your email, it means that you did not participate and did not accomplish the task.
After you have finished the formative test you can go back to our online meeting.
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