Past perfect vs. past simple: examples

 

Past Perfect

1-Look at this diagram to understand the uses of SIMPLE PAST and PAST PERFECT:

2-Click on the link below and practise:

- PAST PERFECT on its own

and

-PAST PERFECT or SIMPLE PAST?

https://www.liveworksheets.com/node/752330/download-pdf 

Separable and Inseparable Phrasal Verbs.

Separable Phrasal Verbs

You can insert other words into the middle of a separable phrasal verb. Consider the following example, using the phrasal verb take back:

 

Ø    I need to take back the shirt I lent you.

Ø    Where’s that shirt I lent you? I need to take it back.

 

Inseparable Phrasal Verbs

Inseparable phrasal verbs can be transitive (i.e., they can take a direct object), but you can’t insert that direct object into the middle of the phrasal verb. In other words, they can’t be separated, thus their name. Consider the following examples:

 

Ø    If you focus your education solely on one area, you’ll have nothing to fall back on if you change your mind.

Ø    Each child should have at least one older child to look up to.

Ø    What does i.e. stand for? It stands for id est, or that is.

 Click here to see the source of this information

PASSIVE VOICE - ALL TENSES AND MODALS.

Turn the sentences into the PASSIVE voice. 

taken from : https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa020-active-passive.htm

Preview of the fill- in exercise

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THIRD CONDITIONALS.

Use 3rd conditional sentences. 

Preview of the theory

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Blue Zones: reading comprehension.

BLUE ZONES- READING 

PHRASAL VERBS.

Click on the link below and do the exercise on the PDF. Then check the answer key.

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Fill in the gaps with the correct PHRASAL VERB. 

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preview of part of the PDF

VERBS + PREPOSITIONS.

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Click on the title to be redirected to the pdf with the exercise and the answers for self-correction:

VERBS + PREPOSITIONS.

preview of part of the exercise:

taken from: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/prepositions_after_verbs_2.pdf

Past Perfect Tense: Examples.

 

1. My kids were really exhausted and ready for sleep because they had both played soccer for hours that afternoon.
2. My daughter had won the two previous spelling bees which made her feel very disappointed when she lost this year to another student.
3. I had just arrived at the airport gate when I saw the attendant closing the gate.
4. My teacher thought she had sent out letters to all the parents about the upcoming field trip until she found all the papers sitting in the copy tray.
5. I had paid my son an allowance last year but asked him to get a job this year instead.
6. My son had volunteered to help me in the garden all summer until he realized how much work it actually was.
7. Had you concentrated harder on learning your ABCs in elementary school, these reports would not be as difficult for you to write now that you have an office job.
8. Can you tell me how much money you had saved up before your student loan became due?
9. I had played a trick on my neighbors this past Halloween, but then they called the police and reported me.
10. My friend had slept over at my house for the last two weeks and then I spent the next two weekends at his place.

FROM:  https://7esl.com/past-perfect-tense/ 

ACTION/ DYNAMIC vs NON-ACTION /STATIVE verbs (Unit 1 , ENGLISH FILE INTERMEDIATE 4th ed.)

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Theory and practice: ACTION vs NON- ACTION verbs. 

taken from: https://aliciateacher2.wordpress.com/grammar/action-and-non-action-verbs/ 

Watch the 12 slides in Slideshare

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 a presentation to explain the difference between action and non-action verbs.

taken from: https://www.slideshare.net/nlopez74/action-non-action-verbs-explanation

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be careful, because there are...

Saludar, presentarse y presentar a otros (página web bilingüe)

Greetings and introductions of yourself and others.

taken from : https://mansioningles.com/cursoinicia/cursoinicia01_1.htm 

Theory and examples: 1st and 2nd conditionals.

 The Second Conditional compared to the First Conditional.

 The second conditional uses the past simple after if, then 'would' and the infinitive:

if + past simple, ...would + infinitive

(We can use 'were' instead of 'was' with 'I' and 'he/she/it'. This is mostly done in formal writing).

It has two uses:

Ø  First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be true. Maybe I'm imagining some dream, for example.

o   If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery)

o   If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.

o   She would travel all over the world if she were rich.

o   She would pass the exam if she studied. (She never studies, so this won't happen)

Ø  Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible, because it's not true.

 Have a look at the examples:

o   If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't have his number now, so it's impossible for me to call him).

o   If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.

How is this different from the first conditional?

This kind of conditional sentence is different from the first conditional because this is a lot more unlikely.

For example in the second conditional:

o   If I had enough money I would buy a house with twenty bedrooms and a swimming pool (I will probably not have this much money, it's just a dream, not very real)

But  in the first conditional:

o   If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes (It's much more likely that I'll have enough money to buy some shoes)

taken from: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional.html

Listening and practising dialogues.

 

Practising listening for beginners.

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICES : examples in different verb tenses.

 

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES 1^ST TYPE:

probable condition èprobable result/consequence.

Ø  🔅Superstitions: Do you believe in them? Discuss.

& If you break a mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck.

& If you put salt on the doorstep of a house, it will keep evil away.

& If you carry a rabbit’s foot in your pocket, it will bring luck and protect you from bad spirits.

& If you open an umbrella in the house, you ’ll have bad luck.

& You will have bad luck if a black cat crosses your path.

 

Ø  🔅Proverbs and the first conditional:

a)    Look at the following English sayings.  Write what you think they mean explaining them using IF.

b)   Is there an equivalent saying in Spanish?

! It’s no use crying over spilt milk. -----------------------------------------------------------

! When the cat’s away, the mice will play. ------------------------------------------------------

! An apple a day keeps the doctor away. -------------------------------------------

! Where one door shuts, another opens. ----------------------------------------------------

! The early bird catches the worm. --------------------------------------------------------

! Practice makes perfect. -----------------------------------------------------

THE FUTURE : WILL - SHALL : theory and examples.

 

Review of future tenses – will, won’t, going to and shall.

FUTURE TENSES. 

Preview of part of the worksheet:

1 Complete these two conversations.

 ANNA: I hope I (1) will/won’t do well in my exams. 

BILL: Don’t worry. I’m sure you (2) will/won’t have any problems.

 ANNA: I hope so too, but I think it (3) will/won’t be difficult. 

BILL: I’m sure it (4) will/won’t be as hard as you think. 

ANNA: Well, I (5) will/won’t be very happy if it isn’t. Wish me luck. 

BILL: Good luck! I (6) will/won’t keep my fingers crossed for you. 

BILL: (7) I’ll/I’m going to see the dentist tomorrow. 

ANNA: Have you got an appointment? 

BILL: Yes, at ten o’clock. 

ANNA: I think (8) I’ll/I’m going to come with you. 

BILL: But he (9) won’t/isn’t going to see you! 

ANNA: Why not? BILL: Because you haven’t got an appointment.

REPORTED SPEECH.

To BE: present forms in + , - and ?

 

THE FUTURE: PRESENT CONTINUOUS ,WILL, BE GOING TO.

                                                                     The weekend

WILL- BE GOING TO - PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE.

Future forms

PRACTISING PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS.

• Print out / Write down the exercise here:

https://www.e-grammar.org/download/present-simple-continuous-exercise-1.pdf

• Do self-correction by checking your answers against the key below:

https://www.e-grammar.org/download/present-simple-continuous-exercise-1-key.pdf 

MORE PRACTICE OF PRESENT SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS.

 https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/present-simple-vs-continuous-progressive-tense/present-simple-vs-present-continuous/13525

PRACTICE OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS.

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/download/test_simple_present_progressive_en.pdf

PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS.

Present simple and present continuous.

 Present Simple and Continuous.

Credits: http://www.macmillaninspiration.com/new/files/2010/12/NI1-Grammar-worksheet-5.pdf 

First and Second Conditional Sentences.

First and Second Conditional

MORE PRACTICE OF THE 1st and 2nd CONDITONALS.

Conditional sentences - type 1 and 2

Taken from: https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Conditionals/Conditional_sentences_-_type_1_and_2_zl7547qo 

SIMPLE PRESENT with articles from the National Geographic.

Practise the Simple Present: W O R K 

for example:

CONDITIONALS: 1st and 2nd TYPE.

 https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Conditionals/First_and_Second_Conditionals_eo56399ys 

Do the exercises, click on " FINISH", then click on "CHECK YOUR ANSWERS" and see your score.

Revision of elementary grammar: simple present, present continuous, simple past and irregular past participles.

 I.Fill in the gaps with verbs in the SIMPLE PAST (affirmative or negative).

Tom got up very early yesterday morning and __________ a bath. Then he __________ to the kitchen and __________ two pieces of toast and __________ a glass of milk. Tom works in the local hospital and, yesterday he __________ his house at about 8 o'clock.

He __________ the number ten bus and he __________ at work at 8.30. He __________ 'good morning' to his secretary, Maura, and then he __________ all the mail that was on his desk. Then he __________ Maura for a cup of coffee and he __________ four very important e-mails.

At one o'clock, Tom __________ lunch in a café and __________ the newspaper. He __________back  to the office at two o'clock and __________ at six. He _______ not _______ the bus because a colleague __________ him in his car.

In the evening, he __________ in the local swimming pool and __________ the shopping at the local supermarket, where he __________ a lot of food. He __________ very tired in the evening so he _____ not _____________ TV and __________ to bed at 11 o'clock .

II.Write the correct form of suitable verbs in the SIMPLE PRESENT.  

Every day, Peter ---------------- at 7 in the morning and --------------- out of bed at 7:15. Then he--------------- a shower at 7:30 and -------------------breakfast with his cat. After that he ---------------- to work. He ----------------------- in the office until 6 pm and when he --------------, he  ---------------home. He usually -------------------a salad and a fruit for dinner.  At 9:30 he usually-----------------asleep in front of the TV.

 III.Choose an appropriate verb to complete each sentence using the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense:  

1.    I ________________ very hard today because I have an exam at school tomorrow.

2.    Look at that dress that Sharon ________________. Isn't it beautiful!

3.    Don't disturb Dan. He ________________ the big football match on TV.

4.    Jon must be really tired. Look! He ________________ on the sofa like a baby.

5.    Take your umbrella with you. It ________________ very hard.

6.    Sara and Kevin aren't here at the moment. They _______________ in the garden with the other children.

 

IV.        Write the missing IRREGULAR verb forms.

Translate in the 4th column.

 

KNOW	………………..	………………..	= …………………….
…………….	STOLE	………………..	…………………..
…………	………/……..	BEEN	…………/…………….
SAY	……………..	………………	…………..
BUY	…………..	………	………….
LEAVE	…………………	……………	…………….
TELL	………………	………………	……………….
SPEND

 

2ND TYPE OF CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:EXAMPLES.

·                     How long would it take to see all the exhibits at the Smithsonian?

There are 20 museums and the National Zoo. You can't possibly see everything there is to see. In fact, if you spent 1 minute at each exhibit it would take more than 258 years to see them all!

·                     If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house. (I probably won't win the lottery)

·                     If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.

·                     She would travel all over the world if she were rich.

·                     She would pass the exam if she ever studied. (She never studies, so this will probably not happen) 

·                     If I were taller, I would buy this dress. 

·                     If I were you, I would give up smoking. 

·                     If I were a plant, I would love the rain.