ACTIVITY 202: Past simple or
present perfect? What is the name of each tense being described
here? Choose the best alternatives from the menus. Then
check the answers.
1.
It is used to express an action which
happened in the recent past, when no time reference is given.
2.
It is used to express an action which
happened in the past, when a definite time reference is given.
The past (II)
ACTIVITY 203:
Which of the two tenses - past simple or present
perfect - is being used in each example below? Why?
Choose the best alternatives from the menus
and type why. Then
check the answers.
1.
Lieutenant Hamilton shot down the
airship in 1916.
WHICH TENSE?
WHY? Because the action happened ...
2.
The bravery of a flying ace has raised
£90,000 for sick children.
WHICH TENSE?
WHY? Because the action happened ...
3.
He came quietly when he was stopped and
asked for his papers.
WHICH TENSE?
WHY? Because the action happened ...
The past (III)
ACTIVITY 204: In which of the three
sentences below is it impossible to add 'last night'? Why? Choose the best alternative from the menu
and type why not. Then
check the answers.
1.
The Conservative Party has been
re-elected.
2.
Customs men found more than
£2 million worth of drugs.
3.
Heavy snow brought warnings from the
police.
WHICH SENTENCE?
WHY? Because ...
The past (IV)
ACTIVITY 205:
Which of the time adverbials in the box can you
use with each sentence below? Rewrite the sentences in the blank
spaces and then
check the answers.
HELP: You can make six different sentences
from sentence # 1 and three different sentences from sentence #
2.
recently
last night
just
at 11 o'clock
already
an hour earlier
30
minutes ago
while hitchhiking
1.
He was captured in France.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
2.
Five members of a drugs gang have been
jailed for a total of 72 years.
a.
b.
c.
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