Lesson 7: Unit 152 - Revision. Tenses.
A revision lesson in which we consolidate all the English tenses studied so far — Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Past Simple, Past Continuous and Present Perfect — through practical
About this lesson
In this lesson students review and consolidate their knowledge of all the English tenses — Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect and the Future tenses. Through three practical exercises from the textbook they will learn to recognise when and how to use each individual tense. Special attention is paid to the difference between the Future Simple, Future Continuous and Future Perfect, as well as to the correct use of "used to" and "would" for repeated actions in the past. The lesson also includes examples with the passive voice and the structure "have something done".
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Use the Future Simple, Future Continuous and Future Perfect correctly in context
- Distinguish between the Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect when narrating past events
- Apply the Present Perfect for results and actions with consequences up to the present moment
- Use 'used to' and 'would' for repeated actions in the past
- Recognise and correct mistakes in the use of verb tenses
- Build sentences with the passive voice in the past and the present
Lesson vocabulary
- delay The plane was delayed for three hours.
- disastrous We are having a disastrous holiday.
- courier The courier was still waiting to meet us.
- double-book We found that they had double-booked our room.
- water supply The water supply was cut off while we were getting ready for dinner.
- traveller's cheques We arrived and found Betty had forgotten the traveller's cheques.
- grateful I will be really grateful if you record the match for me.
- grill We will make a fire and will grill some sausages.
- housework By the time you come home, I will have finished doing the housework.
- attitude He has a typical 'let's wait until tomorrow' attitude.
- used to She used to have a dog when she was a child.
- would (repeated past) When she was a child, she would often play in the garden.
- have something done Tomorrow I'm going to have my lungs X-rayed.
- cut off The water supply was cut off yesterday evening.
- by the time By the time you come home, I will have finished the housework.
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