Session 8

     FROM THE SCHOOL BLOG - PAST TENSE/ PAST CONTINUOUS/ PAST PEFECT ( WEEK 6, 7 ) 

Read the text. Write the questions below about Tamsin’s holiday:

 

          Last September Tamsin went to Bali. She went by plane and stayed in a big hotel. It was very hot, so she swam every day. In the evenings she went to different restaurants. The food was very good. She met some nice people and every night she danced with them at the disco. She was happy because she wasn’t alone.

 

 

1. Where did she go? ………………………………………………. Bali.
2. When did she go to Bali ?          ………………………………… Last September.
3. How did she travel there ?                     ………………………… By plane.
4. Where did she stay ?                      ……………………………… In a big hotel.
5. What was the weather like ?                          …………………… It was very hot.
6. What did she do every day ?          ……………………………… She swam.
7. What was the food like ?   ……………………………………… It was very good.
8. Who did she meet there ? ……………………………………      Some nice people.

TEST 1  8^th  grade

 

Ex  1        Use the right present tense : continuous/ simple/perfect                             5x0,5=2,5                                                                        

1.      Maria (want)  to improve her English.

2.      Therefore, she (do)  a language course in London .

3.      She (not/stay)  with a host family .

4.      It (be)  only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.

5.      The tube (not / leave)  at half past eight.

 

 

 

Ex 2    Use : to be fed up; up-to-date; to pop up; to lodge; to settle down    in contexts about  intentions, promises, decisions at the moment of speaking , personal future  plans, possible future action  in this order  .                                                                                                                     5x 0,5= 2,5

1. Sasha is going to be fed up with her mother-in-law because she is critical all the time.

2. Computer will be up-to-date after this software update.

3. The English tests will pop up unexpectedly this school year.

4. They are lodging the hut for the New Year's Eve.

5. I'm afraid she might not settle down this year.

Ex 3              Complete :                                                                            4x 0,5= 2                                                                                  

1.      He’s always …with his eyes on his phone !

2.      The problem is that …he has lied to us.

3.      I ‘m not happy with …my studying.

4.      You look terrible ! …You have to change your clothes/outfit.

TEST 1  8^th  grade

 

Ex  1        Use the right present tense : continuous/ simple / perfect                           5x0,5=2,5        

1.      He (not / spend)  his holidays in Spain each year.

2.      I ( meet)  Francis .

3.      They (not / fly)  to London tomorrow.

4.      We ( work)  this week.

5.      The film (not / begin)  at 7 o'clock.

                                                              

Ex 2    Use : to be up late; up-to-date; to catch up; to lodge; to settle down    in contexts about  intentions, promises, decisions at the moment of speaking , personal plans, possible future action  in this order  .                                                                                                                                  5x 0,5= 2,5

1.She is going to be up late because tomorrow she is not going to school.

2.The news on this site will always keep us up-to-date.

3. I haven't been to school lately so I will catch up with all my Physics lessons.

4. We are not lodging our apartment this year.

5. They might settle down after this adventure.

Ex 3              Complete :                                                                                                                    4x 0,5= 2                                                                                      

1.      Now you mention it ,.... I have been to that place, too.

1.      Where shall I start ? ...I have seen countless monuments.

2.      I ‘m angry with …all the people that have thrown garbage everywhere.

3.      You look silly ! …Have you checked yourself in the mirror?

NARRATIVE TENSES

PAST SIMPLE - perfect compus

KEY WORDS ; - last week/ year/ Wednesday ...

                         - two days ago / five years ago

USAGE : - act trecuta , incheiata in trecuta

AFFIRMATIVE 

S + V+ed/ V2

NEGATIVE 

S + didn't + V1

INTERROGATIVE 

Did + S + V1?

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PAST CONTINUOUS -imperfect

KEY WORDS- while - in timp ce 

                        -at 5 pm yesterday ....

USAGE - act in desf intr-un anume mom din trecut 

              - act in desf in trecut intrerupte de alte act 

AFFIRMATIVE 

S +was/ were + V-ing 

NEGATIVE 

S + wasn't/ weren't + V-ing 

INTERROGATIVE 

Was/ Were + S + V-ing ?

PAST PERFECT  - sesiunea 6 -mmcp

KEY WORDS ; -after + Past Perfect 

After he had locked the door , he left.

                         - past perfect ....+ before

Before he left , he had locked the door . 

USAGE :- act petrecuta inaintea alteia din trecut 

AFFIRMATIVE 

S + had + V3

NEGATIVE 

S + hadn't +V3

INTERROGATIVE 

Had + S + V3 ? 

    USED TO + V1/ WOULD + V1

- past habit 

I used to bite my nails when I was young.

I didn't use to listen to R&B music .

Did you use to eat hot-dogs when you were in primary school ?

- nu folosim WOULD + V1 cu verbele care nu se folosesc la aspect continuu 

I would be a naughty boy when I was 3.

I used to be a naughty boy when I was 3 . 

TASK 

PAST SIMPLE vs CONTINUOUS 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html

https://www.spraz-ila.de/grammar/ingquiz1.htm

https://www.spraz-ila.de/grammar/ingquiz2.htm

PAST PERFECT  vs PAST SIMPLE 

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/tests?test2

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/exercises?ex04