BREAKTHROUGH 4

The Present Simple Tense

 The Present Simple :
Function
Habits Kebiasaan
She drinks coke for lunch.
Eduardo doesn’t smoke a pack a day.
Express general truths. Menyampaikan kebenaran umum.
Snakes don’t have legs.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Repeated actions and events. Tindakan dan peristiwa yang dilakukan atau
terjadi berulang kali.
My family go to the mountain every summer
The train doesn’t leave to Bandung at 6 a.m. everyday.

Instructions and direction. Memberi perintah dan arah.

You take taxi first then take the number eleven bus.
Don’t open the window too wide.
Express fix arrangement. Menyampaikan rencana pasti.
The party starts at 6 p.m.
 The Present Simple :
Form (+) statement
Third-person singular Third-person plural
1. She gives a little salt to her 1. They give big package of
meal. food to poor people.
2. Ms. Dhani explains the 2. Teachers explain the
grammar Simple Present learning materials for
Tense. students.
3. He smokes after he eats. 3. Older people smoke after
they eat.
 The Present Simple :
Form (+) statement
Subject Verb Object
I
You
We ride
They the motorcycle everyday.
He
She rides
It

Make the sentences with the subject and verb:

1. (he) (speak)
2. (she) (wash)
3. (he) (teach)
4. (snakes) (eat)
 The Present Simple :
the third-person singular
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k ,l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.
Vowel: a, i, u, e, o.
Work Works
Most verbs end in consonant. Put Puts
Add -s Sleep Sleeps

Verbs end in ch, sh, s, x, z. Finish Finishes

Add -es Catch Catches

Verbs end in consonant+y. Cry Cries

Drop y, add -ies Worry Worries

Verbs end in vowel+y. Play Plays

Add -s Buy Buys
 The Present Simple :
the third-person singular
Ask Ask Kiss Kisses See Sees
Begin Begins Like Likes Speak Speaks
Brush Brushes Look Looks Stay Stays
Buy Buys Miss Misses Stop Stops
Catch Catches Open Opens Teach Teaches
Dance Dances Pass Passes Try Tries
Drink Drinks Play Plays Walk Walks
Eat Eats Put Puts Wash Washes
Fix Fixes Rain Rains Wish Wishes
Fly Flies Say Says Write Writes
 The Present Simple : the third-person singular
Have, Do, and Go (Irregular Verbs)
Have Has Do Does Go Goes

Subject Verb Object Subject Verb Object

I I
You You
We have We do
They a lot of homework to They a lot of homework.
do.
He He
She has She does
It It

Subject Verb Object

I
You
We go
They to the library for homework.
He
She goes
It
 The Present Simple :
Complete these sentences with the proper verb of the Simple Present.

1. go
Both Kathy and Kay (go) _____ to work.
2. goes to work in a hospital.
Kathy (go) _____
3. goes to work in a big office.
Kay (go) _____
4. have cars.
Both Kathy and Kay (have) _____
5. has
Kathy (have) _____ a big car and expensive car.
6. has
Kay (have) _____ a small and cute car.
7. do
Both Kathy and Kay (do) _____ yoga to be healthy.
8. does yoga in a gym.
Kathy (do) _____
9. does yoga at home.
Kay (do) _____
 The Present Simple:
Let’s talk about Janet’s routine and habit.

Routine Habit
100 Always
5.30 a.m. Wake up and exercise 100 Wake up and exercise at 5.30 a.m.
%
%
6.45 a.m. Have breakfast and watch news 80% Usually
100 On weekends, have breakfast at the café.
7.30 a.m. Take a bath and get ready for work
% 60% Often
8.30 a.m. Go to work
30% Ride the train to work
30% Sometimes
9.00 a.m. Work
0% Arrive late to work
12.00 p.m. Have lunch break 5% Hardly ever
80% On weekends, cook for lunch
01.00 p.m. Go back to work and have a meeting
60% Have spicy fried rice for lunch 0% Never
06.00 p.m. Leave from work and buy dinner
5% Eat sushi
09.00 p.m. Watch movie or TV
30% Buy ice on the way home from work
11.00 p.m. Go to bed
60% Have Chinese food for dinner
1. Janet wakes up and exercises at 1. On weekends, she always has
5.30 a.m. breakfast at the café.
2. Then she has breakfast and 2. She sometimes rides the train to work.
watches news. 3. …….
3. After that….
 The Present Simple :
Complete these sentences with the proper verb of the Simple Present in the box.

Cause Connect Drink Live Open Speak Held

1. speaks German very well.

Julie _____
2. I often drink
_____ drink coffee.
3. opens at 7.30 every morning.
The swimming pool _____
4. Bad driving _____
causes many accidents.

5. My parents _____
live in a very small apartment.

6. The Olympic Games _____

held every four years.

7. The Panama Canal connects

_____ the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
 The Present Simple:
Complete these sentences with the proper verb of the Simple Present.

Dan Thomas (come) 1._____

comes from Canada but he (live) 2._____
lives in New York.

teaches English. He (like) 4._____

He (teach) 3._____ likes to walk, so he (walk) 5._____
walks to

school every day. He always (arrive) 6._____

arrivesin class on time. He (enjoy)

7._____ loves his students. He never (miss) 9._____

enjoys his job and (love) 8._____ misses a

asks a lot
gives a lot of homework and (ask) 11._____
class. He usually (give) 10. _____
corrects the homework and (give)
of questions in class. He always (correct) 12._____
13._____
gives the homework the next day. He (speak) 14._____
speaks English fast and

always (forget) 15._____

forgets the students’ name. he always (finish) 16._____
finishes the

class late.
 The Present Simple :
Complete these sentences with the proper verb of the Simple Present.

has
Mike (have) _____ two classes in the morning. At 12:00, he (finish) finishes
_____ his classes and
goes to the cafeteria. He (eat) _____
(go) _____ eats lunch with his classmates. After lunch, he (usually,
usually studies
often give a lot of homework. Then,
study) __________ in the library. His teachers (often, give) __________
he (take) takes
_____ the bus to his uncle’s garage.

He (enjoy) enjoys fixes cars and (talk) _____

_____ his work at the garage. He (fix) _____ talks to people. His

uncle (pay) pays closes at 8:00.

_____ him every week. The garage (close) _____

After work, Mike (walk) walks has

_____ home. The garage is near his apartment. Mike (have) _____ a
is
roommate, Len. Len (be) _____ always tries to help Mike. Len and
very nice. He (always, try) __________
cooks dinner and (eat) _____
Mike (cook) _____ eats in the kitchen. They (always, talk) __________
always talk a lot.

always does the dishes. They (usually, watch) __________

Len (always, do) __________ usually watch television. They (like)

like often go
_____ football. They (often, go) __________ bed late.
 The Present Simple :
Form (-) negative
Subject Verb Object
I
You do not
We don’t
They ride the motorcycle everyday.
He
does not
She
doesn’t
It

Make the sentences with the subject and verb:

1. (he) (watch)
2. (she) (fix)
3. (Susan) (teach)
4. (Johnny) (cook)
5. (they) (build)
6. (employers) (work)
 The Present Simple:
Make these words into negative sentence of Simple Present

Subject Verb Object

R. Johnny / Care Mr. Johnny doesn’t care about his
appearance.
The Soldiers / Eat The soldiers don’t eat junk foods.

1. Fish / Fly Fish don’t fly

__________________________________
2. Ms. Selma / Sing Ms. Selma doesn’t sing in public
__________________________________
3. Dragons / Exist / World Dragons don’t exist in the world
__________________________________
4. Penguins / Live / Italy Penguins don’t live in Italy
__________________________________
5. Alex / Eat / Vegetable Alex doesn’t eat vegetable
__________________________________
 The Present Simple :
Make these words into negative sentence of Simple Present

1. Rice / Grow / on trees _______________________

Rice don’t grow on trees

2. The American / drink / tea _______________________

The American don’t drink tea

3. Rain / come / March _______________________

Rain doesn’t come on March

4. Lions / eat / grass _______________________

Lions don’t eat grass

5. A chicken / give / milk _______________________

A chicken doesn’t give milk

6. Giraffes / live / in Atlantic _______________________

Giraffes don’t live in Atlantic
 The Present Simple :
Complete the sentences with the proper negative verbs of Simple Present.
Don’t understand
I like my husband Len but I 1.________ (not, understand) him.
He is always tired. He 2.________ Doesn’t want (not, want) to go out. He

watches TV all the time. He 3.________ Doesn’t talk (not, talk) to me. we

4.________
Don’t go (not, go) to the movie. He eats only chips and pizza.
He 5.________
Doesn’t eat (not, eat) salads. He always drink coffee. He

6.________
Doesn’t drink (not, drink) water. He likes to watch sports on TV. He

7.________ (not, like) to exercise. We 8.________

Doesn’t like (not, have)
Don’t have

many friends. His friends 9.________ Don’t(not,

call call). His mother

10.________Doesn’t (not,visit
visit) him. His daughter 11.________Doesn’t (not,speak
speak) to him. Poor Len, I 12.________ (not, know) what to do.
Don’t know
 The Present Simple : Have and Has
He has the flu. He I
We have holiday from work. Sh
You
She has beautiful skin. e
has a book have books
They have a lot of homework. We
It The
y

1. For things we posses or own.

I have a car. She has two houses.
2. To describe people, places, animals, and things.
The house has two windows. Miss Selma has brown hair.
3. For our families and and people we know.
I have a son. Johnny has a brother in America.
 The Present Simple : Have and Has
Complete the sentences with Have or Has

Sam _____
has a good job. He _____
has a wife, Kate.
They _____
have two children. Kate _____
has a good job,
too. She is a teacher. They _____
have one cat and
they _____
have a small house. The house _____has two
bedrooms. It _____
has a garden, too. The garden
_____
has trees and flowers. Sam and his family are
happy. They _____
have a good life.
 The Present Simple :
Complete the sentences with is or has
is young.
1. Sam _____ is
5. He _____ sick.
is 28 years old.
2. He _____ has a fever.
6. He _____
is healthy.
3. He _____ has a headache too.
7. He _____
has a problem.
4. Today Sam _____ is at home today.
8. Same _____
 The Present Simple :
Form (?) question
Do / Does Subject Verb Short answer
I Yes No
you
Do we
I do
You do
I don’t
You don’t
they study English? We do We don’t
he They do They don’t
Does she He does He doesn’t
it She She doesn’t
does It doesn’t
It does
1 You / love him Do you love him?
Yes Yes, I do.
2 He / have a good job
No
3 She / cook you delicious food
Yes
 The Present Simple :
Form (?) WH- question

WH – words Do / Does Subject Verb

I
What you
Where do we
When they study English?
Why
Who he
How does she
it
 The Present Simple :
Complete the questions with is, are, do, or does.

1. What is the largest animal on land? 9. How many kinds of elephants ______
It’s elephant. there?
2. Where ______ it live? There are two kinds of elephants.
It lives in Africa and Asia. 10. What ______ they?
3. What ______ it eat? They are two kinds of elephants.
It eats plants. 11. ______ an elephant cry?
4. How long ______ it live? Yes, it does. An elephant cries.
It lives for about 70 years. 12. ______ elephants laugh?
5. ______ elephants intelligent? Yes, they do. Elephants laugh.
Yes, they are. Elephants are intelligent.
6. ______ elephants live alone?
No, they don’t. they live in groups.
7. When ______ a female elephant have its
first baby?
It has its first baby when it is 6 years old.
8. How many babies ______ it have?
It has one baby at one time.
 The Present Simple :
Complete the questions with is, are, do, or does.

1. What is the largest animal on land? 9. How many kinds of elephants __are____
It’s elephant. there?
2. Where ___does___ it live? There are two kinds of elephants.
It lives in Africa and Asia. 10. What __are____ they?
3. What ___does___ it eat? They are two kinds of elephants.
It eats plants. 11. ___Does___ an elephant cry?
4. How long ___does___ it live? Yes, it does. An elephant cries.
It lives for about 70 years. 12. __Do____ elephants laugh?
5. ___Are___ elephants intelligent? Yes, they do. Elephants laugh.
Yes, they are. Elephants are intelligent.
6. ___Do___ elephants live alone?
No, they don’t. they live in groups.
7. When ___does___ a female elephant have
its first baby?
It has its first baby when it is 6 years old.
8. How many babies ___does___ it have?
It has one baby at one time.
 The Present Simple :
Complete these sentences with the correct verbs of Present Simple.

1. The sun _____ (rise) in the east.

2. She _____ (prepare) breakfast every morning.

3. They never _____ (wash) the dishes.

4. We always _____ (stay) at home on Sunday.

5. Rudy always _____ (get) to his office on time.

6. I _____ (like) to watch TV.

7. You never _____ (trust) me.

8. My friend never _____ (visit) me.

9. My parents always _____ (call) me.

10. She and I never _____ (go) there.

 The Present Simple :
Complete these sentences with the correct verbs of Present Simple.

1. My father _____ (not, smoke). 12. It _____ (not, matter).

2. We _____ (not, stay) in bed until lunch- 13. He _____ (not, like) light-colored suits.
time. 14. She _____ (not, work) in pleasant
3. She _____ (not, love) children. surroundings.
4. He _____ (never, go) there. 15. She _____ (not, eat) meat.
5. I _____ (not, live) alone. 16. The poor children _____ (not, go) to
6. They _____ (not, understand). school.

7. I _____ (not, like) bananas. 17. No matter how poor she is, she _____

8. The children _____ (not, know) the (never, beg) for money.

hawker. 18. I am sorry. I _____ (not, have) change for

9. Bats _____ (not, go) looking for foods a dollar.

during the day. 19. She _____ (not, know) my name.

10. You _____ (never, like) swimming. 20. My father _____ (not, drink) coffee.

11. I _____ (not, know) it.

 The Present Simple :
Put the verb into the correct form.

1. Julie _____ (not / drink) tea very much.

2. What time __________ (the banks / close) here?
3. I’ve got a computer, but I __________ (not / use) it much.
4. “Where __________ (Martin / come) from?”
“He is Scottish.”
5. “What __________ (you / do) do?”
“I am an electrician.”
6. It _____ (take) me an hour to get to work. How long __________ (it /
take) you?
7. Look at this sentence. What __________ (this word / mean)?
8. David isn’t very fit. He _____ (not / do) any sport?
 The Present Simple :
Use the following verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative.

Believe Eat Flow Go Grow Make Rise Tell Translate

1. The earth goes round the sun. 7. An interpreter _____ from one
2. Rice doesn’t grow in Britain. language into another.

3. The sun _____ in the east. 8. Liars are people who _____

4. Bees _____ honey. the truth.

5. Vegetarians _____ meat. 9. The River Amazon _____ into

the Atlantic Ocean.
6. An atheist _____ in God.
 The Present Simple : Form (?) WH- question
Linda lives in Toronto. She is married to Tom. Tom is an accountant. They have a daughter, Nancy. She is
20 years old and goes to University. Linda is a nurse. She works in a big hospital. She starts work at 9:30
in the evening and finishes at 8:00 in the morning. She comes home and has breakfast. After breakfast
she usually watches television and then she goes to bed at about 10:00. She gets up at 4:00 in the
afternoon, goes to the store, and prepares dinner. Her husband comes home at 7:00. They eat dinner.
After dinner they talk. They also watch television. They eat dinner. After dinner they talk. They also
watch television together. Then at 9:00, Linda puts her uniform and goes to the hospital again. But Linda
wants to change her hours of work soon.

1. Where / Linda / live?

Where does Linda live? She lives in Toronto.
2. What / Tom / do?
What does Tom do? ________________________.
3. How many children / they / have?
_____________________? _________________________.
 Present Continuous: Function
For actions going on at the time or in the
moment of speaking. The actions are
happening in front of our eyes.
To express an actions which are
happening right now.
To express actions which we imagine are
happening, though we are not seeing
those actions.
To express actions which will happen in
the future.
To express future plan.
Actions which are arranged.
*usually expressed with adverb of time.
a. Miss Selma is teaching the grammar
present progressive.
b. The students are learning present
progressive.
c. Alvin is working on present
progressive practices.
a. Miss Dhani is working in her office.
(the speaker is not in the same room
as Miss Dhani)
a. The student are studying past perfect
tomorrow.
b. The class is having pizza party at the
end. (the class just started)
c. Khayla is having a party tonight.
 Present Continuous: Form
Subject Be Verb ( +ing )

Statement
I am

(+)
You / We / They are
He / She / It is
I am not Studying.
Negative
(-) You / We / They are not
aren’t
He / She / It is not
isn’t
Be Subject Verb ( +ing )
Am I
Question (?)

Are you / we /
studying?
they
Is he / she / it
 Present Simple
and
Present Continuous
 Present Simple & Present Continuous
Present Continuous:
To imply a situation, which may be temporary.

Present Simple:
To describe habits and things, which happen on regular basis.

Implies temporary arrangement.

1. Banks are lending more money to expand business this year.

2. Banks lend money to make profit.

This is what usually happen.

 Present Simple & Present Continuous
Present Continuous:
State verbs to describe a temporary situation in a period of time
around the present.

This is my view. This is something I am thinking about now.

1. I consider him a handsome and kind man.

2. I am considering of taking an early retirement.

1. The children love having Jean here.

2. The children are loving having Jean this weekend.

The children love it when Jean stays. Jean is staying with us now.
 The Present Simple and Present Continuous.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.
A: What are you doing? (study) 1. ___ you ____?
B: No, I (study, not) 2.______________. I (clean) 3._________ my car.
A: (wash) 4.____ you _____ your car every week?
B: Yes, I (like) 5._______ a clean car.

A: Why (sit) 6.____ you _______ in front of the class? You usually
(sit) 7.____ at the back.
B: I know. I (not, have) 8.______________ my glasses with me.

Paul (sit) 9.______ at his desk at the office. He (talk) 10.________ on the
phone. His boss is angry. Paul always (talk) 11._________ on the phone with
his friends. He (not, like) 12.________ to work.

A: (Speak) 13.____ you ______ Japanese?

B: Yes, I (speak) 14.______ a little.
A: What (mean) 15._____ “mushi mushi” ______?
B: It (mean) 16.__________ “hello.”
 The Present Simple and Present Continuous.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.

Ahmed (talk) 1.__________ to the classmates every day in class. Right now he (talk)

2.__________ to Yoko. He (talk, not) 3.__________ to his friends Omar right now.

It (rain) 4.__________ a lot in this city, but it (rain, not) 5.__________ right now. The

sun (shine) 6.__________. (it, rain) 7.__________ a lot in your hometown?

 The Present Simple and Present Continuous.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.

Hans and Anna (sit) 8.__________ next to each other in class every day, so the often

(help) 9.__________ each other with their grammar exercises. Right now Anna (help)

10.__________ Hans with an exercise on verbs.

Roberto (cook) 11.__________ his own dinner every evening. Right now he is in his

kitchen. He )cook) 12.__________ rice and beans. (he, cook) 13.__________ meat

for his dinner tonight too? No, he is vegetarian. He (eat, never) 14.__________ meat.

(you, eat) 15.__________ meat?

 The Present Simple and Present Continuous.
The Present Simple The Present Continuous
For repeated actions done For actions happening right now and
repeatedly and regularly. arranged plan.
Statement

S + Verb S + (am / is / are) + Verb –ing

(+)

I watch television every day. I am watching TV right now.

He studies English every Tuesday. He is studying grammar at the moment.

S + Don’t / Doesn’t + Verb S + (am not / isn’t / aren’t) + Verb -ing

Negative

I don’t watch TV every day. I am not watching TV every day.

(-)

He doesn’t study English every He is not studying English at the moment.

Tuesday.

Do / Does + S + Verb (am / is / are) + S + Verb –ing

Question (?)

Do you watch TV every day? Are you watching TV right now?

Does he study English every Is he studying English at the moment?
Tuesday?
 Present Tenses:
Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect.
Identify which tenses each of these sentences uses.

1. Ants spread pheromones. Present Simple

2. We know little about how whales hear. Present Simple

3. Scientists are doing a lot of research in this area. Present Continuous

4. What is he trying to tell me? Present Continuous

5. Scientists have discovered that a rat can identify another rat.

Present Perfect
6. Everyone has heard birds singing. Present Perfect
 Present Tenses:
Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect.
Which tenses each of these sentences describes.

1. An activity that happens regularly. Present Simple

2. A past event with consequences in the present. Present Perfect

3. A present state. Present Simple

4. An activity happening now. Present Continuous

5. An event that happened in the past but it doesn’t matter when.

Present Perfect
6. An activity happening around now. Present Continuous
PRESENT SIMPLE: Function
Habits Kebiasaan
She drinks coke for lunch.
Eduardo doesn’t smoke a pack a day.
Express general truths. Menyampaikan kebenaran umum.
Snakes don’t have legs.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Repeated actions and events. Tindakan dan peristiwa yang dilakukan atau
terjadi berulang kali.
My family go to the mountain every summer
The train doesn’t leave to Bandung at 6 a.m. everyday.

Instructions and direction. Memberi perintah dan arah.

You take taxi first then take the number eleven bus.
Don’t open the window too wide.
Express fix arrangement. Menyampaikan rencana pasti.
The party starts at 6 p.m.
 The Simple Present
PRESENT SIMPLE: Form :
Form (+) statement
(+) Positive Statement

Third-person singular Third-person plural

1. She gives a little salt to her
meal.
2. Ms. Dhani explains the
grammar Simple Present
Tense.
3. He smokes after he eats.
1. They give big package of
food to poor people.
2. Teachers explain the
learning materials for
students.
3. Older people smoke after
they eat.
 The Simple Present
PRESENT SIMPLE: Form :
Form (+) statement
(+) Positive Statement

Subject Verb Object

I
You
ride
We
They the motorcycle everyday.
He
She rides
It

Make the sentences with the subject and verb:

1. (cat) (afraid)
2. (Mr. Marcel) (discover)
3. (snakes) (have)
4. (gorillas) (consume)
5. (My dog) (bark)
6. (cats) (live)
7. (student) (review)
 The Simple Present
PRESENT SIMPLE: Form :
the third-person singular
Third-person Singular
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k ,l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.
Vowel: a, i, u, e, o.
Work Works
Most verbs end in consonant. Put Puts
Add -s Sleep Sleeps

Verbs end in ch, sh, s, x, z. Finish Finishes

Add -es Catch Catches

Verbs end in consonant+y. Cry Cries

Drop y, add -ies Worry Worries

Verbs end in vowel+y. Play Plays

Add -s Buy Buys
 The Simple Present
PRESENT SIMPLE: Form :
the third-person singular
Third-person Singular
Ask Ask Kiss Kisses See Sees
Begin Begins Like Likes Speak Speaks
Brush Brushes Look Looks Stay Stays
Buy Buys Miss Misses Stop Stops
Catch Catches Open Opens Teach Teaches
Dance Dances Pass Passes Try Tries
Drink Drinks Play Plays Walk Walks
Eat Eats Put Puts Wash Washes
Fix Fixes Rain Rains Wish Wishes
Fly Flies Say Says Write Writes
 The Simple Present
PRESENT SIMPLE: Form :
Form (-) negative
(-) Negative Statement

Subject Verb Object

I
You do not
We don’t
They ride the motorcycle everyday.
He
does not
She
doesn’t
It

Make the sentences with the subject and verb:

1. (cat) (afraid)
2. (Mr. Marcel) (discover)
3. (snakes) (have)
4. (gorillas) (consume)
5. (My dog) (bark)
6. (cats) (live)
7. (student) (review)
 PRESENT SIMPLE: Form
(-) Negative Statement
Subject Verb Object
R. Johnny / Care Mr. Johnny doesn’t care about his
appearance.
The Soldiers / Eat The soldiers don’t eat junk foods.

1. Fish / Fly / water Fish don’t fly

__________________________________
2. Ms. Selma / Sing Ms. Selma doesn’t sing in public
__________________________________
3. Dragons / Exist / World Dragons don’t exist in the world
__________________________________
4. Penguins / Live / Italy Penguins don’t live in Italy
__________________________________
5. My Cat / Eat / Vegetable My cat doesn’t eat vegetable
__________________________________
Audrey doesn’t have pet
6. Audrey / have / pet __________________________________
The students don’t feed the frogs
7. The students / feed / frogs __________________________________
 Present Continuous: Function
For actions going on at the time or in the
moment of speaking. The actions are
happening in front of our eyes.
To express an actions which are
happening right now.
To express actions which we imagine are
happening, though we are not seeing
those actions.
To express actions which will happen in
the future.
To express future plan.
Actions which are arranged.
*usually expressed with adverb of time.
a. Miss Selma is teaching the grammar
present progressive.
b. The students are learning present
progressive.
c. Alvin is working on present
progressive practices.
a. Miss Dhani is working in her office.
(the speaker is not in the same room
as Miss Dhani)
a. The student are studying past perfect
tomorrow.
b. The class is having pizza party at the
end. (the class just started)
c. Khayla is having a party tonight.
 Present Continuous: Form
Subject Be Verb ( +ing )

Statement
I am

(+)
You / We / They are
He / She / It is
I am not Studying.
Negative
(-) You / We / They are not
aren’t
He / She / It is not
isn’t
Be Subject Verb ( +ing )
Am I
Question (?)

Are you / we /
studying?
they
Is he / she / it
 The Present Simple and Present Continuous.
The Present Simple The Present Continuous
For repeated actions done For actions happening right now and
repeatedly and regularly. arranged plan.
Statement

S + Verb S + (am / is / are) + Verb –ing

(+)

I watch television every day. I am watching TV right now.

He studies English every Tuesday. He is studying grammar at the moment.

S + Don’t / Doesn’t + Verb S + (am not / isn’t / aren’t) + Verb -ing

Negative

I don’t watch TV every day. I am not watching TV every day.

(-)

He doesn’t study English every He is not studying English at the moment.

Tuesday.

Do / Does + S + Verb (am / is / are) + S + Verb –ing

Question (?)

Do you watch TV every day? Are you watching TV right now?

Does he study English every Is he studying English at the moment?
Tuesday?
The Simple Present and Present Continuous.

She has a son. She is having a son.

She looks happy. He is looking happy.

He is careful. He is being careful.

State: Action:
Situasi dan Kondisi. Perilaku dan Tindakan
PRESENT PERFECT
 1. PRESENT PERFECT
UNFINISHED situation or actions which started in the past and
continue to the present.

Keadaan atau keadaan yang mulai terjadi di masa lampau dan masih
berlangsung sampai sekarang.

Constantly occur Constantly occur with pause.

1. She has waited there for five minutes.

2. She has studied English for three months.
 2. PRESENT PERFECT
The RESULT of situation or action which still relevant
and continue until NOW.
Hasil dari kejadian atau perbuatan yang masih berlangsung dan berlaku
sampai saat ini.

The present perfect (RESULT) Present Simple (CONDITION)

1. They have left the house. 1. They are not at home. They are out.
2. They have a house now and still have the
2. They have bought a house. house.
3. She has got married. 3. She is not single any more, she is still with
her husband.
4. I have cleaned the room. 4. The room is not dirty.
 3. PRESENT PERFECT
Situation or actions which can be REPEATED in the
present and future.
Suatu keadaan atau kejadian yang masih dapat diulang pada masa sekarang
atau di masa yang akan datang.

I have written two books this year.

PRESENT PERFECT: verb 3
Ask Asked Drive Driven See Seen
Begin Begun Drink Drunk Speak Spoken
Brush Brushed Study Studied Stay Stayed
Buy Bought Miss Missed Stop Stopped
Catch Caught Ride Ridden Teach Taught
Do Done Pass Passed Try Tried
Be Been Play Played Walk Walked
Eat Eaten Put Put Wash Washed
Hear Heard Have Had Wish Wished
Fly Flown Say Said Write Written
 PRESENT PERFECT: verb 3
Approach Approached Break Broken Crave Craved
Arise Arisen Build Built Crush Crushed
Arrange Arranged Bury Buried Damage Damaged
Awake Awoken Calculate Calculated Care Cared
Beat Beaten Capture Captured Decide Decided
Beg Begged Carry Carried Delay Delayed
Believe Believed Climb Climbed Destroy Destroyed
Bite Bitten Complain Complained Develop Developed
Blow Blown Confess Confessed Distribute Distributed
Boil Boiled Consider Considered Discover Discovered
 PRESENT PERFECT: formula
SUBJEC HAVE / HAS V3 (Past Participle) SUBJEC HAVE / HAS V3 (Past Participle)
T T
I I
You You
We have We haven’t
They studied Present Perfect for two hours. They studied Present Perfect for two hours.
He He
She
It
has She
It
hasn’t

HAVE / HAS SUBJECT V3 (Past Participle)

I
You
Have We
They studied Present Perfect for two hours?
He
Has She
It
 PRESENT PERFECT:
Exercise 1
1. I _____ (live) in Jakarta all my life. 9. _____ you _____ (see) him lately? I
2. They _____ (not, have) any need to talk to him.
children yet. 10. He __________ (already, see) that
3. It’s the first time I _____ (come) show so many time.
here. 11. _____ I _____ (tell) you about
4. Is he here yet? No, he _____ (not, what happen to my mom?
come) yet. 12. I __________ (never, imagine) he
5. I am sorry. He is not here. He can pass the national exam.
_____ (go) to the bookstore. 13. They _____ (not, be) in Japan or
6. Look! What _____ you _____ (do)? France.
7. I __________ (just, arrive) to eat 14. _____ you _____ (do) you final
spaghetti. assignment this term?
8. _____ we _____ (meet) before? 15. The children _____ (not, eat) the
You seem familiar. watermelon.
 PRESENT PERFECT:
Exercise 2
Belton is a small town. Brad Peltry (live) 1._____ in Belton all his life. Brad
is 58 years old. Brad is married. He (be) 2._____ married to Dora for 25 years.
They (know) 3._____ each other since High School. Brad and Dora have a son.
He is a student at a university in Atlanta. He (study) 4._____ medicine for
three years now.

Brad owns the grocery store in town. He (own) 5._____ the store for 22
years. Something strange has happened this week. Nobody (see) 6._____
Brad for four days. His truck (disappear) 7._____. Dora doesn’t know where
he is. Dora (be) 8._____ worried. Brad (have) 9._____ money problems lately.
 PRESENT PERFECT: verb 3
Detect Detected Carve Carved Identify Identified
Disobey Disobey Celebrate Celebrated Observe Observed
Explore Explored Chase Chased Worship Worshipped
Forbid Forbidden Collapse Collapsed Withdraw Withdrawn
Become Become Compel Compelled Tremble Trembled
Betray Betrayed Hear Heard Thrive Thriven
Bleed Bled Declare Declared Terminate Terminated
Bring Brought Dazzle Dazzled Swallow Swallowed
Construct Constructed Produce Produced Suggest Suggested
Spread Spread Know Known Store Stored
 PRESENT PERFECT:
Exercise 3
Alex :How long (be) 1._____ you _____ in this class?
Peter :Since February.
Alex :(make) 2._____ you _____ any friends?
Peter :Yes, I (make) 3.__________ a lot of friends in this class, but my English (not,
improve) 4.__________.

Joh :How long (have) 5._____ you _____ your driver’s license?
n
Bob :For two years.
Joh :(have) 6._____ you _____ any accidents?
n
Bob :No, I haven’t.
 PRESENT PERFECT:
Exercise 4
Leyl :How long (study) 1._____ you _____ English?
a
Yumi :For six years, but I (not, speak) 2._____ English with American people in a very
long time.
Leyl :Me neither. I (not, speak) 3._____ English with English or American people, but
a I (watch) 4._____ American movie for many years.

Lilian :How long (be) 5._____ John _____ married?

Andrea :He (be) 6._____ married for six months, but he (know) 7._____ his wife for
ten years.
 PRESENT PERFECT:
Exercise 5
Sue :How long (work) 1.______ you ______ here?
Do :Since May. But I (be) 2.______ a computer programmer for four years.
n
Sue :(work) 3.______ you ______ for other companies?
Do :Yes, I have. I (work) 4.______ for three companies since the year 2000.
n
Sue :(live) 5.______ you ______ in Boston since 2000?
Do :Yes, I have. I like Boston. How long (live) 6.______ you ______ in Boston?
n
Sue :For three months now, and the weather (not, be) 7.______ good for the last
three months. It (be) 8.______ so cold.
July 17th 2019
 PRESENT PERFECT: verb 3
Detect Detected Carve Carved Identify Identified
Disobey Disobey Celebrate Celebrated Observe Observed
Explore Explored Chase Chased Worship Worshipped
Forbid Forbidden Collapse Collapsed Withdraw Withdrawn
Become Become Compel Compelled Tremble Trembled
Betray Betrayed Hear Heard Thrive Thriven
Bleed Bled Declare Declared Terminate Terminated
Bring Brought Dazzle Dazzled Swallow Swallowed
Construct Constructed Produce Produced Suggest Suggested
Spread Spread Know Known Store Stored
 PRESENT SIMPLE

Subject Verb Object Subject Verb Object

Subject Verb + Object

?
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Subject To be Verb + Object To

Subject Verb + Object
be

To
Subject Verb + Object
Be

?
 PRESENT PERFECT

Subject Verb3 + Object Subject Verb3 + Object

Subject Verb3 + Object

?
 Present Tenses:
Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect.
Identify which tenses each of these sentences uses.

1. Ants spread pheromones. Present Simple

2. We know little about how whales hear. Present Simple

3. Scientists are doing a lot of research in this area. Present Continuous

4. What is he trying to tell me? Present Continuous

5. Scientists have discovered that a rat can identify another rat.

Present Perfect
6. Everyone has heard birds singing. Present Perfect
 Present Tenses:
Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect.
Which tenses each of these sentences describes.

1. An activity that happens regularly. Present Simple

2. A past event with consequences in the present. Present Perfect

3. A present state. Present Simple

4. An activity happening now. Present Continuous

5. An event that happened in the past but it doesn’t matter when.

Present Perfect
6. An activity happening around now. Present Continuous
 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the Present
Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

I ______ (have) two dogs, Choco and Ginger. Ginger ______ (be) in our family

for seven years, and Choco ______ (be) just two years old. They ______ (not,

like) each other very much. Choc ______ (sleep) in my bedroom and I ______

(think) Ginger ______ (be) jealous. Ginger ______ (bite) Choco a a few times

and she often ______ (bark) at her. At the moment, we ______ (try) to train

them. I ______ (find) a good dog trainer and I ______ (take) the dogs to her

three times a week. She is really great!

 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the Present
Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

I have two dogs, Choco and Ginger. Ginger has been in our family for seven

years, and Choco is (be) just two years old. They don’t like each other very

much. Choc sleeps in my bedroom and I think Ginger is jealous. Ginger has

bitten Choco a few times and she often barks at her. At the moment, we are

trying to train them. I have found a good dog trainer and I have taken the

dogs to her three times a week. She is really great!

 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the Present
Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

Blind people ______ (use) the Braille system for ready since the 19th century. Braille

______ (consist) of a series of raised dots which ______ (represent) letters of the Latin

alphabet. There are about two million people in the UK with sight problems but only

twenty thousand ______ (read) with Braille. In the last few years, many young people

______ (start) to use electronic text instead of Braille. At the moment, experts ______

(discuss) how to make Braille more attractive for young people.

 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the Present
Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

Blind people have used the Braille system for reading since the 19th
century. Braille consists of a series of raised dots which represents
letters of the Latin alphabet. There are about two million people in the
UK with sight problems but only twenty thousand have read with
Braille. In the last few years, many young people have started to use
electronic text instead of Braille. At the moment, experts are
discussing how to make Braille more attractive for young people.
 Find the Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect.
People have always been interested in how animals communicate and scientists are doing a
lot of research in this area.
Most animals communicate by smell; they produce chemical substances called
‘pheromones.’ Scientists have discovered that a rat can identify another rat: its age, sex and social
status, just by smelling its urine. Ants spread pheromones to guide another ants to a food source.
Bees not only use pheromones but also ‘dance’ to tell other bees where to find food. For
example, if a bee flies straight upwards, it means they should fly directly towards the sun.
Everyone has heard birds singing. Research has shown that many other animals use sound
to communicate. Some male frogs make two-part calls: the first part can only be heard by other
male frogs, and it is a warning. Females only hear the second part, which is a mating call!
Scientists have known for some time that many animals, like bats, whales and elephants,
communicate with sounds that people cannot hear. Their calls produce waves that travel through
the ground, water or air. We know that elephants probably receive these signals with their feet or
trunks. However, we know little about how whales hear. Ecologists say that nowadays loud noise
from ships is interfering with whales’ communication.
 PRESENT SIMPLE

Subject Verb Object Subject Verb Object

Subject Verb + Object

?
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Subject To be Verb + Object To

Subject Verb + Object
be

To
Subject Verb + Object
Be

?
 PRESENT PERFECT

Subject Verb3 + Object Subject Verb3 + Object

Subject Verb3 + Object

?
 INDIVIDUAL EXERCISES
1. Page 4, Exercises 2, 3 and 4.
2. Page 5, Exercises 5, 6, and 7.
3. Page 7, Exercise 7.
4. Page 12, Exercise 3.
 Complete the story with the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple, Present
Continuous, or Present Perfect tenses. It is now 2018. Fiona and I are both 12.

My cousin Fiona ________________ (be) Canadian. She

________________ (come) from Toronto. She ________________ (study) the
piano and the violin for about ten years and now she ________________
(study) at a music college in London. She ________________ (love) London
but she ________________ (not like) the weather here very much.

Fiona and some friends ________________ (give) a concert this evening.

They ________________ (practice) every day for weeks. my parents and I
________________ (buy) tickets for the concert but Fiona
________________ (not know) that. We ________________ (want) to
surprise her!
 Complete the paragraph with the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous.

Harold Black’s a famous pianist. He ________________ (give) two or three

concerts every week. He ________________ (travel) a lot and this week he’s in
New york. He ________________ (stay) at an expensive hotel. He’s at his hotel
now. He ________________ (have) his breakfast in the dining-room. He
________________ (drink) a cup of coffee and he ________________ (read) a
newspaper. Harold’s always very busy. He ________________ (play) the piano
regularly. He ________________ (practice) for hours every day. He
________________ (go) to be late and he always ________________ (get up)
early. But he sometimes ________________ (get) dressed too quickly, and this
morning he ________________ (wear) one blue sock and one red one.
 PRESENT PERFECT:
for and since
Use for and since with the Present Perfect to talk about how long the action or
situation existed from the past to the present.

1. For  to talk about a length of time.

2. Since  to talk about when a period of time began.
For Since
Four years 1990
Six months Last year
Five weeks Last June
Four days Last Friday
Sinc
For Three hours Yesterday
Twenty minutes e This morning
A minute Nine o’clock this
A long time morning.
I moved to Tokyo
 PRESENT PERFECT: Complete the sentences with for or since .

1. Mark and Yolanda have been married ____ 22 years.

2. They have been at the same address ____ 1992.
3. Yolanda has been a teacher ____ 1990.
4. Mark has been a salesman ____ 25 years.
5. He has been with the same company ____ 1995.
6. Now mark is in Texas on a business trip. He has been there ____ last Monday.
7. Mark has been on four business trips ____ last June.
8. Its Saturday. Yolanda is at the shopping center. She has been there ____ 10:00 this
morning. She wants to get a birthday present for her son, Clark. He is 16 today.
9. Yolanda has been busy ____ yesterday. She wants to prepare for Clark’s birthday.
10. Right now Clark is at the school gym. He has been there ____ 9:00 this morning.
11. Clark has been at the gym ____ three hours now.
12. He has been on the school basketball team ____ a year.
13. Clark has also been the top student in his class ____ three years.
14. Nick has been Clark’s best friend ____ 1996.
15. Nick and Clark have been in the same class ____ many years.
16. Nick is always with Clark. Nick has been with Clark ____ this morning.
 PRESENT PERFECT: Complete the sentences with for or since .

1. Mark and Yolanda have been married __for__ 22 years.

2. They have been at the same address __since__ 1992.
3. Yolanda has been a teacher __since__ 1990.
4. Mark has been a salesman __for__ 25 years.
5. He has been with the same company __since__ 1995.
6. Now mark is in Texas on a business trip. He has been there __since__ last Monday.
7. Mark has been on four business trips __since__ last June.
8. Its Saturday. Yolanda is at the shopping center. She has been there __since__ 10:00 this
morning. She wants to get a birthday present for her son, Clark. He is 16 today.
9. Yolanda has been busy __since__ yesterday. She wants to prepare for Clark’s birthday.
10. Right now Clark is at the school gym. He has been there __since__ 9:00 this morning.
11. Clark has been at the gym __for__ three hours now.
12. He has been on the school basketball team __for__ a year.
13. Clark has also been the top student in his class __for__ three years.
14. Nick has been Clark’s best friend __since__ 1996.
15. Nick and Clark have been in the same class __for__ many years.
16. Nick is always with Clark. Nick has been with Clark __since__ this morning.
 INDIVIDUAL EXERCISES
1. Page 7, Exercise 5
2. Page 12, Exercise 4
 PAST SIMPLE
Actions or situations which happen in the past and already finish.

He visited Ms. Selma

One point of time in the past TODAY

I am smart I was smart
Subject Verb 2 Object
He is happy He was happy
She is pretty She was pretty (+) Ms. Selma invited the students
It is wild It was wild (-) Ms. Selma invite to study.
We are fine We were fine didn’t
You are kind You were kind (?) Ms. Selma invite
They are They were tired Did
tired
 PAST CONTINUOUS
Actions or situations which happen in one point of time in the past. The
actions or situations have duration of start and end in the past.

Ms. Selma was teaching English.

PAST
Exactly three o’clock
TODAY

Subject Be Verb (-ing) Be Subject Verb (-ing)

(+ Ms. Selma was Teaching Was Ms. Selma teaching
) The teachers were English at (?) were the teachers English at
Ms. Selma wasn’t three o’clock. three o’clock?
(-)
The teachers weren’t
 PAST PERFECT
Actions or situations which happen FIRST before another actions or
situations.

1st 2nd

The first action in the past The second action in the past
Ms. Selma had taught English The students passed the exam TODAY

Subject Had Verb 3 Had Subject Verb 3

(+ Ms. Selma had delivered the Had Ms. Selma delivered the
) English (?) the teachers English
(-) The teachers hadn’t materials. materials?
 Complete the texts with the verbs in the Past
Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.
People in the Sea Garden park in Varna, Bulgaria _______ (enjoy) their afternoon when an
escaped tiger _______ (come) through the gates. Everybody _______ (run away) in panic. The
tiger _______ (escape) from its cage at the zoo. The police _______ (catch) the animal and
_______ (take) it back to the zoo.

A cow _______ (jump) into a neighbors' swimming pool during a heat wave in Brazil. The owner
of the house said: “I _______ (cook) lunch when I _______ (hear) a noise. I _______ (go) out to
check what _______ (happen) and I _______ (see) a cow in the swimming pool! It _______ (get)
over the fence and _______ (go) straight to the pool.”

Firefighters _______ (get) the animal out of the pool and _______ (take) it back to the farmer.
Complete the news story with the verbs in the correct
tense – Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

Last week, police in Germany _______ (go) to a man’s house to arrest

him. They _______ (receive) an anonymous phone call the night
before. Apparently, the man _______ (steal) several cars in the city.
However, while the police _______ (go) in through the front door of
the suspect’s house, he _______ (escape) out of the back door and
_______ (run) into a neighbor’s garden. Unfortunately for him, he
_______ (leave) his dog, Lumpi, in his house. One of the police officers
_______ (tell) the dog to find its owner. When Lumpi _______ (find)
the man, he _______ (hide) behind some bushes!
 Individual Exercises
1. Page 14, Exercise 3.
2. Page 15, Exercise 5.
3. Page 22, Exercise 3.
Organize Organized Receive Received
Buy Bought Announce Announce
Decide Decided Reach d
Reward Rewarded Claim Reached
Terrify Terrified Exchange Claimed
Search Searched Seem Exchanged
Seemed
Pass Passed
Hope Hoped
Avoid Avoided
Refuse Refused
Manipulate Manipulated
Involve Involved
 PAST SIMPLE
Actions or situations which happen in the past and already finish.

He visited Ms. Selma

One point of time in the past TODAY

I am smart I was smart
Subject Verb 2 Object
He is happy He was happy
She is pretty She was pretty (+) Ms. Selma invited the students
It is wild It was wild (-) Ms. Selma invite to study.
We are fine We were fine didn’t
You are kind You were kind (?) Ms. Selma invited
They are They were tired Did
tired
 PAST CONTINUOUS
Actions or situations which happen in one point of time in the past. The
actions or situations have duration of start and end in the past.

Ms. Selma was teaching English.

PAST
Exactly three o’clock
TODAY

Subject Be Verb (-ing) Be Subject Verb (-ing)

(+ Ms. Selma was Teaching Was Ms. Selma teaching
) The teachers were English at (?) were the teachers English at
Ms. Selma wasn’t three o’clock. three o’clock?
(-)
The teachers weren’t
 PAST CONTINUOUS
Past Continuous Past Simple
(in the middle of action) (complete action)

• I was walking home when I • I walked home after the

met Dan. party last night.
(in the middle of walking (all the way, completely)
home) • Kate watched television a
• Kate was watching TV when lot when she was ill last
we arrived. year.
 PAST PERFECT
Actions or situations which happen FIRST before another actions or
situations.

1st 2nd

The first action in the past The second action in the past
Ms. Selma had taught English The students passed the exam TODAY

Subject Had Verb 3 Had Subject Verb 3

(+ Ms. Selma had delivered the Had Ms. Selma delivered the
) English (?) the teachers English
(-) The teachers hadn’t materials. materials?
PAST PERFECT
 PAST PERFECT
Present Perfect
(have seen)
• Who is that woman? I have
seen her before, but I can’t
remember where.
• We aren’t hungry. We have
just had lunch.
• The house is dirty. They
haven’t cleaned it for
weeks.
Past Perfect
(had seen)
• I wasn’t sure who she was. I
had seen her before, but I
couldn’t remember where.
• We weren’t hungry. We had
had lunch.
• The house was dirty. They
hadn’t cleaned it for weeks.
 A. Place the name and definition of tense describes the timeline picture below.

Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect

Actions or situations, which happen Actions or situations, which happen in the past Actions or situations, which happen in one
FIRST before another actions or and already, finish. point of time in the past. The actions or
situations. situations have duration of start and end in
the past.

TIMELINE TENSE DEFINITION

1.

2.

3.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the Past Simple or
the Past Continuous.

Mike the magician loved (love) entertaining children. One day, his neighbors
_________ (ask) him to perform at their daughter Emma’s fifth birthday party.
When Mike _________ (arrive) at the party at three o’clock, Emma and her
friends _________ (play) games in the garden. Two of the older children
_________ (not / play) games/ they were in the kitchen with Emma’s mum.
Mike _________ (put on) his magician’s clothes and his big black hat. He
_________ (not / need) any special equipment. The magic show was a great
success. At the end of the show, Mike _________ (speak) to Emma.

Mike: __________________ (your mum / make) you a birthday cake, Emma?

Emma: Yes, but our dog _________ (eat) it this morning.
Mike: Well, here’s another cake for you. Look!

There was a beautiful birthday cake with five candles on it in his magician’s hat!

Emma: Thank you very much. But how __________________ (you / know)
about mum’s cake and the dog?
Mike: It’s magic!
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the Past Simple or the
Past Continuous.

Tom loved (love) dancing but he _________ (not like) auditions. Last Tuesday, he
_________ (go) for an audition in London for a new musical. Unfortunately, he
_________ (not / catch) the right bus and he was late. When he _________ (arrive) at
the studio, the pianist _________ (play) and all the other dancers _________ (practice).
There was no time for Tom to be nervous.
After the audition, Tom _________ (change) his shoes when the producer _________
(speak) to him.

Producer:I _________ (know) your mother when she was a young ballet dancer. She was
wonderful. __________________ (she / teach) you?
Tom: Yes, sir. She was my first and my best teacher.
 Individual Exercises
1. Page 14, Exercise 3.
2. Page 15, Exercise 5.
3. Page 22, Exercise 3.
 Page 14 (Exercise 3)
1. While we were watching the news, the doorbell
___________ (ring).
2. I ___________ (see) an accident when I ___________
(walk) home.
3. The police ___________ (catch) the thief while he
___________ (try) to escape.
4. While the celebrity couple ___________ (make) their
latest films, they ___________ (get) married.
5. The fire fighters ___________ (rescue) the cat when
they ___________ (put out), the fire.
6. When the prime minister ___________ (arrive)
hundreds of photographers ___________ (wait)
 Page 15 (Exercise 5)
Police hunt granny suspects

Police suspect two grandmothers of stealing a student’s purse at a

railway station in the north of England. The two ladies were seen (be
see) on security cameras. They ___________ (laugh) to themselves
moments before the theft. The ladies ___________ (find) the
student’s bag and ___________ (take) it to the transport police office.
Later, while the student ___________ (check) her bags, she
___________ (realise) that her purse ___________ (disappear). The
police said, “We would like to interview these ladies. They
___________ just ___________ (get off) a train from Newcastle”.
 Page 15 (Exercise 5)
Prisoners posts himself to freedom.

A prisoner ___________ (put) himself in a big parcel and

then ___________ (post) himself from jail in Austria. The
man ___________ (serve) a sentence for robbery when
he ___________ (escape). He ___________ (make)
himself into a parcel and then other prisoners put him
onto a lorry. When the lorry ___________ (travel) a
distance from the prison, the man ___________ (break
out) of the parcel and escape.
 Page 22 (Exercise 3)
I heard (hear) a funny story while I ___________ (listen) to the news. A
postman ___________ (deliver) some letters to a farm when a goat
___________ (bite) him on the arm. The man ___________ (see) the
goat every day before the attack, but it was in a field far from the
house. On the morning of the attack, the goat ___________ (escape)
from the field before the postman ___________ (arrive). It
___________ (wait) at the side of the house when he ___________
(push) the letters through the door. The farmer said, “We were really
surprised when we heard the man’s cry. I though it was the dog that
___________ (bite) him.”
 Rewrite the story with the verb in brackets in the Past Simple, Past
Continuous, or Past Perfect Tenses. It is 2030 now. Talk about the story of
your visit to your cousin in 2018.
 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Action starts in the past then continuous to the present and still going on at
the time of speaking.

He has been studying for three years.

One point of time TODAY
in the PAST

Action starts in the past and recently JUST ended in the present.

He has been studying hard.

One point of time TODAY
in the PAST
 He has been studying for three years.
One point of time TODAY
in the PAST

He has been studying hard.

One point of time TODAY
in the PAST

He has studied English for three years. (the Present Perfect tense)

He is studying. (the Present Continuous tense)

He has been studying English for

(The Present Perfect Continuous)
three years.
PRESENT PERFECT and PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
The PRESENT PERFECT and PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
S HAS / HAVE BEEN VERB (-ing)
I
You
Positive (+)

We have
The HAS / HAVE S BEEN VERB (-ing)
y been collecting. I
you

Questions (?)
He
She has Have we
It S the
HAS / HAVE BEEN VERB (-ing) y been collecting?
I he
You Has she
Negative (-)

have not
We it
haven’t
The
y been collecting.

He
has not
She
hasn’t
It
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN
THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1. I haven’t slept for two nights, I ______________ (think) about the
girl I met at the summer camp.
2. Mike is exhausted. ______________ (he / cut) wood for the fire?
3. What’s the latest news? We ______________ (not watch) TV all
week.
4. Out group is going to win the best team competition. We
______________ (collect) all the litter in the area.
5. Why do you want to join the Scouts? ______________ (you /
read) about them?
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN
THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1. He ____________ (thinking) about changing his job.
2. It ____________ (rain) all day.
3. She ____________ (sit) there for two hours.
4. They ____________ (study) since this morning.
5. The patients ____________ (wait) for about 30
minutes.
6. She ____________ (read) my book.
7. The students ____________ (attend) lectures for 4
semesters.
8. We ____________ (repair) the machines all day.
 Put the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT
PERFECT or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
Parent: Hi Jim. How is camp? What 1._______ (you / do)?
Scout: I 2._______ (learn) some useful things: map reading, cooking….
Parent: Is the food good?
Scout: Well, we 3._______ (eat) mainly bread and tinned meat. I don’t like it so I
_______ (lose) some weight.
Parent: 4._______ (you / eat) all the apples I gave you?
Scout: Sure. And I 5._______ (give) some to my friends.
Parent: 6._______ (you / wash) properly?
Scout: Not really. The water in the lake is very cold.
Parent: 7._______ (you / wash) the dishes in the lake, too?
Scout: No, we don’t want to pollute it. There 8._______ (be) a lot of rain this week
so we 9._______ (clean) them with sand and rainwater.
 PRESENT SIMPLE
Arrange Decide
Subject Verb Object Subject Verb Object

Subject Verb + Object

?
Bite
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Break Build
Subject To be Verb + Object To
Subject Verb + Object
be

To
Subject Verb + Object
Be

?
Bury
 PRESENT PERFECT
Carry Climb
Subject Verb3 + Object Subject Verb3 + Object

Subject Verb3 + Object

?
Complain
 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Beat Beg
HAVE HAVE
S BEEN VERB + OBJECT S BEEN VERB + OBJECT
HAS HAS

HAVE
S BEEN VERB + OBJECT
HAS

?
Boil
 PAST SIMPLE
Blow Confess
S VERB OBJECT S VERB OBJECT

S VERB OBJECT

?
Burn
 PAST CONTINUOUS
Invent Plant

S VERB OBJECT S VERB OBJECT

S VERB OBJECT

?
Grow
 PAST PERFECT
Catch Ran
S VERB OBJECT S VERB OBJECT

S VERB OBJECT

?
Throw
REVIEW
 Complete the story with the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple, Present
Continuous, or Present Perfect tenses. It is now 2018. Rob and I are both 18.

comes
My fiancée Rob is (be) Indonesian. He _____ (come) from Malang.
has practiced
is training
He _____ (practice) the archery for about ten years and now he _____
(train) at sport academy in Jakarta. He _____
loves (love) Jakarta but he
doesn’t like (not like) the traffic and weather here very much.
_____

is competing
has prepared
Rob _____ (compete) in a tournament this evening. He _____
have bought
(prepare) every day for weeks. My friends and I _____ (buy) tickets for
doesn’t know want
the concerts but Rob _____ (not know) that. We _____ (want) to
surprise him!
 Rewrite the story with verbs in brackets in the Past Simple, Past Continuous,
or Past Perfect tenses. It is 2030 now. Talk about the story of your visit to your
fiancé in 2018.
Past Simple
S V O

He / She / It went
(+) Past Perfect
I / You / We / They (verb 2)
to the new restaurant.
He / She / It S V O
(-) didn’t go
I / You / We / They
He / She / It had eaten
V S O (+)
I / You / We / They (verb 3) at the new
he / she / it He / She / It hadn’t eaten restaurant.
(?) Did to the new restaurant? (-)
I / you / we / they I / You / We / They (verb 3)

S V O
Past Continuous he / she / it
at the new
S V O (?) Had I / you / we / eaten
restaurant?
they
He / She / It was eating
(+)
I / You / We / They were eating
at the new restaurant.
He / She / It wasn’t eating
(-)
I / You / We / They weren’t eating

S O

Was he / she / it at the new

(?) eating
Were I / you / we / they restaurant?
 Complete the story with the verbs in brackets in the Present
Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous.
JENNY IS A PIRATE
Has wanted
Jenny _______ (want) to become a pirate since she was a little girl. She Has been admiring
_______
(admire) the freedom and adventures that pirates seem to have. She _______ (think)
that having a pet parrot or monkey would be lots of fun. Has been thinking

Has learnt
Jenny _______ (learn) how to tie ten different ships’ knots. She can tie a knot that can
come apart with one pull and also one that is nearly impossible to undo. Jenny
Has practiced
_______ (practice) her pirate talk. She like to say ‘Ahoy matey’ instead of hello to her
friends.

Has been learning

Recently, Jenny _______ (learn) how to swim. She can float on her back and do the
Hasn’t seen
forward crawl. Despite how much she wants to be a pirate, Jenny _______ (not see)
the ocean. She _______ (work) hard to be ready for the day she can go to the sea.
Has been working
 Complete the story with the verbs in brackets in the Present
Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous.

Hi Kim,
Haven’t written Have been
How are you? Sorry I________ (write) for ages. I ________ (be) really busy
Have been helping Have found
nowadays. Julie and I ________ (help) with a community project. We ________ (find
Has given
out) what the town was like fifty years ago. Julie’s grandmother ________ (give) us
Have been interviewing
some old photos of the town. This week, we ________ (interview) people about their
Have asked Have been discussing
schooldays. The local newspapers ________ (ask) us to write an article. We ________
Haven’t agreed
(discuss) the article for four hours this morning, but we ________ (not / agree) what
Have been reading
Haven’t finished
to write yet. By the way, I ________ (read) the book you lent me, but I ________ (not
Have just reached
/ finish) it yet. I ________ (just / reach) the chapter where the King escapes to France!
It’s great.

Chris.
 Complete the story with the verbs in brackets in the Present
Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous.
MIKE AND THE ANIMALS
Has been volunteering Has loved
Mike _______ (volunteer) at the animal shelter since he was ten. He _______ (love) animals for
as long as he can remember. Cats are his favorite, but Mike enjoys playing with all the dogs,
rabbits, and ferrets at the shelter, too.

Has been seeing

Lately, Mike _______ (see) more kittens being dropped off at the shelter. Seeing all these young
Has made
animals without a home _______ (make) Mike unhappy. It is hard to find so many animals safe
and love places to live.

Has been thinking

Mike _______ (think) about telling his friends and neighbors about all the homeless kittens and
Has written Has created
the other animals at the shelter. He _______ (write) a short speech and _______ (create) some
posters to explain how people can adopt a pet.

Has raised
Mike _______ (raise) some money from a lemonade stand that he plans to donate to the animal
Has been hoping
shelter. Mike _______ (hope) that if he can tell enough people and raise enough money, maybe
there wouldn’t be so many animals in cages.