Many people, starting to learn English, panic when they realize that in English there are not three, but as many as twelve times of active voice! In order to better understand them, it is necessary not only to know the rules of education and use, but also to work out as many exercises as possible in English. There are several ways to group exercises into times:
- Depending on the time of the verb. (Exercises for the times of the groups Present, Past, Future).
- Depending on the aspects. (Exercises for the times of the groups Simple, Continious, Perfect, Perfect Continious).
- Depending on the age of the student.
Group Exercises Present, Past, Future
Put the verbs in brackets in the required form in Present Simple, Present Continious, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continious.
- I ... (walk) to school through the park every day.
- My mother is very tired. She ... (sleep) now.
- I like English. I ... (learn) it for 15 years.
- I want to go to Italy. I ... (not be) abroad.
2. Translate into English using the past tense.
Mike and his friends were at the cinema last weekend. They watched a very interesting film. Then they spent two hours in an entertainment center, but it turned out that Mike had lost his keys and had to return to the cinema. The cinema staff found the keys and safely returned them to Mike.
3. Decline the following sentence at all times of the Future group.
The boy ... (play) football.
Use your pointer words that make sense.
Exercises for the times of the groups Simple, Continious, Perfect, Perfect Continious
1. Make a translation into English using Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.
- I get to school by bus every day.
- Last week I was in Greece. This is a wonderful country with amazing architecture.
- Next year I will not have a vacation. I'm trying to make money on a new car.
2. Determine at what time Continious bands wrote the following sentences. Translate them into Russian:
- I am watching TV right now. I was watching TV the whole evening yesterday, but I'm not tired.
- Who will be staying there tomorrow from 5 till 9?
- They were cleaning up the whole day.
3. Make a translation of the following sentences into English:
- Oh no! I am so upset! I lost my new phone today.
- Have you ever been to New York?
- Yesterday, Harry left right in front of you. I'm sorry.
- I have been playing football since I was twelve. I have to become a champion!
Exercises for children
Exercises for children are best done in a playful way. The most difficult thing they remember is irregular verbs. There are a huge number of them in English. In any case, it seems so to young children. For better memorization, use a regular ball. You must throw it to the student and name the first form of the verb. He catches and calls his second form and passes it to the next student, who should name the third form. And so in a circle. It is imperative to reward students for the correct answers. Therefore, take a few tokens and pass them off as the correct answers. The one who scored the most tokens won. It is always more interesting to play when you know that not only praise awaits you, but also a reward!