Present and past tenses

State verbs
Uses of Would- Used to
STATE VERBS

Express a permanent state rather than an action and DO NOT have continuous
forms.
• Verbs of senses: feel, hear, smell, taste,see.
• Verbs of feelings and emotions: adore, detest, dislike, like, hate, enjoy, etc.
• Verbs of opinion: agree, believe, suppose, understand, etc.
• Other verbs: Appear, belong, concern, contain, depend, fit, have, know,
possess, own, need, prefer, require, want, weigh, wish.
EXAMPLES

I see someone standing at the front door.

She really enjoys cooking for her Friends.

I don’t believe in ghosts.

This skirt fits you well. (it’s the right size and shape for you)

My uncle owns a cottage.

NOTE: Feel and hurt – use in continuous and simple forms

Ann is feeling/feels tired. My legs hurt/ are hurting.

State verbs in continuous forms
1- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

1- A- I __________(SEE) an old friend tonight.

B- I______(SEE) so you won’t be able to meet me after work, will you?
2- A- Why ____________(YOU/SMELL) the milk?
B- It _______(SMELL) a bit strange. I think it might have gone off.
3- A- ______________(ENJOY) Reading Jane Austen’s novels?
B- Not usuallu, but ________(ENJOY) this patticular one.
4- A- Why ____________(JOHN/BE) so bad tempered today?
B- I don’t know. He _______(BE) usually so easy to get on with.
5- A –Carol and I _____________(THINK) of getting married.
B- _________________(THINK) that’s a good idea? You haven’t known each other for very long.
1- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

1- A- I’m seeing (SEE) an old friend tonight.

B- I see (SEE) so you won’t be able to meet me after work, will you?
2- A- Why are you smelling (YOU/SMELL) the milk?
B- It smells (SMELL) a bit strange. I think it might have gone off.
3- A- Do you enjoy ( YOU/ENJOY) reading Jane Austen’s novels?
B- Not usuallu, but I’m enjoying (ENJOY) this patticular one.
4- A- Why is Johon being (JOHN/BE) so bad tempered today?
B- I don’t know. He is (BE) usually so easy to get on with.
5- A –Carol and I are thinking (THINK) of getting married.
B- Do you think (YOU/THINK) that’s a good idea? You haven’t known each other for very long.
Further practice on page 5 on the Use of English handout.
Present perfect

2- HAS BEEN TO 3- HAS GONE 4- HAS GONE TO 5- HAS BEEN IN

 Past tense: used to – would- was going to

 USED TO: expresses past habitual actions and permanent states ( stative verbs are
are not used with would)
I used to wake up at 6 am. (also would wake up)
I used to live in a flat. (NOT would wake up)

 WOULD: expresses past repeated actions and routines- not states.

When I was young I would visit my grandma at weekends. (also: I used to visit)
BE/GET USED TO + VERB-ING: expresses habitual actions and means “be/get
accustomed to” , “be in the habit of”

She isn’t used to staying up late at night.

We’re getting used to working at home.

WAS/WERE GOING TO : expresses actions one intended to do but didn’t.

I was going to buy a car, but unfortunately I couldn’t afford one.

Rewrite the following sentences using: USED TO, WOULD, BE/GET USED
TO + -ING.
1. Paul lived in Brazil when he was young. Paul used to live in Brazil when he was young.

2. When he was in the army, he used to wake up at 5 o’clock in the morning.

When he was in the army, he ________ wake up at 5 o’clock in the morning.
3 . Rosa didn’t like English food, but now she quite likes it.
Rosa didn’t like English food, but now _____________used to it.
4- He meant to make a cup of tea but had run out of teabags.
He ___________a cup of tea but he had run out of teabags.
5- I don’t think I’ll ever find it easy to eat with chopsticks.
I don’t think I’ll ever _____________________with chopsticks.
6- My mother always cooked pasta on Sundays when I was a child. We loved it.
My mother ______________pasta on Sundays when I was a child. We loved it.
7- My grandmother rarely travels by plane. My grandmother _____________by plane.
Rewrite the following sentences using: USED TO, WOULD, BE/GET USED TO
+ -ING.
1. Paul lived in Brazil when he was young. Paul used to live in Brazil when he was young.

2. When he was in the army, he used to wake up at 5 o’clock in the morning.

When he was in the army, he WOULD wake up at 5 o’clock in the morning.
3 . Rosa didn’t like English food, but now she quite likes it.
Rosa didn’t like English food, but now IS GETTING used to it.
4- He meant to make a cup of tea but had run out of teabags.
He WAS GOING TO MAKE a cup of tea but he had run out of teabags.
5- I don’t think I’ll ever find it easy to eat with chopsticks.
I don’t think I’ll ever GET USED TO EAT with chopsticks.
6- My mother always cooked pasta on Sundays when I was a child. We loved it.
My mother USED TO COOKED /WOULD COOK pasta on Sundays when I was a child. We loved it.
7- My grandmother rarely travels by plane. My grandmother ISN’T USED TO TRAVELLING by plane.
Time words
Underline the correct time word.

1. She has gone to Singapore and she’s STILL/YET there.

2. Sue doesn’t want to see the film as she has STILL/ALREADY seen it.

3. Ann was on a diet five months BEFORE/AGO. She lost three kilos.

4. She’s only been playing the violin for two years and she can ALREADY/STILL play

several Mozart’s most difficult pieces.

5. Even after twenty-five years she is STILL/YETactively involved in the club.

6. Jo’s YET/STILL got a good figure even though she’s five months pregnant.

7. “Has Sandra typed those reports YET/STILL? I need them now.”

8. He had come back AGO/BEFORE she returned.

Underline the correct time word.

1. She has gone to Singapore and she’s STILL/YET there.

2. Sue doesn’t want to see the film as she has STILL/ALREADY seen it.

3. Ann was on a diet five months BEFORE/AGO. She lost three kilos.

4. She’s only been playing the violin for two years and she can ALREADY/STILL play

several Mozart’s most difficult pieces.

5. Even after twenty-five years she is STILL/YETactively involved in the club.

6. Jo’s YET/STILL got a good figure even though she’s five months pregnant.

7. “Has Sandra typed those reports YET/STILL? I need them now.”

8. He had come back AGO/BEFORE she returned.

 MORE PRACTICE

From the USE OF ENGLISH Handout

1. Page 22 – Exercises 37- 38
2. Page 24 – Oral Activity
3. Quizzes on Kahoot.
4- Choose two pictures, one about Life in the past and the other about Modern
life. Concentrate on a topic, for example, family, routines, food, transport,
Jobs, school, etc.
Write about what people did then and what we do nowadays.
Upload your writing in the activity section along with the pictures.