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Yaggy74 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Past present future

Could someone please check my answers for the following.

I have to match the tenses / structures with the sentences

The tenses I have to choose from are:-

Future form, Simple present, Simple past, Past continuous, Present perfect, Present continuous,

Past perfect

John is working hard PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I saw him last week PAST SIMPLE

I was having a bath when the phone rang PAST CONTINUOUS

Isabel had finished her lunch when I arrived PAST PERFECT

Nigel lives in London PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I've had a cold for 5 days SIMPLE PRESENT

They discussed the problem for 3 hours SIMPLE PAST

I'll give him the message when I see him FUTURE FORM

I'm going to teach English in Mongolia next year FUTURE FORM
  

Top answer

All OK, except as follows: Nigel lives in London PRESENT CONTINUOUS Simple present -- There's no -ing. You must have an -ing for a continuous tense. I' ve had a cold for 5 days SIMPLE PRESENT Present perfect -- have had -- auxiliary have indicates perfect.

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All OK, except as follows:

Nigel lives in London PRESENT CONTINUOUS Simple present -- There's no -ing. You must have an -ing for a continuous tense.

I've had a cold for 5 days SIMPLE PRESENT
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Thank you for your help Emotion: smile

I still need to study these a little more I think but I am understanding better now.

Yag
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I have just been marked wrong on the last one I'm going to teach english in Mngolia next year they say the correct answer is FUTURE FORM just thought I would let you know
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