Grammar: Tense revision: present and past p. 11

A: twice a week

B: this year

C: right now

D: today

E: never

F: often

Watch the video to revise the rule and then do the exercise. Choose the correct alternative. Look out for signal words and stative verbs.

1 My friend Jamie and I usually ________ to a pizza restaurant on Saturdays but today we ________ at a posh sushi restaurant.
2 Sue can't come out, now. She ________ her homework for tomorrow.
3 ________ spending time with your grandparents?
4 Hi Jo! Steve and I ________ to the park at the moment. ________ to join us?
5 How often ________ out on a date?
6 Kylie's dad ________ in Dubai this month.
7 Half the class still ________ how to solve this Maths problem.
8 I ________ a huge crush on Nathalie: she is the sweetest girl ever!

Choose the correct alternative.

1 ________ I came back home, my cat was scratching the sofa.
2 ________ our favourite team was playing, we were all cheering them on.
3 My friends and I were crossing the road, ________ we saw the accident.
4 Did it start to rain ________ you were working in the garden?
5 ________ my sister and I were watching a horror film, we heard strange noises outside!

Watch the video to revise the rule and then do the exercise. Choose the correct tense to complete the sentences. Look out for when, while and stative verbs.

1 While Diana and Raj ________ in the park, they ________ they had a lot in common.
2 After we ________ a nice dinner, we ________ to see a film.
3 Sarah ________ her phone constantly while she ________ for her date.
4 We ________ back home from school when Dan ________ me he was moving to Canada.
5 They ________ to the music when suddenly the lights ________ out.
6 At this time yesterday, I ________ my homework while my mum ________ the news on TV.

Complete Sonia's text about her best friend Jack. Then think about the text. Do you also have a soulmate? How did you meet? Make any changes you need and use it for your oral production.

How we became soulmates
Jack and I ________ at a club for young people under 18. We both ________ techno music and as we ________, we ________ talking and never stopped once for the rest of the evening!
We ________ a lot more in common than techno music. Back then, we ________ the same Art college, though we were on different courses.
We ________ good friends. While I ________ a difficult moment with my boyfriend Nick, Jack ________ me. In return, I ________ Jack a hand with his college work because he was busy working most weekends to pay for his studies.
These days, we are busier, but we ________ each other every Friday night to chat about our lives. We ________ along great and are always there for each other.
Jack ________ a girl now, and she ________ really nice. So, fingers crossed! Jack for me is much more than a friend; he's a soulmate!