Present Progressive
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I am telling a story. Just ad a „not“: He is not (isn't) telling a story. You are telling a story. He is telling a story. We are telling a story. They are telling a story. |
What ___________ (happen) at the moment? The students ____________ (not enjoy) their holidays any more because they're almost over. It is August and a new school term is about to begin. So John Cooper and his friends _________ (repeat) the English tenses. John _______ (tell) stories about his adventures in Australia. Tom ______ (give) a detailed report about the things he had to do at his holiday job.
Merik ________ (talk) about the holidays he spent in Greece with his parents. He __________ (mention) the fact that his father is a Greek and that he has many relatives and friends in that country. The others ____________ (enjoy) the stories Merik _________ (tell).
Simple Past
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That's easy: I/you/he/she/it/we/they walked I was he was I/you/he/she/it/we/they told you were they were I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't walk we were I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't tell (+ not: wasn't, weren't) |
Tom's report
My internship at the local newspaper _______ (be) very exciting. I _____ (go) to work at eight a clock. The first thing in the morning _____ (be) that I ______ (make) coffee for the team. Thank goodness that ______ (be) the only „minor“ work I _______ (must) do. Then I ________ (attend) the staff meeting. Sometimes there _______ (be) important events in politics the editors ________ (talk) about. They decided who ________ (must) write about them. There ________ (be) also local events somebody ________ (write) about in the newspaper. I often ___________ (accompany) one of the editors who was covering a local event. Sometimes they _______ (tell) me to take care of the letters to the editor. They ___________ (not pay) me very well, but that ________ (be) OK, I __________ (be) there to learn.
internship Praktikum
letters to the editor Leserbriefe
staff meeting Mitarbeitertreffen/-versammlung
adventure Abenteuer
accompany: begleiten
cover: berichten über
event: Ereignis
Simple Present
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He, she, it, „s“ muss mit I play I am you play you are he plays he is we play they play
I don't play, he doesn't play |
Peter Porter ________ (go) to Rivershade High School. His favourite topics _____ (are) Maths and Physics. He ______ (like) astronomy and science fiction novels. His favourite TV show ____ (be) „The Orville“. In his spare time he ______ (play) football and table-tennis. He often ______ (win) chess games against his father. Sometimes he ______ (write) articles for the school paper. His parents _____ (are) lawyers. Peter ________ (not like) dogs, but he _____(like) cats very much. His best friend _______ (be) James McDowell and Amy Perkins. James ______(play) tennis and Amy _____(be) a swimmer on the school team.
Present Perfect
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I have played tennis he has played tennis I haven't worked in the garden He hasn't done his homework |
Make 10 sentences
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I have He has We have They have She has |
moved spoken worked told won |
a lie a secret to England to the USA in the garden at the local newspaper a story Chinese Japanese a competition the Nobel Prize |
competition Wettbewerb
lawyer Anwalt
Past Progressive
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When she arrived, he was laying the table. When he arrived, they were watching TV. |
While Mr Smith was being robbed Diamond Eddie ______________ (sit) in a bar drinking water, as he says.
When Mr Miller came home his wife ______________ (cook) the meal.
When the accident happened Mrs Jones ______________ (look) out of the window.
While the kids ______________ football Mr Gardner _____________ (read) the newspaper.
When the carpenter arrived Mr Miller ______________ . (sleep)
Past Perfect
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I had done my homework They had done their homework |
He went to school after he ____________ (get) up.
After Mr Smith _____________ (come) home he closed the garage door.
Mr Smith changed the alarm system after some crooks __________ (steal) his coin collection.
Mr Jones drove way more carefully after he _____ amost ______ (have) an accident.
The journalist almost threw up after he ___________ (taste) the meal.
After Wally the dog ____________ (catch) the burglar he was given a reward.
crook Gauner
burglar Einbrecher