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Downloadable worksheets: ALL ENGLISH TENSES (ACTIVE VOICE) - COMPLETE GRAMMAR-GUIDE IN A CHART FORMAT WITH FORM, USE, EXAMPLES AND TIME PHRASES (4 pages) FOR ALL LEVELS Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 5193   MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1 Level: elementary Age: 10-14 Downloads: 5105   THE PAST PERFECT TENSE Level: elementary Age: 13-17 Downloads: 4081   TEST YOUR GRAMMAR. ALL THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TENSES. Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 3489   FOUR TENSES REVIEW -PRESENT SIMPLE- PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS (B&W VERSION+ KEY INCLUDED) Level: elementary Age: 12-14 Downloads: 3465   Worksheet: Simple Present or Present Continuous? Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 3068

1. We use the PRESENT SIMPLE to talk about TIMETABLES, such as school schedules, TV programmes, train timetables...So, in this activity you have to use the PRESENT SIMPLE with future meaning:   a) What time  (the train to Oxford/leave)? b) The film  at quarter to nine. (start) c) We  art at 11:00 d) When  (the documentary/finish)? e) The documentary  at half past nine. f) What time  (we/have/the geography test)?   2. We use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS to talk about FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS. In this activity, you have to use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS to talk about the future (use short forms for the verbs):   a) What  (do) tomorrow afternoon? I  (visit) my aunt. b) We  (not/go) to the shopping centre on Saturday, we  (play) tennis instead. c) Where  (Jane/go) on Saturday evening? She  (not/go) anywhere. She  (study) for an exam. d) What  (do) this afternoon? They  (take) their driving test. e) How  (travel) to England next week? He  (travel) by plane, of course! f) What  (cook) for our birthday tomorrow? She  (cook) a delicious chocolate and cream cake.   3. Use the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS and match with the pictures:         c                                                                                                                                       a) Anna readsis readingreadare reading her new book this evening. b) My father does the shoppingis doing the shoppingdo the shoppingare doing the shopping after work this afternoon. c) The plane landsis landinglandare landing in New York at quater to nine. d) I recordam recordingrecordsare recording tonight's parade with my new camcorder. e) What time does the history exam startis the history exam startingdo the history exam startsare the history exam starting tomorrow? f) Tom and I don't goisn't goingnot goaren't going to the cinema tonight. We've already seen the most interesting films.   4. Choose the correct option to finish the sentences:   a) Tomorrow morning Anne and Tom  go to Liverpool to visit their grandparents.  are going to Liverpool to visit their grandparents.  is going to Liverpool to visit their grandparents. b) I think tonight's film  start at 9:00 on channel 4  is starting at 9:00 on channel 4  starts at 9:00 on channel 4 c) Our students  are taking a very difficult English test next week  take a very difficult English test next week  takes a very difficult English test next week d) I'm so bored! What time  do this lesson finish?  does this lesson finish?  is this lesson finishing? e) My sister  is travelling to London tomorrow morning  travels to London tomorrow morning  travel to London tomorrow morning