ENGLISH TENSES

1. Present Simple
- st happens all the time or repeatedly - I work as a teacher.
- st is true in general The earth goes round the sun.
- with frequency adverbs always, usually, never, seldom, rarely, sometimes,
often, once a week, every morning, etc.
- timetables, programmes The film starts tomorrow at 6.
- with stative verbs like, love, hate, want, need, prefer, know, realise, suppose,
mean, understand, believe, remember, belong, contain,
consist, depend, seem, see, hear, smell, taste
2. Present Continuous
- st is happening at the time of speaking Im working now.
- st is happening in a period around now She wants to work in Italy, so she
is learning Italian.
- changes happening around now Is your English getting better?
- arrangements (in the near future) Im leaving for Scotland tomorrow.
- annoying actions Youre always losing your keys!
3. Present Perfect Simple
- actions in the past have a result now Ive lost my keys.
- giving new information without a past time expression The police have
arrested two men.
- with the following adverbs and time expressions just, already, (not) yet, so
far, ever, never, recently
(lately), in the last week, etc., since, for, today, this week, etc.
4. Present Perfect Continuous
- actions that have recently stopped or just stopped Im tired. Ive been
working hard.
- st that began in the past and still continues now Ive been working on the
topic.
- how long st has been happening It has been raining for 2 hours, since 2
oclock.
5. Past Simple
- finished actions I lived in Brno.
- with the following time expressions yesterday, last week, etc., in 1976, 10
minutes ago, , from 1858 to 1860,
when?
- inventions The Chinese invented printing.
- st happened in the middle of st else I burnt my hand when I was cooking
dinner.
- one thing happened after another He got up, get dressed and left.
6. Past Continuous
- 2 past simultaneous actions I was learning while John was watching TV.
- annoying actions He was always forgetting st.

st happening in the past at or for a certain time What were you doing at 1
oclock yesterday? I was
sleeping the whole afternoon.
actions happening and interrupted by st else I was having a shower when you
rang.

7. Past Perfect Simple

- things that had happened before a certain time in the past She had just got
home when I phoned.
- usually with conjunctions after, before, when, until/till She couldnt go
swimming until she had found her swimsuit.
8. Past Perfect Continuous
- st had been happening for a period of time before st else happened He had
been working for Philips for 3 years before he found this job.
9. Future Simple
- decisions at the time of speaking Ill phone her now.
- polite requests Will you tell me the way to Big Ben, please?
- promises Ill pay you back on Friday.
- offers Ill help you with that.
- threats Ill report you to the police.
- predictions He wont pass the exam because he hasnt studied enough.
- after the following verbs assume, be afraid, be sure, believe, expect, suppose,
think, wonder
10. Going to
- decisions, plans, intentions (not arrangements) Im going to buy a new car.
- st inevitable Look at these clouds! Its going to rain.
11. Future Continuous
- st happening in the future at or for a certain time At 3 oclock Ill be sitting
on the plane. Ill be
working on the project for the whole week.
- 2 future simultaneous actions Ill be queuing for the tickets and youll be
searching for the parking place.
12. Future Perfect Simple
- st will already be complete Ill have packed my things by ten.
13. Future Perfect Continuous
- st will already be complete at a certain time after a certain period of time In
September hell have been teaching at this school for 10 years.

PAST TENSE X PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

1) Pemlm o svm pobytu v Britnii od sv nvtvy Londna.
2) Kdy jste sloil sttn zkouku?
3) Tento tden jsem psal testy.
4) Vera jsem udlal stn zkouku.
5) Jak dlouho tady stoj?
6) Jak dlouho jsi tady?
7) Piel jsem ped 10 minutami.
8) Asi 5 minut jsem si povdal s Janou, ona pak la do knihovny.
9) Prv odchzela, kdy jsem t uvidl.
10) Vlastn celou dobu mluvila ona, j jsem jenom poslouchal.
11) Je mon, es ji nevidl?
12) Dosud jsme se nesetkali.
13) Jet jsem neml dnou pleitost.
14) Nikdy jsem nejedl klokan maso.
15) Myslm, e jsem nikdy nespadl z kola.
16) J jsem spal a ty jsi hrl na bic.asn
17) Prv jsem se oblkal, kdy to auto zastavilo ped domem.
18) V nedli ve tyi? Vraceli jsme se z chalupy.
19) Zvonil jsem 5 minut, nikdo nebyl doma.
20) Vil jsem ti.

TENSES
1) Kdo vol prosm?
2) Moment pane Eastmane,doktorka Fraserov se pt na nov cenk lk. (ask about,
drugs pricelist)
3) Ano, tady to tu. Mte pravdu.
4) Alice,nkdo klepe na dvee,otevete prosm.
5) Kdo volv v tuto dobu?
6) Klienti vtinou pichz osobn.
7) Ptaj se na rzn vci.
8) Netou zprvy v novinch.
9) Obvykle nevd,co by vdt mli.
10) Ale je pravda,e vci se rychle mn,a proto je to komplikovan.
11) Pan Bernard vera telefonoval.
12) Mluvil jsi s nm? Ano, mluvil.
13) Kdo telefonoval?
14) Kdy volal? Pro volal?
15) Co poteboval? Poteboval se na nco zeptat.
16) Vdl o t nov vyhlce? (decree)
17) Ano,vdl o n vechno nezbytn.
18) Nepamatoval si detaily.
19) Vera odpoledne? Opravoval jsem tu starou tiskrnu.
20) Ano,vm to velmi dobe. J jsem opravoval tu tiskrnu a kolega nco psal.
21) Sedl tady asi deset minut a pak el do sv kancele.
22) Dnes rno volala slena Jonesov.
23) Prv jsem j poslal email.
24) Jet neodpovdla.
25) Tento tden jsem si koupil nov pota.
26) Nikdy jsem neml tak dobr monitor.
27) Nikdy jsem nebyl tak naden. (enthusiastic)
28) Dobe, pipravm tu prezentaci.
29) Kdy budete potebovat zasedac mstnost? (assembly hall)
30) Myslm, e zasedac mstnost nebude nutn.
31) Ano, poslal jsem ten fax.
32) Ovem, dostali jsme odpov.
33) Ne, j jsem nepsal ty e-maily.
34) Myslm, e je psala slena Greenov.
35) Nechal jsem j na stole zprvu.
36) Poloil jsem ten papr na stl.
37) Vrtil jsem se vera.
38) Oznmili mi to minul tden.
39) Dovdl jsem se to ped dvma dny.
40) Kdy jste spolu mluvili?
41) Narodil se v lednu 1990.
42) Navtvili Prahu v kvtnu 2000.
43) Zlomila si ruku.
44) Prodali dm.
45) Prodali dm ped pl rokem.
46) Nikdy jsem v divadle nevidl Jiho Kodeta.
47) Nikdy jsem v Praze nepotkal Jiinu Jirskovou.

48) Nikdy jsme nebyli ve panlsku.

49) Letl jste nkdy letadlem do Prahy?
50) Nikdy jsem neletl, myslm, e je to velmi drah.
51) Odjdme.
52) Kam jde?
53) Kdo pichz?
54) Nespm.
55) Pro to pe?
56) Kdo d?
57) d dnes James.
58) Odjdme vdycky v ervenci.
59) Kam jezdvte?
60) Nespvm v tuto dobu.
61) Pro si vechna sla pe?
62) Kdo vtinou d, vy nebo v manel?
63) Vdl jsem to.
64) Odpovdli minul tden.
65) Nerozuml jsem vm.
66) Kdo piel pozd?
67) Ped tdnem si zlomil nohu.
68) Poslal ten fax vera.
69) Tento tden jsem tam byl dvakrt.
70) Dosud jsem o tom nepemlel.
71) Jet jsem to auto neprodal.
72) Nikdy jsem nebyl v Kanad.
73) Pil jste nkdy moravsk vno?
74) Onemocnl nedvno.
75) Jenny, pro to k, to nen pravda.
76) Pro to k kad den?
77) J vm, Charlie jezd pli rychle.
78) Ale dosud neml nehodu.
79) Bude studovat v Praze nebo v Brn?
80) Jak dlouho klepe, nikdo nen doma.
81) Ty jsi plakala! M erven oi.
82) Nemohl jsem ti zavolat, dokud jsem nedostal tvj e-mail, neml jsem slo.
83) Jel vlakem.
84) Ve ti budu mt vae kolo opraven.
85) Nevidl jsem ho od stedy.
86) Co jsem dlal vera mezi druhou a tet? Chodil jsem po mst.
87) Nikdy jsem se nesetkal s Billem Clintonem.
88) Vm, e u u ti roky v Oxfordu.
89) J. F. Kennedy nikdy nebyl v Praze.

PRESENT, PAST, PRESENT PERFECT, PAST PERFECT

1) Vera v devt? Vraceli jsme se z kina.
2) Ano, pan Reeves v o va stnosti. (complaint)
3) Tento tden jsem s nm mluvil.
4) Ve tvrtek mi volal.
5) Setkali jste se, ne jste zaali chodit na gymnzium? (grammar school)
6) Jak dlouho zn Tima?
7) Nedvno tady byl.
8) Pijel ped tdnem.
9) Ne,dosud jsem proti Garrymu nehrl.
10) Kdo ho tady v pondl vidl?
11) Pro odchz? Kam jde?
12) Kdo z vs mluv arabsky? Potebujeme tlumonka. (an interpreter)
13) Sprchoval jsem se, kdy nkdo volal. Neznm slo.
14) Kdy jste se vrtili?
15) Spchej, ekm tady u vc jak hodinu!

REVISION OF TENSES
1. I (not wear) a coat as it isnt cold.
2. She (knit) and her husband (listen) to the radio.
3. I (meet) Peter tonight. He (take) me to the theatre.
4. They (fly) over the desert when one of the engines (fail).
5. He always (lose) his keys.
6. Tom (go) away every weekend.
7. Watch! I (watch) but I (not see) anything unusual.
8. How much I (owe) you?
9. What you (think) about?
10. What you (think) of it?
11. When you (meet) him?
12. I (meet) him yesterday.
13. They (wash) the car from four to six.
14. We (know) each other for a long time.
15. He just (go) out?
16. I (read) the instructions but I dont understand them.
17. Shakespeare (write) more than 30 plays.
18. J. K. Rowling (write) a number of Harry Potter books.
19. I (not see) Tom this afternoon.
20. There (be) some changes lately/recently.
21. You ever (fall) off a horse?
22. I never (be) late for my work.
23. I (not see) him since I (be) a child.
24. This is the best wine I ever (drink).

25. How long you (learn) English?

26. She (sleep) for ten hours.
27. He (lose) his case and had to borrow Toms pyjamas.
28. When he (shut) the window we opened the door of the cage.
29. He was tired because he (work) since dawn.
30. The film (start) tomorrow at six.
31. The phone (ring). I (answer) it.
32. He (be) a dentist when he (grow) up.
33. Look at those clouds! It (rain).
34. Im sure he (come) back.
35. This time tomorrow they (sit) in the cinema.
36. By the end of next month we (be) here for ten years.
37. By the end of this year he (act) for 30 years.
38. I (make) cakes. That is why my hands are all covered with flour.