1. READ THE SENTENCES, IDENTIFY THE TENSES, THEN MATCH THEM WITH THE CORRECT DESCRIPTION WRITING THE APPROPRIATE LETTER.

 

1. Simon Clark WROTE his first book in 1969. _____

2. I HAVE LOST my wallet. I am so upset. _____

3. Ms Diana HAS WORKED at the company for 5 years. And she’s not planning to leave it. _____

4. Juana SENT three parcels to the shop this morning. It’s the afternoon, however they still haven’t received them yet. _____

5. Mr. Anderson is retired. He TAUGHT Biology for thirty five years. _____

6. My grandfather WENT to Ecuador three times to do business there before his death. _____

7. I HAVE always RIDDEN a bike before dinner. But now, after the operation, it is difficult to do it. _____

8. Tom is a young documentary filmmaker. He HAS MADE two movies about a war. _____

9. James Joyce CREATED a collection of thirteen short poems _Pomes Penyeach_. _____

10. Ben HAS READ three chapters of the book this evening. And he is still not going to bed. _____

 

DESCRIPTIONS:

 

A. _An action which happened in the past and may be repeated in the future_

B. _An action which started in the past and continuous up to the present_

C. _An action which happened during a specific period of time that is over not at the moment of speaking_

D. _An action which happened at an unstated time in the past. The time is not known or unimportant_

E. _An action which was performed by someone who is no longer alive_

F. _An action which happened at a definite time in the past. The time is stated or already known_

H. _An action which happened in the past and can not be repeated_

I. _An action which happened during a specific period of time that is over at the moment of speaking_

J._ An action which began and finished in the past_

K. _An action which happened at any time up to now with yet / ever / never / always_

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