E-Portfolio Catalina CĂŠspedes
Past perfect progressive
• FORM • [had been + present participle]
• Examples: • You had been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived. • She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business
Exercises 1. We (sleep) ______ for 12 hours when he woke us up. 2. They (wait) _______ at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived. 3. We (look for)_______ her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom. 4. I (not / walk) _______for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain. 5. How long (learn / she)_______ English before she went to London?
Tag Questions
A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a miniquestion. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Is that right?" or "Do you agree?"
Exercises 1. She is collecting stickers,_____? 2. We often watch TV in the afternoon, _____ ? 3. You have cleaned your bike, _____? 4. John and Max don't like maths, _____ ? 5. Peter played handball yesterday, _____?
Future Perfect
• FORM Future Perfect with "Will" [will have + past participle] • FORM Future Perfect with "Be Going To" [am/is/are + going to have + past participle]
Examples • By next November, I will have received my promotion. • I will have been in London for six months by the time I leave. • By the time I finish this course, I will have taken ten tests • I am not going to have finished this test by 3 o'clock.
Exercises 1. They ________will have written their essay by tomorrow. (write) 2. Sam _________ by next week. (leave) 3. Anne _________ her bike next week. (repair) 4. The police _________the driver. (arrest) 5. Paolo_________ the teams. (manage)
Future Progressive
• FORM Future Continuous with "Will" [will be + present participle] • FORM Future Continuous with "Be Going To " [am/is/are + going to be + present participle]
Examples • I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight. • I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives. • Tonight at 6 PM, I am going to be eating dinner. • I am going to be studying and he is going to be making dinner.
Exercises 1. This time next week we (sit) ______ at the beach. 2. At nine I (watch) ______ the news. 3. They (dance) ______ all night. 4. He (not / play) ______ all afternoon. 5. (eat / you) _______ at six?
Indirect Questions • We use them when talking to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.
Examples • Direct: Where is Market Street? • Indirect: Could you tell me where Market Street is?
• Direct What time does the bank open? • Indirect: Do you know what time the bank opens?
• Direct: Why did you move to Europe? • Indirect: I was wondering why you moved to Europe.
Exercises 1. Why does he suddenly want to learn judo? → Don’t ask me _______ 2. Did she see us? → I don’t know _______ 3. Have they come back yet? → I haven’t checked _______ 4. How is this supposed to work? → I have no idea _______ 5. Whose children are they? → How am I supposed to know _______
Oral Task
Writing Task
Answers Exercises Past Perfect Progressive: 1. Had been sleeping 2. Had been waiting 3. Had been looking for 4. Had not been walking 5. Had she been learning Exercises Tag Questions 1. Isn’t she 2. Don’t we 3. Haven’t you 4. Do they 5. Didn’t he Exercises Future Perfect 1. will have written 2. will have left 3. will have repaired 4. will have arrested 5. will have managed
Exercises Future Continous 1. Will be sitting 2. Will be watching 3. Will be dancing 4. Will not be playing 5. Will you be eating Exercises Indirect Questions 1. why he suddenly wants to learn judo. 2. whether she saw us. 3. whether they have come back yet. 4. how this is supposed to work. 5. whose children they are?