Trying to fine the right tenses for the below
Present, past or future tense
1. Smith passes to Brian, who passes to Sharp. present
2. She walks in, comes right up to me and says...present
3. The train leaves at 10.30. present
4. We'll phone as soon as we get there. future
Exercise 2
Look through the following sentences and select the TENSE and the time reference used.
E.g. 1. If I won a lot of money, I'd travel the world. Past Simple/ Time Future
2. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise. present progressive/Time present
3. When you have finished, you can go home. present progressive/ Time future
4. 'bush calls for peace summit' (headline). present perfect/ Time present
5. I'm meeting some friends at the pub tonight. present perfect/Time future
6. We've got the next lesson in the language library. present progressive/ Time present
7. I am to give a speech at the conference next week. present simple/Time future
2006-12-12 08:55:31 · 4 answers · asked by aramis110 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I'm so gald I'm not at school any more!
2006-12-12 09:00:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought No 6 in Exercise 2 should be "present progressive / Time future"
2006-12-14 10:18:49 · answer #2 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No 3 is future
2006-12-12 09:01:12 · answer #3 · answered by Mad Eng 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All perfectly correct. Well done.
2006-12-12 09:02:30 · answer #4 · answered by migdalski 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋