he Present Simple (V A. Repeated or habitual actions 1.Tola visits his parents once a week. 2.They always go to school together. Key rds: ust OGL APEC AS once a week, on Mondays, every week et B. Facts/truths 1. Heat dissolves ice. 2. The sun sets in the west.C. Time- tabled Future Actions 1. She arrives tomorrow at noo: 2. Our plane takes off at 2:00. D. With the adverbs: if, unless, when, before, ORR RM EMT -When she comes ,| will tell you. -As soon as he will come, we’|l talk to LMS ae ae LAS Coy) him.(wrongActions happening now.(Key words: TOMO Tanai etc.) E.g. You are reading this book now. B. Definite arrangement in the future E.g. I'm meeting friends this evening. C. Running commentary on an event E.g. Look, someone is eniering the house . PASCAL PRN LAL e ae OooHere are_state verbs or non: AT Pam LA r, see smell, iste, understand, suppose, think, remember, know, recognize, realize, believe, doubt, have a ORO RX SLL DRL PAY AR ACLATAY AROLLL Here are wrong ft 1. Pm liking football. ACE SOLA PRM Mr Ma oe ROLLnswers. TeV Teo OD ROL (oom ’. have been hearing B. am hearing D. will be he he best answer Pre BIR Bei oI SITS PNT eeo nitty C. comes B. will come DAB Ce ere ne he best answer TOR ERTL MTT ATT after, before etc. are not used with ‘will’. zece Ol TUT core er aeRO MeN em ee mead C. are doing B. did D. were doing Key word: at the moment, now, currently etc. SUN ME LU Com CBee Mc Ree A. is owning C. has been owning B. owns PPP ECR eee mea Trt » Own, owe, have ,posses, belong ete.5. Please tell her to telephone me when PES emer tiea Cd C. she come back B. she will come back _D. The correct answer i: 6. He home at 8 O’clock everyday. EN er) TB Cea a eae Cle D. is leaving SS 0a7. He always speaks English when he is in ETS Molina Italian. PCRS ert) anid C. speaks B. speak D. spoke >“now” shows a present continuous TataeV NACo television on ecm A. watch C. is watching Sea ERO eC iteel IDR Co ita > The time expression “on Friday nights” Sia Mi Lestat eC d (etThe Past Simple (V,) For completed past actions (key words: yesterday, last year, ago etc). 1. I went to the park yesterday. NY ETHERS WL ae ers 2 3. Ancient people /ed their lives looking for new ea » “used to” and “would” —past habit NPA KY WONT TCO 2. He would often tell me stories ¥ kidsN.B. ‘Be/get +used to PET E.g. We are used to staying up late. 1. My sister used to (watch /watching) movies. Ans. My sister used to watch movies a lot. 2. Mr. Brown is used to ( go/ going) on foot. . Mr. Brown is used to_going on foot. 3. She gets Rue rey A. used to work _ B. used to working Ans. She gets used to workingThe Past Continuous Tense (was / were + ing) 1. We were listening to the radio the whole evening. OPO DLV AME MOO MM IMU Oma Fe => A continuous past actions interrupted by the simple past 3. She yas taking bath while I was ironing. =>For simultaneous past actions n Paw AR e MAU ila cont. tenseThe Past Continuous Tense (was / were + ing) We were listening to the radio the whole cenit 2. | was_getting in to bed when the phone rang. => A continuous past actions interrupted by the simple past 3. She was taking bath while I was ironing. a 0) RYT ae) TR TRY CTL Ee ARV ae a mL ee LC HE cont. tensITTkeite eee STC in the field when the byob elitea A. were playing _C. play CE NTee! Dale EN The best answer is ‘A’. AE me two days ago. A. she phoned C. phones PT ents Pte] he best an4. The children Time itmCo Tere) compound when the enemy airplanes Clee yee mene renee eT eae kee MUL A. have been playing C. were playing DS Maren com) enable D. were playSee Wicenci his life in a car accident that took place ou A. was losing B. lost The be: Va Re: Cima oe comet city last week4. The children meneame CerO| compound when the enemy airplanes dropped the bombs killing score of them A. have been playing C. were playing ISR EN LaTg DA Com Ch -I was writing when my sister called me. SUT BERLE his sister was Pace Ct TT Fae lero)When they were younger, they MATS TRU rmr Helton eR COMMIT CCNA A. have to C. can CPt D. used to & The correct answer is “D”.6. While I was cleaning the house, I some old letters. A. found B. am finding oa LAWL u C. find D. was finding >The first clause is in past continuous tense. A simple past tense is used for the shorter action7. As soon as Gadissie saw the accident, she the police A. telephoned _ C. was telephoning B. telephones _D. had telephoned The » The first clause is in simple past, to keep the second clause parallel, we must use the same tense in the other clause.Tolosa: Is Kume in her office? Secretary: No, she isn’t. She for Germany yesterday. Meo (ore EA B. left D. is leaving >“ Yesterday” is a definite past time expression; therefore, a simple past tense must be used here.9. During our childhood, Hanna stories. Ame mC} PES UCC ROHL C. often tells PAA aT mo icon Cll The c »>*Used totvI’ and ‘would’ express past Let tteel CetteThe Simple Future Tense (will / shall + V,) 1. Next year, I will study management. (Intention) 2. Believe me, ll never do it again. (Promise) ie MBA Yam CLC POL Com om 5. [ll just answer the phone. (Instant decisionher ways to express the futur 1. The present simple -time tables and schedules he train eaves Addis at 2:00. he present continuous - future arrangements E.g. Tomorrow, I’m flying to South Africa. ye OM is afiernoon, this evening etc. “be + going to” — decided, clue- based , immediate future actions mea pen. I’m going to write a ete . Mom is going to have a ba 3 3. Look at the black clouds. It’s going to aLhoose the best answer. 1. Sise from Hawassa next lo at a oie C. had returned SPERM clita Peete The correct answerto Addis Ababa Music Toren traditional Ethiopian music. A. goes, wants __C. went, wanted B. is going, wants D. is going, is wanting The correct answer >“Be + going to” & actions. “Want” is one of the state verbs3. Gerba: So, Elsa, do you have any vacation plans? Elsa: Well, PA Tattle The walls are really ugly color. A. Icanpaint —_C. I’ve painted B. I painted De Mneon emcee “be + going to” expresses planed actions.CRS DCR CoOtm au mUcIMy CIRM m steele married next week? (GU e trea Omer (B) will be getting (C) will get OS Ve ne MOS RAM UT ST