Celta Pre-Intake
In each of the following sentences underline the verb or verbs and identify the form/tense used.
E.g. I was living in Italy in 1998.
I was living in Italy in 1998 – past continuous.
We never go to the theatre these days.
Form /Tense
Simple Present
We’re saving up to travel abroad.
Form /Tense
Present Continuous Root
We’ve already been to Europe.
Form /Tense
Present Perfect
We didn’t have enough money to go further.
Form /Tense
Simple Past Root
We had spent all our savings by the end of the summer.
Form /Tense
Past Perfect
We’d been sleeping rough for several weeks when the weather turned colder.
Form /Tense
Past Perfect Past Simple
This year I’ve been awarded a travel scholarship.
Form /Tense
Present Perfect
We’re going to travel for six months in Australia and I’m going to write a thesis on the local dialects.
Form /Tense
Present continuous, Root , Present continuous
I think we’ll buy a camper van.
Form /Tense
Present Simple, Future Simple
By the year 2012 I’ll have completed most of my research.
Form /Tense
Future Perfect
2. What would you say to a student who asked you to explain the difference between these pairs of sentences?
a) I bought a newspaper this morning.
I’ve bought a newspaper this morning.
a) The first sentence: it is already afternoon when the statement is said. The second sentence: it is still morning.
b) She speaks French. She’s speaking French.
b) The first sentence: she is able to speak French.
The second sentence: she is speaking French right now.
c) Did you remember to sign the letter? Do you remember signing the letter?
c) The first question: making sure the letter got signed. The second question: checking if the other person remembers the actual act of signing the letter..
d) He didn’t need to call the doctor. He needn’t have called the doctor
E.g. I was living in Italy in 1998.
I was living in Italy in 1998 – past continuous.
We never go to the theatre these days.
Form /Tense
Simple Present
We’re saving up to travel abroad.
Form /Tense
Present Continuous Root
We’ve already been to Europe.
Form /Tense
Present Perfect
We didn’t have enough money to go further.
Form /Tense
Simple Past Root
We had spent all our savings by the end of the summer.
Form /Tense
Past Perfect
We’d been sleeping rough for several weeks when the weather turned colder.
Form /Tense
Past Perfect Past Simple
This year I’ve been awarded a travel scholarship.
Form /Tense
Present Perfect
We’re going to travel for six months in Australia and I’m going to write a thesis on the local dialects.
Form /Tense
Present continuous, Root , Present continuous
I think we’ll buy a camper van.
Form /Tense
Present Simple, Future Simple
By the year 2012 I’ll have completed most of my research.
Form /Tense
Future Perfect
2. What would you say to a student who asked you to explain the difference between these pairs of sentences?
a) I bought a newspaper this morning.
I’ve bought a newspaper this morning.
a) The first sentence: it is already afternoon when the statement is said. The second sentence: it is still morning.
b) She speaks French. She’s speaking French.
b) The first sentence: she is able to speak French.
The second sentence: she is speaking French right now.
c) Did you remember to sign the letter? Do you remember signing the letter?
c) The first question: making sure the letter got signed. The second question: checking if the other person remembers the actual act of signing the letter..
d) He didn’t need to call the doctor. He needn’t have called the doctor