The communicative aspects of Understanding and Using English Grammar are more fully developed and explicit in the third edition. There are numerous "real communication" opportunities for the teacher to exploit. | EXERCISE 7. Overview of verb tenses. Charts 1-1 - 1-5 Directions In the following dialogues many of the verbs are in italics In pairs in small groups or as a class discuss the meanings of the italicized verbs. Name the tenses of these verbs. If you wish draw diagrams like the ones in Chart 1-5. 1. A What do you do every morning B I take a bus to school. - The speakers are talking about habitual activities. The name of the tense is the simple present. 2. A What did you do last night B I watched a movie on television. 3. A What are you doing right now B I am working on English grammar. 4. A What were you doing at this time yesterday B At this exact time yesterday I was walking from the bookstore to the classroom building. 5. A Have you ever seen a comet B I ve seen shooting stars but I ve never seen a comet. 6. A What will you do if you miss the bus tomorrow morning B I will walk to school. 7. A What will you be doing at this exact moment tomorrow B At this exact time tomorrow I will be attending my English class. 8. A How long have you been working on this grammar exercise B I have been working on this grammar exercise for ten minutes. 9. A How long will you have been working on this exercise by the time you finish it B By the time I finish this exercise I will have been working on it for fifteen minutes. 10. A What had you done by the time you got to class today B I had eaten lunch. 11. A What will you have done by the time you go to bed tonight B I will have finished my homework. 12. A Were you asleep when your friend called last night B Yes. I was sleeping when he called. I had been sleeping for almost an hour when the phone rang. Words that are italicized or in italics have a slanted print. Regular print looks like this. Italic print looks like this. 8 CHAPTER 1 EXERCISE 8. Overview of verb tenses. Charts 1-1 - 1-5 Directions Practice using tenses by answering the questions in complete sentences either orally in pairs in groups or as a class or in writing. 1. .
