Comparative Linguistics Laboratory Objective: Practice the English verbal system structures Instructions: 1.

Please go to this internet site and do all these exercises.

2.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/exercises Copy the results (only) of each exercise on a separate sheet.

3.

4. Prepare a report for me with just the scores of each exercises. 5. Had it in a week before the ending of this trimester. *Remember you have to be connected to do this. The exercise is going to look like this.

English Pool of Exercises

Choose from 4287 random sentences to practise the different tenses according to your level of English. You have to form positive and negative sentences and questions. First choose, which tense, kind of sentence and (Level 0 (absolute beginners) Level 1 (elementary) Level 2 (lower intermediate) Level 3 (intermediate) Level 4 (upper intermediate)) level you want to practise.

Sentence

Level

Simple Present (600 sentences) positive sentences: Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 negative sentences: Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Sentence

Level

questions: Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Present Progressive (414 sentences) positive sentences: Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 negative sentences: Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 questions: Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Simple Past (651 sentences) positive sentences: negative sentences: questions: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4 Level 4

Past Progressive (441 sentences) positive sentences: negative sentences: questions: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4 Level 4

Present Perfect Simple (579 sentences) positive sentences: negative sentences: questions: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4 Level 4

Present Perfect Progressive (168 sentences) positive sentences: negative sentences: questions: Past Perfect Simple (390 sentences) positive sentences: negative sentences: questions: Past Perfect Progressive (159 sentences) positive sentences: negative sentences: Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4 Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4 Level 4 Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 4 Level 4

Sentence

Level

questions: Future I Simple will (555 sentences) positive sentences: negative sentences: questions:

Level 2 Level 3

Level 4

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Future I Simple going to (330 sentences) positive sentences: negative sentences: questions: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

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English Tenses Graphic Comparison

Problems with the English tenses? Have a look at the time line, it might help you understand when to use which tense. As there is a similarity between past, present and future tenses, there are just a few rules to keep in mind. If you know how to use the present progressive correctly to express present actions, you will as well be able to use the past progressive correctly to express past actions. Legend

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action that takes place once, never or several times actions that happen one after another actions that suddenly take place

moment in time

period of time

action that started before a certain moment and lasts beyond that moment

actions taking place at the same time action taking place before a certain moment in time puts emphasis on the result action taking place before a certain moment in time puts emphasis on the course or duration of the action

Result

Course / Duration

Changed: 29th Aug 2005 13:02 URL: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/tenses-graphic