Page 12 - Grasp English B2 (Student Book)

1 Identity and Personality

Grammar Revision of verb tenses

A. Read this one-sided telephone conversation and fill in Kate’s replies to Josh. Write sentences with verbs in
the correct tense.

Josh Hi, Kate! I’ve been dying to talk to you,
but I haven’t had time. Guess where I’ve
just come back from?
Kate .
Josh I’ll tell you. Glasto! Yes, I went to the
Glastonbury music festival!
Kate .
Josh I know we’d planned to go together, but
you didn’t manage to get the tickets,
did you?
Kate .
Josh Well, my cousin – the one who works
in the music industry – was working
backstage, and she asked me if I was
interested in helping her. She got me a
backstage pass with access to all areas!
Kate .
Josh But Kate, you won’t believe all the
famous people I got to hang out
with backstage. You are going to be
amazed! Kate? Kate? Are you still there?

B. Discuss with a partner.

1. How long have you been studying English?
2. How many different English teachers have you had?
3. Had you learnt any other languages before you started learning English?
4. Are you going to have more English lessons a week this year than in the past?
5. How do you think you’ll use English in the future?

C. Identify the tenses in the questions above and match each with its use below.

future simple (going to) future past perfect past simple present perfect continuous present perfect simple

1. To make a prediction .
2. To show an action happened before another action in the past .
3. To talk about a continuous action leading up to the present .

4. To talk about a finished action .
5. To talk about an action which started in the past .
6. To talk about plans for the future .

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