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Le Past Simple est généralement traduit en français par le Passé Composé et, même si cela aide les francophones à comprendre la grammaire, attention à cette explication simpliste. Pourquoi? Parce que le Present Perfect peut également être traduit par le Passé Composé et que, malheureusement pour les étudiants, ces deux temps ne sont PAS interchangeables. CONJUGAISON : Sujet + verbe (-ed ou 2ème colonne si irrégulier) Affirmative Negative Questions                                                                                                       ...

Today I've prepared some revision for all the B1/B2 students willing to have a go at the most popular Cambridge exams. It's what the PET students should know before taking their exams and what the FCE students must know before starting to prepare for theirs. You can download the printable version of this lesson (key included) by clicking here . Good luck and let me know if you have any questions! Use the key word to make the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Example: I GOT MARRIED IN 2010.    (SINCE) I have been married since 2010. I STILL HAVEN’T REPLIED.   (YET) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I’M SURE THAT PETER IS NOT GUILTY.     (CAN’T) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… MAYBE I WILL COME WITH YOU.      (MAY) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ANNA IS SHORTER THAN EVA.     (TALL) …………………………………………………………………………………...

Let me start with a cheesy joke that I love and which shows that I need to go out more ;D Back to business: I've already shared with you the revision tables for the past and present tenses, so it was just a matter of time for me to present you with today's lesson - Different Ways of Talking about the Future! I must warn you - this set does not include Future Perfect Continuous and Going to (for a simple reason of not having enough space to put them all on one sheet:) ) I promise to write posts on them soon but for the moment being - this will do the job :) As usual - you can download the printable version of this post with some extra speaking activities by clicking HERE . So, who's ready to talk about their plans, hopes and fears for the future??? Present Simple Future Simple Present Continuous Future Continuous Future Perfect Construction: The concert starts at 10.00. The concert doesn’t start at 10.00. ...

We've already done the past tenses revision , so today we're going to look at different ways we can talk about the present. I assume that the majority of you don't have problems with Present Simple or Present Continuous but don't necessarily feel confident when it comes to Present Perfect tenses. It is understandable as it is often difficult to find their equivalents in our native languages but FEAR NOT MY FRIENDS - once you practise a bit, it will become a piece of cake! You can find the printable version of this lesson (and some extra speaking activities) by clicking HERE . Present Simple Present Perfect Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Be used to +ing Construction: I live in Switzerland. * She/He/It live s in Switzerland. I don’t live in Switzerland. * She/He/It doesn’t live in Switzerland. Where do you live ? Where does she/he/it live ? Const...