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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) …………………………………………………………………………………...

Hi everyone, I've already uploaded Future Tenses Revision Table, but it may have been a bit too detailed for the less advanced students. Today I've prepared an easier version - with Be Going To and Present Simple in time clauses. Tell me what you think! As usual, you can get the printable version by clicking HERE. PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FUTURE SIMPLE BE GOING TO Construction: The concert starts at 7 :00 PM. The concert doesn’t start until 7:00 PM. What time does the concert start ? Construction: I’m leaving tomorrow. I’m not leaving tomorrow. Are you leaving tomorrow? Construction: I hope she will get the job. I hope she won’t get the job! What do you think; will she get the job? Construction: I’m going to move to New York. I’m not going to move to New York. Are you going to move to New York? Usage: 1. Timetables, Schedules, Itineraries . E.g. The train arr...

How many of you get frustrated with Past Simple vs. Present Perfect revisions, discussions, tests...? Although Past Simple has always been this cool, logical, straight-forward past tense all of us know from our own mother tongues, Present Perfect seems to be its evil twin brother. Sometimes it's about the past, sometimes it's about the present; sometimes you need a specific context and sometimes you must use it and that's it - no questions asked, no answers given. Today I've put this tricky tense (I've used 'I've put' - who can tell me why? ;)) in a table and hopefully you'll understand once and for all when you really need Past Simple and when you should go for Present Perfect. You can get the printable version (with the answer key) by clicking HERE. Past Simple Present Perfect Simple Construction: I bought a car last week. I didn’t buy a car last week. Did you buy a car last week? Construction: ...