tense conversion practise english tenses

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Tense Conversion – Practise English Tenses


Write a present simple sentence, then change it into 17 other tenses (where possible):

General Time:

1. Present Simple: ______________________________________________________

2. Zero Conditional: ______________________________________________________


Present:

3. Present Continuous: ______________________________________________________

4. Present Perfect: ______________________________________________________

5. Present Perfect Continuous: ____________________________________________________

6. Imperative Form: ______________________________________________________


Past:

7. Past Simple: ______________________________________________________

8. Past Continuous: ______________________________________________________

9. Past Perfect: ______________________________________________________

10. Past Perfect Continuous: ______________________________________________________

11. Third Conditional: ______________________________________________________


Future:

12. Future Simple: ______________________________________________________

13. Future Continuous: ______________________________________________________

14. Future with ‘going to’: ______________________________________________________

15. First Conditional: ______________________________________________________

16. Second Conditional: ______________________________________________________

17. Future Perfect: ______________________________________________________

18. Future Perfect Continuous: _____________________________________________________

For each tense:

Extension 1: Write the negative form of the sentence, then a question form (yes/no or wh-)
Extension 2: Write the three sentences in reported speech
Extension 3: Write the three sentences in the passive voice

Extension 4: Write the three passive sentences in reported speech

where possible!

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