This series of short activities will help you revise some key areas of grammar.
1. Frequently used tenses
This quiz provides a quick review of some of the most frequently used verb tenses in English.
Follow the instructions to answer the questions and receive feedback.
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The four most frequently used verb tenses in spoken English are
- the present simple
- the present progressive
- the present perfect
- the past simple.
To learn more about how these tenses are used, download this worksheet – Tenses_review.pdf (240 downloads) – produced by the publishers Cornelsen as a supplement to their coursebook Career Express B2.
2. Talking about the future
This quiz provides a quick review of some of the ways you can talk about the future in English.
- Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
- The functions given in square brackets [ ] after the sentences should help you.
- Click (laptop) or tap (mobile) anywhere to check each answer and get feedback.
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There are different verb forms in English that you can use to talk about the future. To learn more about these five forms, download this worksheet – Future-forms.pdf (175 downloads) – produced by the publishers Cornelsen as a supplement to their coursebook Career Express B2.
3. Verb tense review
This quiz provides a quick review of some key areas of grammar and the use of verb tenses.
- Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
- Click (laptop) or tap (mobile) anywhere to check each answer and get feedback.
Learn more
Use this web page for an overview of the English verb tense system:
This overview of English verb tenses provided by www.ego4u.com consists of the following links
- table – showing the different forms of each tense
- diagram – comparing graphically the use of the different tenses
- example sentences – for each tense.
Explanations and exercises for each tense can be accessed by clicking on
and then selecting the tense you would like to work on.
