Tense & aspect: present tenses for past and future events
Grammar · Tense & aspect · C1 · 30 min. Understand the historic present in stories and jokes, headlines, summaries and 'I hear…', and present forms for future timetables.
About this worksheet
Understand the historic present in stories and jokes, headlines, summaries and 'I hear…', and present forms for future timetables.
- Level
- C1
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Tense & aspect
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Exercises
- Grammar explanation box, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
- Premium
On the sheet
- Grammar explanation box: Present forms with past or future meaning
- Reading text: Read Mateo's anecdote.
- Multiple choice: Read again. Choose the best answer.
- Matching: Match each sentence to its use of the present.
- Speaking / writing task: Tell an anecdote in the present.
- Writing lines: Write your answer here.