Grammar Savvy, Reading Ready: A Gothic Exercise Book with Answer Key. CEFR Levels B2-C2, STANAG Levels 2-3

By Roswitha Geyss

Die englische Grammatik treibt vielen Lernenden den Angstschweiß auf die Stirn. Der richtige Gebrauch der Zeiten, der Unterschied zwischen Adjektiv und Adverb, If-Clauses, die Besonderheiten der indirekten Rede, der richtige Gebrauch von Pronomen, Partizipien, Gerundium und Infinitiven - wenn auch Sie all das erschaudern lässt, dann sind Sie hier genau richtig! Dieses Buch hilft Ihnen dabei, das Nervenflattern durch wohlige Schauer zu ersetzen.

Jedes Kapitel in diesem Übungsbuch bietet neben einer Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Grammatikregeln und einfachen Übungen zum Einstieg Ausschnitte aus Schauerromanen (Dracula, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray, Der Rabe etc.). Jahrelang erprobt für den Einsatz in der STANAG Level 3 Qualifizierung in Englisch an der Theresianischen Militärakademie, der weltältesten Ausbildungsstätte für Offiziere. Nicht ohne Stolz kann die Autorin behaupten, dass die Erfolgsquote ihrer Lernenden bisher satte 100% beträgt!

English grammar makes many learners break out in a cold sweat. The correct use of tenses, the differences between adjectives and adverbs, if-clauses, the peculiarities of indirect speech, the correct use of pronouns, participles, gerunds, and infinitives - if all this makes you shiver, then you've come to the right place! This book will help you to replace the nervous flutter with pleasant shivers.

Each chapter in this exercise book offers a summary of the most important grammar rules and simple exercises to get you started, as well as excerpts from Gothic novels (Dracula, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Raven, etc.). The material provided here has been used for several years in the English Language Skills Proficiency Training (LSPT) on STANAG Level 3 at the Theresan Military Academy, the world's oldest training facility for officers. Not without pride, the author can claim that the success rate of her students is a whopping 100%!

• Language: English
• Publisher: tredition
• Release date: Aug 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9783347096400

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Introduction: Time to Play the Game!

Die englische Grammatik treibt vielen Lernenden den Angstschweiß auf die Stirn. Der richtige Gebrauch der Zeiten, der Unterschied zwischen Adjektiv und Adverb, Konditionalsätze, die Besonderheiten der indirekten Rede (inkl. Zeitenfolge), der richtige Gebrauch von Pronomen, Partizipien, Gerundium und Infinitiven — wenn auch Sie all das erschaudern lässt, dann sind Sie hier genau richtig! Dieses Buch hilft Ihnen dabei, das Nervenflattern durch wohlige Schauer zu ersetzen. Denn eines kann ich versprechen: Wenn Sie erst einmal damit angefangen haben, sich mit den Grammatikphänomenen auseinanderzusetzen, werden Ihnen nur noch einzig und allein Draculas Blutdurst, die Besessenheit eines Victor Frankenstein, oder die schrecklichen Vorgänge auf Thornfield Hall den Angstschweiß auf die Stirn treiben!

Jedes Kapitel in diesem Übungsbuch baut sich wie folgt auf:

1. Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Grammatikregeln inklusive konkreter Anwendungsbeispiele

2. Functional Check: übersichtliche grafische Darstellung der Grammatikregeln

3. Übungen mit ansteigendem Schwierigkeitsgrad (einfach bis schwer)

4. Ausschnitte aus zumeist Horrorgeschichten (Dracula, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray, Der Rabe …), anhand derer das vorhandene Grammatikwissen vertieft bzw. die Liebe zur Literatur entfacht werden soll.

5. Safety Check am Ende des Kapitels, der nochmals die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse in Erinnerung ruft.

Die im Buch enthaltenen Übungen decken einen Leistungsstand von Niveau B2 bis C2 lt. GERS¹ bzw. NATO STANAG 6001² Levels 2 bis 3 ab. Dabei wird ein spielerischer Zugang zur Sprache und englischen Grammatik angestrebt und der Wettkampfgedanke gefördert. Für jede richtige Antwort bekommt man Punkte (je nach Schwierigkeitsgrad 1-3 Punkte). Am English grammar makes many learners break out in a cold sweat. The correct use of verb tenses, the differences between adjectives and adverbs, if-clauses, the peculiarities of indirect speech (including backshift of tenses), the correct use of pronouns, participles, gerunds, and infinitives - if all this makes you shiver, then you’ve come to the right place! This book will help you to replace the nervous flutter with pleasant shivers. There is one thing I can promise you: Once you start to revise and practise the grammar phenomena, only Dracula's blood lust, the obsession of a Victor Frankenstein, or the horrible events at Thornfield Hall will make you sweat in fear!

Each chapter in this exercise book is structured as follows:

1. Summary of the most important grammar rules including concrete examples of their application

2. Functional Check: clear and concise graphical representation of the above-mentioned grammar rules

3. Exercises with increasing degree of difficulty (easy to difficult)

4. Excerpts from mostly gothic novels (Dracula, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Raven …), which are intended to deepen the existing knowledge of grammar and to ignite the love for literature.

5. Safety Check at the end of each chapter, which again recalls the most important grammar rules.

The exercises in this book cover the proficiency levels B2 to C2 according to CEFR³, and NATO STANAG 6001⁴ levels 2 to 3. The aim of this book is a playful approach to grammar and English language, and the idea of competition among different learners is highly encouraged. For each correct answer you get points (depending on the level of difficulty 1-3 points). At the end you add these points and can track your individual progress on a progress scale!

Ende addiert man diese und kann seinen individuellen Fortschritt anhand einer Fortschrittskala selbständig verfolgen!

Inspiriert wurde dieses Buch durch jahrelange Erfahrung im Fremdsprachen- und insbesondere Englischunterricht (inklusive English for Specific Purposes im Bereich Wirtschaft und Militär). Es stellt eine Weiterführung und Ergänzung zum Grammatikbegleitbuch „Englische Grammatik mit Köpfchen und ein bisschen (Un)sinn" (Tredition, 2020) dar. Auch jahrelang erprobt für den Einsatz in der STANAG Level 3 Qualifizierung in Englisch an der Theresianischen Militärakademie, der weltältesten Ausbildungsstätte für Offiziere. Nicht ohne Stolz kann die Autorin behaupten, dass die Erfolgsquote ihrer Lernenden bisher satte 100% beträgt!

Sagen Sie niemals mehr „Nimmermehr" und beginnen Sie noch heute!

This book was inspired by years of experience in teaching foreign languages and especially English (including English for Specific Purposes in the business and military sectors). It is a continuation and supplement to the grammar companion Englische Grammatik mit Köpfchen und ein bisschen (Un)sinn (with special focus on German native speakers; Tredition, 2020). The material provided here has been used for several years in the English Language Skills Proficiency Training (LSPT) on STANAG Level 3 at the Theresan Military Academy, the world’s oldest training facility for officers. Not without pride, the author can claim that the success rate of her students is a whopping 100%!

Never say Nevermore again and start today!

Regeln - Rules:

Looking forward to seeing you!

Roswitha

¹ GERS = Gemeinsamer Europäischer Referenzrahmen für Sprachen

² STANAG = NATO Standardization Agreement, Standardisierungsabkommen zu verschiedenen Themen; 6001 betrifft den sprachlichen Bereich.

³ CEFR = Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

⁴ STANAG = NATO Standardization Agreement; 6001 refers to language proficiency levels

§ 1 Present Tenses

FUNCTIONAL CHECK

Please mind: Before writing down your answer, a functional check has to be performed as described on the next page!

Figure 1 Geyss

___/ 10 P EASY-PEASY. Exercise 1. Single Choice. Circle the correct key word that indicates the presence of the Present Simple Tense!

Example: … they play volleyball.

A – Every weekend

B – At the moment

C – Next weekend

__/ 20 P EASY-PEASY. Exercise 2. Gap Fill. Put the verb in brackets in the Present Simple Tense!

Example: Sometimes we___play___ volleyball. (to play)

1. Mike always________________in his English lessons. (to dream)

2. Every morning, the cadets________________over the obstacle course. (to go)

3. ________________your homework? (teacher/to check)

4. When________________your essay? (you/to write)?

5. English group Rosy________________14 students. (to consist of)

6. ________________in a small apartment? (you/to live)

7. ________________the washing-up? (your roommate/to do)?

8. What films________________? (she/to like)

9. ________________a car? (you/to have)

10. How old________________? (your girlfriend/to be)

11. Our teacher will help us with the grammar exercises as soon as we________________again. (to meet)

12. What________________of these political reforms? (they/to think)

13. ________________a car? (you/to have got)

14. How________________a scientific paper? (you/to write)

15. She________________English. (to study)

16. Where________________? (they/to come from)

17. My students usually________________how to use the if-clauses correctly. (to know)

18. My cadets always________________Leberkäse rolls during their morning break. (to eat)

19. Where________________? (the knife/to be)

20. He never________________his bed properly. (to make)

___/ 42 P AWESOME MEDIUM. Exercise 3. Gap Fill. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple Tense!

Example: Sometimes we___do not (don’it) play___volleyball. (not/to play)

1. Usually, beginners________________how to use the verb tenses correctly. (not/to know)

2. Max________________French. (not/to speak)

3. Where________________? (the pen/to be)

4. He________________at 6 a.m. (not/to wake up)

5. My comrade________________his room. (not/to clean)

6. She frequently________________the same jokes. (to tell)

7. They________________a car. (not/to drive)

8. He________________to work on Sundays. (not/to want)

9. What________________? (you/to want)

10. Some parents________________their children. (not/to look after)

11. Ramon________________in a big town. (not/ to live)

12. Every morning, the cats________________in front of his house. (to sit)

13. Why________________sorry? (you/to be)

14. After long marches, his feet________________badly. (to hurt)

15. ________________that it is too late to go there? (you/not/to know)

16. I________________her. (not/to like)

17. ________________or________________, that is the question! (to be, not/to be)

18.  They rarely________________a monolingual dictionary. (to use)

19. He hardly ever________________new words and phrases online. (to look up)

20. Our teacher always________________our questions within 24 hours. (to answer)

_/ 30 P EXPERT NERD. Exercise 4. Put the following sentences into the negative form!

Example: We play volleyball on Saturdays. –

We do not (don ’t) play volleyball on Saturdays.

1. He knows the answer.

2. Mike and Tom do judo.

3. They always make the same mistakes.

4. My students are tired.

5. I have coffee for breakfast.

6. She always listens carefully to her teacher.

7. He remembers his maths teacher quite well.

8. Why do you answer his questions?

9. Do you know how to use the Present Simple Tense correctly?

10. Max is interested in English grammar.

__/ 10 P EASY-PEASY. Exercise 5. Single Choice. Circle the correct key word that indicated the presence of the Present Continuous Tense!

Example: … they are playing volleyball.

A – At the moment

B – Sometimes

C – Next weekend

__/ 20 P EASY-PEASY. Exercise 6. Gap Fill. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Continuous Tense!

Example: Currently we__are (we’re)playing___ volleyball (to play)

1. The students____________________a film. (to watch)

2. Mike____________________his seminar paper. (to write)

3. The cadets____________________carefully to their teacher. (to listen)

4. They____________________the new words and phrases by heart. (to learn)

5. How____________________the situation? (they/to handle)

6. He____________________muffins at the moment. (to make)

7. My parents____________________money for a new car. (to save)

8. Our teacher____________________in the park. (to run)

9. ____________________to your teacher? (you/to listen)

10. Where____________________? (they/to go)

11. He____________________his bike. (to ride)

12. They____________________the same mistakes! (always/to make)

13. What____________________now? (you/to do)

14. He____________________the old lady. (to help)

15. The cadets____________________their room. (busily/to clean)

16. What____________________? (you/to wait for)

17. Sarah____________________her hair. (to brush)

18. She____________________a new job. (desperately/to look for)

19. ____________________home right now? (she/to go)

20. Jim____________________an interesting book. (to read)

__/ 42 P AWESOME MEDIUM. Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Continuous Tense!

Example: Currently we___are not (aren’t, we’re not)playing__volleyball (not/to play)

1. I don’t know what____________________. (to go on)

2. My students____________________any questions. (not/to ask)

3. Look! The emus____________________at the pond. (to gather)

4. He____________________at the bus stop. (not/to wait)

5. ____________________home now? (she/not/to go)

6. The dog____________________now. (not/to bark)

7. The soldiers____________________in a helicopter. (not/to fly)

8. The soldiers____________________the river in a tank. (to cross)

9. ____________________the border right now? (they/to cross)

10. Currently, they____________________around. (to loiter)

11. ____________________their essays or just____________________nothing? (they/to write, to do)

12. I____________________to the train station! (not/to run)

13. No, I____________________in front of the computer right now. (not/to sit)

14. The cook____________________the soup. (to taste)

15. Why____________________outside the office? (they/to wait)

16. The dog____________________in the lake. (to swim)

17. The dogs____________________in the lake. (not/to swim)

18. Look! Our teacher____________________! (not/to smile)

19. The teacher____________________their exam papers. (to check)

20. ____________________for a new house in the outskirts of the town? (you/to look)

/ 135 P EXPERT NERD. Exercise 8. Gap Fill. Present Simple or Present Continuous Tense?

Example 1: Currently we__are (we’re)playing__ volleyball. (to play)

Example 2: Usually we__do not (don’t) play __ volleyball. (not/to play)

1. Mike____________________weights at the moment. (to lift)

2. We often____________________English tests. (to write)

3. OCdt Miller____________________to his teacher now. (to talk)

4. Look! Tim and Tom____________________their e-mails instead of listening to their teacher! (to check)

5. Fresh coffee____________________good. (to smell)

6. I____________________you very much. (to like)

7. At the moment, the dog____________________his feet. (to smell)

8. Your English____________________better and better. (to get)

9. Right now, we____________________from home. (to work)

10. Usually, we____________________from home. (not/to work)

11. Water____________________at 100 degrees. (to boil)

12. Right now, it____________________. (to rain)

13. Later, she____________________her grandmother. (to meet)

14. The train____________________at 10 o’clock.

15. My students____________________! (always/to moan)

16. Every Sunday, he____________________football with his friends. (to play)

17. First, he____________________a shower, then he____________________. (to take, to dress)

18. They____________________the same mistakes! (forever/to make)

19. Listen! The band____________________the new bass! (to test)

20. I hardly ever____________________to the gym. (to go)

21. Mick sometimes____________________French novels. (to read)

22. The children never____________________TV in the evening. (to watch)

23. Look! The soldiers____________________back. (to come)

24. Cats____________________meat. (to eat)

25. His dad____________________dinner now. (to make)

26. He____________________his bed now. (to make)

27. Granny____________________in her armchair and the cat____________________mice. (to sleep, to chase)

28. Usually, the cat____________________mice until granny____________________again. (to chase, to wake up)

29. What____________________? (you/to wait for)

30. What____________________you are created for? (you/think)

31. Hamida____________________with her friend right now. (to chat)

32. Look! He____________________his uniform! (to wear)

33. The cadets usually____________________in class. (to wear)

34. Look! What____________________in our garden? (the woman/to do)

35. The book____________________several exercises. (to include)

36. The T-14 Armata____________________48 tons. (to weigh)

37. Ice____________________when you____________________it. (to melt, to heat)

38. Rosy____________________a cup of hot chocolate right now. (to drink)

39. They____________________reading books! (to hate)

40. I____________________French literature, but my mother____________________. (to like, not/to do)

SAFETY CHECK

No, the lesson is not over! Before you turn the page, let’s perform a little safety check to make sure you’ve understood the most important facts about the Present Simple and Continuous Tense!

How many points have you scored in this chapter?__________

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§ 2 Present Perfect Tense

FUNCTIONAL CHECK

Please mind: Before writing down your answer, a functional check has to be performed as described on the next page!

Figure 4 Geyss

__/ 20 P EASY-PEASY. Exercise 1. Gap Fill. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Simple Tense!

Example: We__have (’ve) played__volleyball. (to play)

1. Mike_____________me his seminar paper by mail. (to send)

2. Jim_____________the city centre. (to visit)

3. The recruits_____________their backpacks. (already/to pack)

4. He_____________abroad for several years. (to live)

5. Her boyfriend_____________smoking. (to give up)

6. _____________the news? (you/to hear)

7. They_____________their essays. (to finish)

8. The cat_____________a mouse. (just/to catch)

9. I_____________enough! (already/hear)

10. Our father_____________his keys. That’s why he can’t open the door now! (to lose)

11. He_____________English since 2017. (to study)

12. _____________to Ireland? (you/ever/to be)

13. _____________the washing-up? (your brother/to do)

14. Yes, he_____________the washing up. (already/to do)

15. Where_____________? (you/to be)

16. _____________her mother yet? (Suzy/to ask)

17. There_____________many significant changes in this field since 2010. (to be)

18. _____________Russian cuisine? (you/ever/to taste)

19. Where_____________? (all the flowers/to go)

20. What_____________in your essay? (you/to write)

__/ 42 P AWESOME MEDIUM. Exercise 2. Gap Fill. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Simple Tense!

Example: We__have not (haven’t, we’ve not) played__volleyball yet. (not/to play)

1. It’s the first time he_____________about the incident. (to hear)

2. Jack_____________her this week. (not/to meet)

3. Lately, the students_____________reading the newspaper article. (to finish)

4. For a very long time, I_____________about it. (even/not to think)

5. My comrades_____________their English exam. (just/to pass)

6. We_____________the material from the course platform! (to download)

7. Mike_____________a tank so far. (not/to drive)

8. It’s the very first time the teacher_____________such an uninspired homework. (to read)

9. The majority_____________the material from the course platform yet. (not/to download)

10. The cadets_____________their room yet. (not/to tidy up)

11. The students_____________the new words and phrases, so they will probably fail the exam. (not/to learn)

12. Rosy_____________out of a helicopter so far. (not/to jump)

13. Florian,_____________in a helicopter? (ever/to fly)

14. Yes,_____________in a helicopter, but I_____________one. (already/to fly, never/to pilot)

15. Jesus! What_____________? (you/to do)

16. How long_____________Tim? (they/to know)

17. We_____________Tim for several years now. (to know)

18. But we_____________to him since 2015. (not/to talk)

19. Why_____________watched this film? (she/to watch)

20. How long_____________our car? (we/to have)

__/ 30 P EXPERT NERD. Exercise 3. Write correct sentences in the Present Perfect Simple Tense! Remember the correct word order! Do not forget to add the definite or indefinite article if necessary!

Example: we/not/to play/yet/volleyball

We have not (haven’t, We’ve not) played volleyball yet.

1. You/already/to paint/front door.

2. You/already/to paint/front door?

3. Suzie/never/to watch/this film/on TV.

4. Mike/ever/to take part/in a field training exercise?

5. He/not/to repair/car.

6. Rosy/never/to go/on a trip through Siberia.

7. Rosy/already/to visit/Moscow and Saint Petersburg?

8. Why/everybody/to leave?

9. How often/you/to yawn/in your English lesson?

10. What/Ramon/to do/lately?

__/ 30 P EXPERT NERD. Exercise 4. Say what you’ve already done and what you haven’t done yet!

Example 1: + to play volleyball

I have (I’ve) already played volleyball.

Example 2: - to play volleyball

I have not (haven ’t, I’ve not) played volleyball yet.

1. – to go swimming

2. + to take some copies

3. + to bake a cake

4. – to have clarinet lessons

5. – to wash my uniform

6. – to make my bed

7. + to speak to the commander

8. + to go out with my friends

9. + to drink some beer

10. – to fix the car

SAFETY CHECK

No, the lesson is not over! Before you turn the page, let’s perform a little safety check to make sure you’ve understood the most important facts about the Present Perfect Simple Tense!

How many points have you scored in this chapter?_____________

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§ 3 Present Perfect Simple vs. Present Perfect Continuous

FUNCTIONAL CHECK

Please mind: Before writing down your answer, a functional check has to be performed as described on the next page!

Figure 8 Geyss

__/ 10 P EASY-PEASY. Exercise 1. Gap Fill. Put the verb in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense!

Example: We__have (We’ve) been playing __ volleyball all day long. (to play)

1. OCdt Myers________________for his girlfriend for hours now. (to wait)

2. They________________in France since last December. (to live)

3. The guard________________in the wind and cold for hours. (to stand)

4. Rosy________________in front of the computer for too long. (to sit)

5. It________________since I came home. (to rain)

6. The student________________for the last 30 minutes. (to dream)

7. Jim and Tim________________new words and phrases all day. (to revise)

8. Mike________________weights all evening. (to lift)

9. Sally________________for years now. It’s high about time she stopped! (to smoke)

10. You mustn’t disturb them! They________________their essays for over an hour now. If you disturb them, they’ll never finish! (to write)

__/ 20 P AWESOME MEDIUM. Exercise 2. Gap Fill. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense!

Example: Although we__have not (haven’t, we’ve not) been playing__ volleyball all day, we are very tired. (not/to play)

1. Tom________________to his teacher for the last ten minutes. (not/to listen)

2. No, he________________to the teacher! (to listen)

3. The students________________in the sun. (to lie)

4. Their teachers________________in the sun. Life is unfair! (not/to lie)

5. I understand, you’re exhausted. But you________________to learn the new words! (not/to try)

6. Ramon________________in his English lesson. (to sleep).

7. No, Ma’am, I________________! (not/to sleep)

8. Ella________________to work lately. (not/to go)

9. The doctor________________the patients. (to examine)

10. Rosy________________the whole evening. Young Officer Cadets are no longer what they used to be! (not/to dance)

__/ 30 P EXPERT NERD. Exercise 3. Gap Fill. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense!

Example:__Have you ever been lying__on the couch all day? What a wonderful experience! (to lie)

1. How long________________this bike? (your friend/to drive)

2. The student________________hard enough. (not/to study)

3. Max________________his notes. (not/to read)

4. ________________on his presentation all day? (John/to work)

5. No, he________________on it all day. (not/to work)

6. How long________________a flat in Milton? (the Hales/to look for)

7. I________________to the gym for more than two months now. (not/to go)

8. ________________the whole afternoon? (they/to sleep)

9. How long________________Russian now? (Dave/to learn)

10. What________________this whole time? (you/to do)

__/ 66 P EXPERT NERD. Exercise 4. Gap Fill. Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous Tense?

Example 1: We__have (We’ve) played__volleyball. That’s why we are tired now. (to play)

Example 2: We__have (We’ve) been playing__volleyball for hours, but there is still no winner team. (to play)

1. Jesus, you guys look dirty! What________________all day? (to do)

2. How many times________________to Spain? (you/to be)

3. Sorry, we are late.________________for long? (you/to wait)

4. I________________Hamida for ten years now. And we are still very good friends. (to know)

5. My students________________grammar rules for over an hour, but they still can’t remember all of them. (to learn)

6. He________________. (never/to smoke)

7. The new recruits________________their room for two hours now. And still, it looks very dirty and messy. (to tidy up)

8. Mike________________his essay all day long, but he________________yet. (to write, not/to finish)

9. Rosy________________on the couch all weekend. (to lie)

10. They________________the exercise yet. (not/to finish)

11. Dave________________the Russian soup for several minutes now, but still, he’s not satisfied. (to taste)

12. The soup________________delicious! (to taste)

13. ________________of Rosy’s new grammar book? (you/ever/to hear)

14. My students________________to music all morning. (to listen)

15. Bernard________________and________________his seminar paper for hours now, but the teacher is not satisfied. (to rewrite, to restructure)

16. ________________the new series on Nicefix? (you/to watch)

17. Yes, we________________the new series. (already/to watch)

18. No, we________________the new series yet. (not/to watch)

19. We________________the new series for hours now, but there seems to be no end. (to watch)

20. ________________the main grammar rules now? (you/to understand)

SAFETY CHECK

No, the lesson is not over! Before you turn the page, let’s perform a little safety check to make sure you’ve understood the most important facts about the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Tense!

How many points have you scored in this chapter?__________________

Figure 10 Geyss

§ 4 Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple

FUNCTIONAL CHECK

Please mind: Before writing down your answer, a functional check has to be performed as described on the next page!

Figure 11 Geyss

__/ 10 P EASY-PEASY. Exercise 1. Gap Fill. Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple Tense?

Example 1: We__have (We’ve) played__volleyball for 2 hours and are tired now. (to play)

Example 2: We___played__volleyball yesterday. (to play)

1. Mike_____________his seminar paper last week. (to write)

2. Mike_____________his seminar paper recently. That’s why he is still very familiar with the topic. (to write)

3. They_____________their room. It looks great again! (to clean)

4. They_____________their room two hours ago. (to clean)

5. Flo_____________the novel North and South. Now he can watch the mini-series! (just/to read)

6. Rosy_____________the novel North and South into German in 2015. (to translate)

7. Ma’am, I’m sorry, but I_____________my homework. (to forget)

8. Last semester, he often_____________his homework. (to forget)

9. The cadets_____________a lot of Leberkäse rolls last semester. (not/to eat)

10. The cadets_____________their Leberkäse rolls yet. (not/to eat)

__/ 20 P AWESOME MEDIUM. Exercise 2. Gap Fill. Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple Tense?

Example 1: I__have not (haven’t, I’ve not) met___him this week. (not/to mee)

Example 2: I__did not (didn ’t) mee__him last week. (not/to meet)

1. Last year we_____________to France. (to go)

2. They_____________in another field training exercise before. (never/to take part)

3. My grandmother_____________her keys, so she can’t open the door. (to lose)

4. My grandmother_____________her keys two days ago. (to lose)

5. OCdt Stoner_____________his leg. He is still in hospital. (to break)

6. The students_____________for their ERASMUS semester abroad this morning. (to leave)

7. Last winter, the class of 2020_____________in the mountains for alpine training. (to stay)

8. Dave_____________a language course in Moscow last summer. (to do)

9. _____________a language course in Russia? (you/ever/to do)

10. _____________their essays yet? (anyone/to hand in)

__/ 120 P EXPERT NERD. Exercise 3. Gap Fill.