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Concept and Task 14

Tense

Instruction: Identify and list all the types and sub-types of tenses from the conversation below.

Rich: Hi, my name's Rich. What's your name?
Peter: How do you do. My name's Peter.
Rich: Nice to meet you. I'm from the United States and I live in San Diego in California. Where are you from?
Peter: I'm from Cologne, Germany. What's your job?
Rich: I'm a teacher and I work online every day. What do you do?
Peter: That's interesting. I'm a bank teller. What do you like doing in your free time?
Rich: I like playing golf and tennis in my free time. How about you?
Peter: I enjoy reading and hiking on the weekends. What are you doing now?
Rich: At the moment, I'm working on my web site. What are you doing right now?
Peter: I'm having a conversation with you! Why are you tired?
Rich: I'm tired today because I got up early. I usually get up at six o'clock. When do you usually get up?
Peter: I usually get up at six. At the moment, I'm learning English at an English school in town.
Rich: I think it's great you're learning English. How often do you study English?
Peter: I go to classes every day.
Rich: Did you study English yesterday?
Peter: Yes, I studied English yesterday morning. 
Rich: How about tomorrow? Are you going to study English tomorrow?
Peter: Of course, I'm going to study English tomorrow! But I do other things!
Rich: OK, I know that studying English isn't the most important thing in the world! What else are you going to do this week?
Peter: I'm going to visit some friends and we're going to have a barbecue. What are you going to do?
Rich: I'm going to attend a concert on Saturday. Do you have any special plans?
Peter: No, I'm going to relax. What did you do last weekend?
Rich: Last weekend, I went to visit my friends in San Francisco. What did you do?
Peter: I played soccer with some friends.
Rich: How often do you do that?
Peter: We play soccer every weekend.
Rich: When is the next time you are going to do that?
Peter: We're going to play next Sunday.
Rich: Thank you for talking to me. Have a nice day!
Peter: Thank you! Have a good one!

Happy Learning!
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