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TENSES AND AUXILIARY VERBS

Vremena i pomoćni glagoli

Can you guess the tense?

He likes chewing gum.

Present Simple

They are swimming in the sea.

Present Continuous

I saw colorful fish in the lake yesterday.

Past Simple

I was jogging in the park when somebody stopped me.

Past continuous

I have eaten 10 apples today!

Present Perfect

I will come before midnight.

Future Simple

AUXILIARY VERBS

Do you know any?

DO

BE

HAVEThey are used to form tenses and to show forms such as questions and negatives.

Use do, does, don't or doesn't to complete the jokes:

What type of car ………your dad drive?

• I ……….know the name, but it starts with a "P".

• That's strange, our car starts with a key.

…………. you ever have problems making up your mind?

• Well, yes and no.

Dad, ……….a dishwasher wash dishes?

• Yes, Billy. That's right.• And ………. a bus driver drive

buses?• Yes.• And ……….. a weightlifter lift

weights?• Yes. Why all the questions?• Well,……….. shoplifters lift

shops?

Mum, ……………God go to the bathroom?

• No, son, why …………..you ask?

• Well, every morning dad goes to the bathroom, knocks on the door and shouts,

• "Oh God! Are you still in there?"

Complete the jokes by using was, were, wasn't or weren't:

You …….. cheating at cards tonight.

• But how did you know that I …….. cheating?

• Because you ……. playing with the cards I gave you.

Two cannibals …… walking along the road when they saw a long line of people at a bus stop.

One said to the other, "Oh, look, do you fancy a barbeque?"

• Two very drunk men ……. trying to find their way home, but they were lost. They ….. staggering along a railway line. "This is a very long staircase," said the first one. "My legs are killing me!"

• The second drunk …… holding his back. "And the handrail is so low my back is killing me!

• A young man …… standing on a bus. He ……… chewing gum. An old man ……. sitting opposite him. After five minutes the old man shouted at him, "It's no good talking to me. I'm deaf."