English for R&Dcourse

English for R&Dcourse

Grammar

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Theory · read before you start
Tense Review: Talking About Then, Now, and the Future
Before you start the exercises below, look back at these eight forms.
TenseUseExample
Present Simplefacts, habits nowMost people stream films at home.
Present Continuoushappening right nowLook — she's watching the trailer!
Past Simplefinished action, definite past timeThe film started at 8pm last night.
Past Continuousaction in progress, interruptedWe were queuing when it started to rain.
Present Perfectlife experience, unfinished timeI've seen that film three times.
Future Simpleprediction or decision nowI'll watch that new film this weekend.
Future Continuousin progress at a future momentThis time tomorrow, we'll be watching the new release.
Future Perfectcompleted by a future pointBy next year, this cinema will have been open for fifty years.
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Quiz · choose one option per question
Choose the correct answer.
1.Look! Sofia into the cinema right now.
2.People to the cinema every Friday when I was a child.
3.I this film twice already.
4.In 1927, cinemas 'the talkies' for the first time.
5.She TV when the phone rang.
6.I think this new film very popular.
7.This time next week, we the sequel at the cinema.
8.By 2030, this old cinema open for a hundred years.
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Gap fill · type your answer in each gap
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1.These days, most people (stream) films instead of going to the cinema.
2.Right now, my sister (watch) a film in the living room.
3.When cinemas first opened, films (have) no sound at all.
4.While we (queue) for tickets, it started to rain.
5.I (never / see) a black-and-white film before.
6.I'm sure this director (make) another great film soon.
7.This time tomorrow, we (watch) the new release.
8.By the end of the month, this film (earn) more than $100 million.
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Correct the mistakes · type the correct word in the box
The highlighted word contains a mistake. Write the correct form.
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I have watched that film last night.
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2.
She is loving old black-and-white movies.
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3.
By the time the film started, we still look for our seats.
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4.
This cinema is open since 1932.
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5.
When I will arrive at the cinema, I'll buy the tickets.
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By next year, this cinema will be open for fifty years.
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Sentence transform · type your rewritten sentence
Rewrite each sentence using the correct future form of the verb in bold.
1.Directors experiment with virtual reality in the next few years.
2.This time next year, people watch films in 3D at home as often as at the cinema.
3.By 2030, this director make ten more films.
4.Some cinemas close within ten years, according to experts.