Guess the brand tense review

Market Leader Intermediate New Edition Unit 1

A: Warmer/ speaking

Pick one brand good and give past, present and future hints about which brand you are thinking of until your partner guesses which brand it is.

Useful language

I would like to…

I am wearing it now

I wear it for special occasions/ when I need to impress someone/ at the weekends

I often/ sometimes/ rarely see/ buy/ use it.

It has been/ hasn’t popular for/ since…

It was very fashionable in…

I would like to buy it, but I think I never will

I’m going to buy it as soon as I can

It is becoming more/ less popular

It has become more popular

It became more popular

B: Grammar review

What are the differences in meaning between these pairs of tenses? Look at the example sentences above to help you if you like.

a) I would like to buy it, but I think I never will

b) I’m going to buy it as soon as I can
a) It has been fashionable since the 80s

b) It was fashionable in the 80s
a) I am wearing it…

b) I wear it…

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PDF version for easy saving and printing:brandstensesguessing

Related pages

Tense review page

Sales and marketing page

Market Leader Intermediate Unit 1 page (including more stuff on brands)

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