Reports and Explanations: tense forms

Matching exercise

Drag and drop the items on the right to match the items the function of the forms on the left.
ELT Concourse home
When flying in wooded vegetation, Honey Buzzards usually fly quite low
The call is a clear peee-lu.
It appears longer necked with a small head, and soars on flat wings
Eggs usually hatch after 14 days
The Honey Buzzard has a longer tail that the Common Buzzard
The Honey Buzzard has been seen to ...
Being a long distance migrant, the Honey Buzzard ...
The Honey Buzzard was extensively hunted
Great numbers of Honey Buzzards can be seen crossing the Mediterranean Sea over its narrowest stretches
Non-finite verb form to show causality
Material process
Relational verb use
Behavioural verb use to explain events
Relational verb use
Relational verb use
Behavioural verb to describe habit
Relative tense form to provide peripheral data
Behavioural verb process (passive)