Present Simple vs. Present Progressive
The sun _____ (set) in the west every evening.
sets
Maria _____ (call) me as soon as she got the good news.
called
She _____ (apply) for the job on August 12th.
applied
We _____ (drive) only two miles when we ______ (get) a flat tire.
had driven, got
Fix the mistake: Harry's birthday is tomorrow. He will have fifty.
HE WILL BE
Sam and Lara _____ (talk) on the phone, so I can't ______ (call) her now. Her line is busy.
are talking / call
When Harry _____ (meet) Jenny, he immediately _____ (fall) in love with her.
met, fell
Julia _____ (live) in that house until 1998.
lived
By the time Jason _____ (arrive) to help, we _____ (already, finish) moving everything.
arrived, had already finished
The train _____ (depart) in an hour, unless we _____ (leave), we _____ (get) there on time.
DEPARTS / LEAVE / WON'T
Fix the mistake: Olga likes mysteries. Therefore, she is wanting to read one mystery book every week.
wants
We _____ (have) a wonderful time when the electric power _____ (go) out all of a sudden.
were having / went
She _____ (write) several excellent articles.
has written
Yesterday I _____ (go) to my daughter's dance recital. I _____ (be, never) to a dance recital before.
went, had never been
Peter ____ (go) work with his uncle during the summer.
IS GOING TO
Fix the mistake: The bank lent us money for a down payment, so now we are owning the house we used to rent.
WE OWN
I just _____ (hear) the news on the radio while I _____ (ride) the bus this morning.
heard / was riding
Fix two mistakes: Last week, I have read two books about South America since six hours.
Last week, I READ two books about South America FOR six hours.
Fix the mistake: By the time I got home, the rest of the family has eaten.
HAD EATEN
As soon as your ankle _____ (heal), you can play soccer again. By this time next week, you _____ (play) soccer again.
HEALS / WILL BE PLAYING
Fix the mistake: My favorite actor is currently appearing at the Paramount Theater.
CURRENTLY APPEARS
Fix two mistakes: They studied last night when Jane was coming into the room.
They WERE STUDYING last night when Jane CAME into the room.
Fix two mistakes: Jason played basketball for two hours. He hasn't done his homework still.
Jason HAS PLAYED basketball for two hours. He hasn't done his homework YET.
Fix two mistakes: I was being late for my 10 o'clock class, so I had run all the way from my dorm to the class.
I WAS LATE ... SO I RAN
Douglas has been putting money away every month to prepare for his trip to South America. By the end of the year, he _____ (save) enough.
WILL HAVE SAVED (future perfect tense)