Present Simple vs Continuous
He always ___ (play) football on Saturdays.
He always plays football on Saturdays.
Complete: "Yesterday, while she ___ (read), her brother ___ (play) video games."
Yesterday, while she was reading, her brother was playing video games.
Complete: "I ___ (never / eat) sushi before."
I have never eaten sushi before.
What’s the past tense of go?
Went
Replace the noun with a pronoun: "Patricia is my sister. ___ is very kind."
Patricia is my sister. She is very kind.
What’s the difference between these sentences? "She works at a bank." vs. "She is working at a bank."
The first sentence is in the present simple tense and the second is in the present continuous.
Choose the correct verb: "I ___ (was watching / watched) TV when the phone ___ (was ringing / rang)."
I was watching TV when the phone rang. (the interrupting action is always present simple!)
What’s the difference between: "She has lived here for 5 years." vs. "She lived here 5 years ago."
She has lived here implies she is STILL living here, but she lived here 5 years ago implies that she no longer lives here. Basically: ongoing action vs completed action.
Fill in the blanks: "Last summer, we ___ (swim) in the ocean every day."
Last summer, we swam in the ocean every day.
Fill in the blank: "This book is for ___ (I/me).
This book is for me.
Unscramble: is / swimming / the / pool / in / she
She is swimming in the pool.
Change this sentence to the past: "She is painting a picture while he reads a book."
She was painting a picture while he was reading a book.
Fill in the blanks: "They ___ (already / finish) their homework, so now they can play."
They have already finished their homework, so now they can play.
Unscramble: "I / have / (to break) / my / phone / accidentally."
I have accidentally broken my phone.
Correct the error: "I didn’t hear nothing at the concert."
I didn't hear anything at the concert.
Fill in the blanks: "Right now, I ___ (study), but I usually ___ (watch) TV in the evening."
Right now, I am studying, but I usually watch TV in the evening.
Correct the error: "They was driving home when they saw an accident."
They were driving home when they saw an accident.
Change to present perfect: "Last week, I cleaned my room."
Last week, I had cleaned my room.
Name the past participle of these verbs: eat, begin, & write.
Eat -> eaten, begin -> begun, write -> written.
Choose the correct pronoun: "The teacher asked ___ (they/them) to finish their homework."
The teacher asked them to finish their homework.
Correct the error: "I am knowing the answer to this question."
I know the answer to this question. "I am knowing" is not something we would ever say.
Fill in the blanks and explain: "I ___ (see) a strange light while I ___ (walk) in the forest."
Explain: Why is it incorrect to say, "I have went to the store"?
The present perfect uses the subject, auxiliary verb (to have), and the past participle of the verb. "Went" is not the past participle of "go", "gone" is. The correct sentence should be: "I have gone to the store".
Complete the sentences: "She had ___ (drink) all the juice before I ___ (arrive)."
She had drunk all the juice before I arrived.
Fill in the blanks: "___ (Somebody/Everybody) in the class passed the exam, but ___ (nobody/anybody) got 100%.
Everybody in the class passed the exam, but nobody got 100%.