present tenses
Correct the sentence using the rules for adverbs of frequency:
“I get usually home at 7.30.”
“I usually get home at 7.30.”
Write one example of a finished past action using the past simple.
“I fell off my bike last week.”
(Finished past action.)
Write a sentence using the present perfect simple to talk about something that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
“I’ve ridden a horse a few times.”
Choose the correct option:
“It was ___ an amazing trip.”
A) so
B) such
C) such an
such an
Choose the correct future form:
“We ____ (fly) to Berlin on Friday.”
A) fly
B) are flying
C) will fly
B — are flying (present continuous for arranged future events)
Choose the correct form and explain the choice:
“She ___ (do) her homework right now.”
“She is doing her homework right now.”
(Present continuous is used for actions happening now.)
Correct the sentence:
“We were having a picnic when it starts to rain.”
“We were having a picnic when it started to rain.”
(Past continuous + past simple for interrupted action.)
Fill the gap with the correct form:
“I ___ (lose) my phone, so I can’t call him.”
“I’ve lost my phone, so I can’t call him.”
(Result in the present.)
Rewrite using too or enough:
“The room was very small. We couldn’t fit everyone.”
“The room was too small to fit everyone.”
Correct the error:
“The exam will start at 9:00 tomorrow.”
"The exam starts at 9:00 tomorrow.” (present simple for fixed schedules)
Rewrite the sentence using present continuous + always to express annoyance:
“Dan complains a lot.”
“Dan is always complaining.”
(Present continuous + always → annoying repeated actions.)
Rewrite using used to:
“I played the violin, but now I don’t.”
“I used to play the violin, but now I don’t.”
(Used to = past habit no longer true.)
Choose the correct word:
“I’ve lived here ___ 2010.”
(for / since)
since
“I’ve lived here since 2010.”
(Since + point in time.)
Choose the correct tense and explain why:
“She ___ (live) in London for two years before she moved to Canada.”
A) has lived
B) had lived
B — had lived
Reason: The action happened before another finished past action.
Rewrite using a future time clause:
“I’ll call you. I get home.”
“I’ll call you when I get home.”
Identify the two stative verbs in this list:
think – smell – run – hear – swim
smell, hear
Write one sentence combining past continuous + past simple to show an interrupted action.
“We were driving to the hotel when we got lost.”
(Past continuous = background; past simple = interruption.)
Correct the mistake:
“I’ve been knowing her for a long time.”
“I’ve known her for a long time.”
(Stative verb → present perfect simple, not continuous.)
Transform the sentence using past perfect:
“I didn’t recognise him because I saw him only once.”
“I didn’t recognise him because I had only seen him once.”
(Focus: past event before another past event.)
Create a sentence with future continuous showing an activity in progress at a specific time.
Example acceptable answer:
“This time tomorrow, I’ll be taking the exam.”
Choose the correct option and explain your answer:
“More young people ___ (get / are getting) into surfing these days.”
“More young people are getting into surfing these days.”
(Present continuous for changing situations.)
Rewrite using would (only repeated actions, not states):
“Every summer, I spent my afternoons playing outside.”
“Every summer, I would spend my afternoons playing outside.”
(Would = repeated past actions, not states.)
Write a sentence in the present perfect continuous to show an action that started in the past and is still continuing.
“We’ve been waiting for ages!”
or
“He’s been running his own business since he was thirteen.”
Complete both sentences correctly and explain the difference:
A) “It was the first time I ____ (try) scuba diving.”
B) “It is the first time I ____ (try) scuba diving.”
A) had tried (past perfect — referring to a completed past moment)
B) have tried (present perfect — experience relevant to now)
Explanation:
Past perfect → used when the “first time” happened before another past moment.
Present perfect → used when the experience is connected to the present.
Rewrite using one of the phrases for talking about the future (be due to / be about to / be likely to):
“The speaker will probably arrive soon.”
“The speaker is likely to arrive soon.”
(Other correct options depending on meaning: is about to arrive, is due to arrive soon.)