Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Listen! The baby ______ (cry). Can you hear it?
is crying
Yesterday, I ______ (watch) TV.
watched
I think it ______ (rain) tomorrow.
will rain
She ______ (finish) her homework before dinner.
had finished
I ______ (see) that movie before.
have seen
What is the difference in meaning?
Habit VS now
I ______ (walk) home when it ______ (start) to rain.
was walking, started
We ______ (visit) my grandparents this weekend. (plan already decided)
By the time I arrived, they ______ already (leave).
had left
She ______ (just / finish) her lunch.
has just finished
Why do we use present continuous in this sentence?
“She is wearing a jacket today.”
temporary action
What does past continuous show in this sentence?
“They were playing soccer at 5 p.m.”
An action in progress at a specific time in the past
What is the difference?
What does past perfect show?
“They had eaten before we arrived.”
An action that happened before another past action
What does present perfect mean here?
“I have lost my keys.”
It happened in the past, but the result is important now
She usually ______ (walk) to school, but today she ______ (take) the bus.
walks, is taking
Why do we use past continuous and past simple here?
“She was sleeping when the phone rang.”
It shows a longer action interrupted by a shorter one
Why is present continuous used here?
“I am meeting my friend at 6 p.m.”
Because it is a fixed future arrangement
Why do we use past perfect here?
“He was tired because he had worked all day.”
To show the earlier cause of a past situation
Why do we use present perfect instead of past simple?
“I have lived here for 5 years.”
Because the action started in the past and continues now
“You’re very quiet today. What ______ you ______ (think) about?”
are you thinking
“While I ______ (do) my homework, my brother ______ (play) video games.”
was doing, was playing
Choose the best form and explain:
“Look at those clouds! It ______ (rain).”
is going to rain (prediction based on evidence)
Choose and explain:
“When we got to the cinema, the movie ______ already ______ (start).”
had already started (it happened before we arrived)
Choose the correct tense and explain:
“I ______ (live) in Toronto since 2020.”
have lived (action started in past and continues to present)