(Present Perfect vs. Past Simple vs. Past Perfect)
By the time we got to the station, the train _______ (leave). We _______ (miss) it.
By the time we got to the station, the train had left. We missed it.
I _______ (meet) John at the café later today. It’s already planned.
I am going to meet John at the café later today.
She _______ (work) as a doctor, but right now she _______ (take) a break.
She works as a doctor, but right now she is taking a break.
Three nouns that are people in your family.
Nephew, niece, sibling.
She always _______ (looks after / brings up) her younger brother when her parents are busy.
She always looks after her younger brother when her parents are busy.
I _______ (never / be) to Paris, but last summer I finally _______ (go).
I had never been to Paris, but last summer I finally went
Look at those dark clouds! It _______ (rain) soon.
Look at those dark clouds! It is going to rain soon.
While we _______ (watch) the movie, the power _______ (go) out.
While we were watching the movie, the power went out.
Two adjectives that describe someone that might be hard to get along with.
spoilt, strict.
A verb that means the opposite of become close.
Grow apart.
She _______ (already / finish) the book by the time I _______ (start) reading it
She had already finished the book by the time I started reading it.
If you don’t study for the test, you _______ (fail).
If you don’t study for the test, you will fail.
By the time we arrived, the train _______ (already / leave).
By the time we arrived, the train had already left.
Two expressions (collocations) that are connected to marriage.
Get divorced, get engaged.
A verb that means the opposite of be different from.
Take after
When we arrived, they _______ (just / leave), so we didn’t see them.
When we arrived, they had just left, so we didn’t see them.
By this time tomorrow, we _______ (fly) to New York.
By this time tomorrow, we will be flying to New York.
I _______ (study) all day yesterday, so I _______ (be) really tired.
I had been studying all day yesterday, so I was really tired.
An expression (collocation) that describes what happens at the end of the day.
Get dark.
I don´t __________________ well with the members of my husband´s family. (use a get collocation)
I don´t get along well with the members of my husband´s family.
I _______ (not / hear) from them since they _______ (move) to another city.
I haven’t heard from them since they moved to another city.
I _______ (have) dinner with my friends tomorrow night. We made the reservation last week.
I am having dinner with my friends tomorrow night.
They _______ (live) in Spain for five years before they _______ (move) to London.
They had lived in Spain for five years before they moved to London.
That was __________. It really hurt!
That was painful. It really hurt!
A verb that means the opposite of not respect.
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