Verb to noun
I love going to soccer ____ ( practice)
I love going to soccer practice.
I ____(live) in Honduras.
I live in Honduras
simple present: when the action is happening right now or when it regularly happens.
She ___ (go) to work every day.
She goes to work every day.
present simple: habitual action
form: 3rd person so add s/es to verb
My dog Amber ____ ( die) 6 years ago.
My dog Amber died 6 years ago.
present simple: completed action
form : verb + ed
I ____( visit) my uncle last week.
I visited my uncle last week.
past simple because it shows a completed past action.
form: verb + ed
I love your nails, you ____ ( changed) them since I last saw them.
I love your nails, you have changed them since I last saw them.
present perfect: have/has + past tense of the verb
They ____ (run) at this moment.
They are running at this moment.
present continuous: currently happening right now.
form: am/are + verb + ing
I ____ (sell) my clothes to my friends.
I sold my clothes to my friends.
past tense:
form: verb + ed ( this is an irregular)
They ___ (watch) a TV series yesterday.
They watched a TV series yesterday.
simple past: shows a completed action
form: verb + ed
The seamstress took my _____ ( measure) so she could alter my pants.
The seamstress took my measurements so she could alter my pants.
Why _____ ( you/look) at me weirdly?
Why are you looking at me weirdly?
present continuous: event that is currently happening
form ( to be = am/are) + verb+ ing
We _____ (prepare) for the hurricane right now.
We are preparing for the hurricane right now.
present continuous: currently happening right now
form: are/am + verb + ing
My mom ____ ( buy) my brother a new phone for Christmas.
My mom bought my brother a new phone for Christmas.
Past simple: completed action
form: verb+ ed ( this verb is an irregular)
They ___ ( study) at 8 pm last night for the test.
They were studying at 8 pm last night for the test.
past continuous: shows a past action that has been interrupted or an action that no longer occurs.
form: were/ was + verb+ ing
When she dyed her hair it changed her ______ (appear)
When she dyed her hair it changed her appearance.
You look so different since I last saw you, your hair _____(grow) very long!
You look so different since I last saw you, your hair has grown very long!
present perfect: related to the past and connected to the present.
form: have/has + past tense of verb
We _____( not see) that movie yet.
We haven't ( have not) seen that movie yet.
Present perfect is related to them not seeing the movie in the past which means that in the present they have also not watched the movie.
Form it using ( have/has ) + past tense of the verb
By the time I got home, my brother ___ ( leave)
By the time I got home, my brother had left.
past perfect because shows one event happened before another event.
form (had) + past tense verb
We ____ ( walk) to the beach when it started to snow.
We were walking to the beach when it started snowing.
past continuous: shows a past action that has been interrupted or an action that no longer occurs.
form: was/were + verb + ing
My mom is my role model and an ____ ( inspire) to me.
My mom is my role model and an inspiration to me.
What are you doing for a job this year?
present continuous: ongoing action
form: am/are + verb + ing
word order is slightly different because it is a question
____( you/ever/try) sushi?
Have you ever tried sushi?
The present perfect because asking if they have had sushi in the past is related to the present moment when the question is asked.
form: questions are made slightly differently but you still use have/had + past tense of the verb... the difference is the subject goes between rather than at the beginning of the sentence.
She____ (walk) the dog while her brother ____ (brush) his teeth.
She was walking the dog while her brother was brushing his teeth.
past continuous: shows a past action that has been interrupted or an action that no longer occurs.
Usually can tell its past is continuous because you can see the word "when" or "while" to show the action was interrupted.
She ___ ( not/eat) dinner before she watched a movie.
She hadn't (had not) eaten dinner before she watched a movie.
Past perfect: shows that one action happened before another happened.
form: had + past tense of verb