Past Progressive vs. Past Simple
What is the difference in use between past simple and past progressive?
Past simple = completed actions; past progressive = ongoing actions in the past.
What do we use the present simple for?
Habits, routines, facts.
What’s the capital city of France?
Paris
What modal verb do we use for ability?
can
I have hands but no arms and a face but no eyes. What am I?
A clock
She ______ (cook) when the phone ______ (ring).
was cooking / rang
What’s the correct form? “Listen! The baby _____ (cry).”
is crying
Name 3 planets in our solar system.
Mars, Jupiter, Venus
What’s the difference between must and have to?
“Must” = strong personal obligation; “have to” = external rule.
What has many keys but can’t open any doors?
A piano
Correct the mistake: “While I watched TV, my brother cleaned his room.”
“While I was watching TV, my brother cleaned his room.”
Fix this: “I am usually drinking coffee in the morning.”
I usually drink coffee in the morning.
How many continents are there in the world?
7
Fill in: You _____ (should / can / must) try harder in class.
should
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
Create a sentence using both tenses.
EXM. “I was doing my homework when the power went out.”
Make a sentence with each tense about the same subject (Maya, study)
“Maya studies English every day. Maya is studying now.”
What language is spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
Rewrite with a modal: Smoking is forbidden in the building
You mustn't smoke in the building
What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot
Explain this: “I was walking home when I saw a dog.” – Why both tenses?
Ongoing action (walking) was interrupted by a short action (saw).
Explain why “I think” and “I’m thinking” are different.
“I think” = opinion. “I’m thinking” = process of thought right now.
What is the only country in the world that is also a continent?
Australia
Choose a modal to give advice to a friend who is sick.
“You should rest and drink water.”
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter “M”