Present Perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past
I ___________ (live) here since 2008.
I have lived here since 2008.
I have been living here since 2008.
(Depending on the verb, you can use the present perfect and present perfect continuous with "since" when something began in the past and continues to the present.)
I___ glad that I _____ you. (meet)
I am glad that I met you.
A: Can you come to the party?
B: No. Sorry. I think I (might/be/get sick).
A: Can you come to the party?
B: No. Sorry. I think I might be getting sick.
____ I was walking down the street, it started to rain.
While I was walking down the street, it started to rain.
A: Are you going to the picnic on Friday?
B: I ________ if I don't have to work. (go)
A: Are you going to the picnic on Friday?
B: I will go if I don't have to work.
She ________________ (be) married for a very long time. She is never going to get divorced.
She has been married for a very long time.
I __________________. (happy/you/in my class)
I am happy that you are in my class.
A: Are you okay?
B: No. I think I ate some bad meat. I (may/get food poisoning.)
A: Are you okay?
B: No. I think I ate some bad meat. I may be getting food poisoning.)
He was playing piano _____ I called, so I called him back later.
He was playing piano when I called, so I called him back later.
A: What do you think I should do?
B: If I ________(be) you, I _______ get a new job.
A: What do you think I should do?
B: If I were you, I would get a new job.
We ______ (eat) there many times last year.
We ate there many times last year.
Make a sentence. Be careful with the time in the second clause.
It/awesome/you/travel/this summer
It is awesome that you are going to travel this summer.
A: Wow! You are really hot.
B: I _________________ sick.
A: Wow! You are really hot!
B: I might/may/could be getting sick.
I _____ (drive) when the phone _____ (ring).
He ________ a doctor if ______already a lawyer. (be)
He would be a doctor if he weren't already a lawyer.
We ______ (eat) there 5 years ago, but we ______(not eat) there since.
We ate there 5 years ago, but we haven't eaten there since.
Make a sentence. Pay attention to the tense.
She/still/excited/her father/win the award/last week.
She is still excited that her father won the award last week.
A: Hey, let's call Thomas and see if he wants to go out.
B: I think he _________________(study).
A: Oh, yeah! He studies a lot. He probably is.
A: Hey, let's call Thomas and see if he wants to go
out.
B: I think he might/could/may be studying.
A: Oh, yeah! He studies a lot. He probably is.
____ he (find) the wallet, he ____ (walk) home.
When he found the wallet, he was walking home.
A: I need some help with my car. I'm having car trouble.
B: I am going to ask my boss if I can leave.
_______be there in 20 minutes if I _________ off work.
A: I need some help with my car. I'm having car trouble.
B: I am going to ask my boss if I can leave.
I'll be there in 20 minutes if I can get off work.
How long ______ (you/study) this morning?
How long have you been studying this morning.
(We are in class. It is still morning, and you are still studying.)
They/not know/he/be/their father.
They thought the he was their uncle until they were adults.
They didn't know that he was their father.
A: Shhhh! The baby ___________________.
B: Oh. You are right. Maybe she is. And you do NOT want to wake a sleeping baby.
A: Shhhh! The baby may/might/could be sleeping.
B: Oh. You are right. Maybe she is. And you do NOT want to wake a sleeping baby.
He ______ (speed), ______ he (get pulled over) by the police.
He was speeding when he got pulled over by the police.
A: I'm having car trouble. I'm on the freeway. Can you come help me?
B: I ________come if I __________, but I can't get off work.
A: I'm having car trouble. I'm on the freeway. Can you come help me?
B: I would come if I could, but I can't get off work.