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What is the Present Continuous tense used for?
Answer: It’s used to talk about actions happening right now or around the moment of speaking.
Explain the difference between “I’ve been to Paris” and “I’ve gone to Paris.”
Answer:
Japan ___ (develop) amazing technology for many years.
✅ has developed
👉 (Present Perfect — процесс начался в прошлом и продолжается до сих пор.)
You see a boat filled with people, but there isn’t a single person on it.
How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married — so there isn’t a single person! 💍
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
Map
Why: Symbols represent real things, but it’s not the actual thing.
What is the correct structure of a Present Continuous sentence?
Subject + am/is/are + verb + -ing
(e.g. She is reading a book.)
What’s the difference in meaning between “I have lived here for 10 years” and “I lived here for 10 years”?
Answer:
Paris ___ (attract) millions of tourists every year. 🇫🇷
✅ has attracted
👉 (Present Perfect — началось в прошлом и продолжается до сих пор.)
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter “M”. ✉️
A man lives on the 10th floor. Every day he takes the elevator down to leave the building. But when he returns, he can only reach the 7th floor by elevator and walks the rest up to the 10th floor. Why
✅ He is short and can only reach the button for the 7th floor.
Why: Logical twist: not a technical problem — a human limitation.
Which auxiliary verbs are used in Present Continuous?
Am, is, are — depending on the subject.
(I am, he/she/it is, we/you/they are)
What is the correct structure of a Present Perfect sentence?
Answer: Subject + have/has + past participle (V3)
When you arrive in Rome, I ___ (wait) for you at the train station — just like I ___ (wait) for you last summer!
will be waiting / was waiting
👉 (Future Continuous + Past Continuous — оба показывают длительность, но в разное время.)
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls the dog, who crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How?
A: The river was frozen (ice).
Why: Crossing on ice — no bridge/boat and no wet fur.
What has hands but can’t clap?
Clock
Why: It has “hands” (hour & minute) but they don’t move like human hands.
When can we use the Present Continuous to talk about the future?
When we talk about planned or arranged future actions.
(e.g. I’m meeting my friend tomorrow.)
What’s the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple?
This time tomorrow, I ___ (fly) to New York for my vacation. ✈️
✅ will be flying
👉 (Future Continuous — действие, которое будет происходить в определённый момент в будущем.)
I’m a famous tall iron tower in Paris. What am I?
A: Eiffel Tower
I’m tall when I’m young, and short when I’m old. What am I?
Candle
Why: A candle burns down over time.
Which verbs are not usually used in the Present Continuous tense, and why?
Stative verbs (like know, love, believe, understand, want) — because they describe states, not actions.
What is the Present Perfect tense used for?
Answer: It’s used to talk about actions that happened in the past but have a connection to the present.
(e.g. I have lost my keys — I can’t find them now.)
When we get to Rio, the carnival ___ (already / start), and people ___ (dance) in the streets for hours! 🎉
✅ will have already started / will be dancing
👉 (Future Perfect + Future Continuous — одно действие завершено, другое идёт параллельно.)
I have a very long neck, eat leaves from tall trees, and have spots. What am I?
Giraffe
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