Auxiliary verbs
Statement: "She loves chocolate."
Question: "You love chocolate, __?
do you?"
She stopped ___ (to smoke / smoking) because it was bad for her health.
"smoking"
(Stop + ing when stopping an activity).
Correct the sentence:
"He always sings loudly in the shower, and it's annoying."
He is always singing loudly in the shower, and it’s annoying.
(Use present continuous with "always" for habits that annoy us)
"I ___ (eat) lunch two hours ago."
ate
(Past simple for specific past actions).
"He ___ (play) football when he was younger
used to play
"He said he finished the project yesterday, but he __ finish it yesterday!"
did
"I tried ___ (to call / calling) him, but he didn’t answer."
to call
(Try + to-infinitive refers to making an effort)
She ___ (go) to the gym every Monday.
goes
(Present simple for habits)
She ___ (live) in London for five years."
has lived
(Present perfect for actions that started in the past and continue in the present).
Which is correct? "Every Sunday, we ___ (would / used to) go to my grandmother’s house for lunch."
would
They went to the concert last night.
Did they?
She remembered ___ (to buy / buying) groceries on her way home.
to buy
(Remember + to-infinitive refers to remembering to do something in the future)
He ___ (work) at the bank for five years now
works
(Present simple for states).
"He ___ (be used to) (speak/ speaking) in public, so giving a presentation didn’t make him nervous.
was used to
speaking
She is getting used to ___ (wake) up early for work.
waking
(Get used to + verb-ing).
He has already finished his homework.
Has he?
I stopped ___ (to talk / talking) to my neighbor because I was late for work.
talking
(Stop + -ing means you finished doing something, in this case, talking).
"She ___ (complain) about her job every single day
will complain
(Will + infinitive for repeated actions)
She tried ___ (to fix / fixing) the printer, but it still didn’t work.
to fix
(Try + to-infinitive refers to making an effort to achieve something).
Before the company moved offices, we ___ working in a small space.
were used to
I tried ___ (to explain / explaining) the situation to him, but he didn’t listen.
to explain
(Trying to do something, with an emphasis on effort).
You should try ___ (to relax / relaxing) before the exam. It will help you focus.
relaxing
(Try + -ing refers to trying an experiment to see if it works or helps).
If the computer won’t turn on, try ___ (to press / pressing) the power button again.
pressing
(Try + -ing refers to experimenting or testing to see if something works).
I remember ___ (to visit / visiting) Paris when I was a child. It was amazing!
visiting
(Remember + -ing refers to a memory of a past action)
Complete the sentence: "When she moved to Spain, she had a hard time at first, but eventually she ___ the hot weather."
got used to.