Present/Present Progressive
I (hear/am hearing) footsteps. I (think/am thinking) someone (comes/is coming).
I hear footsteps. I think someone is coming.
Edit for simple past and past progressive errors:
Five years, I finished high school. After that, I was starting in a university.
Five years ago, I finished high school. After that, I started in a university.
Mohammad ___________________ (prepare) to start the Creperia for 3 years. It will open next week.
(Disclaimer: This is false information since the Creperia ___________ (open/already), but just go with it. It will help you practice. ;))
has been preparing
has already opened
Chris _____________ at Agape for 10 years when Stephanie started teaching here.
a. taught
b. had taught
c. had been teaching
had been teaching
Every session, Agape students (go/are going) on a field trip. These trips (are/are being) great ways to practice English.
Every session, Agape students go on a field trip. These trips are great ways to practice English.
Edit for simple past and past progressive errors:
Yesterday, I walk to my mom's house and she cooks dinner for me.
Yesterday, I walked to my mom's house and she cooked dinner for me.
Miguel _____________ (play) basketball _________ (since/for) he was a young boy, and he ___________ (make) approximately 2,500 points.
Miguel has been playing basketball since he was a young boy and he has made approximately 2,500 points.
____________ (by/by the time) Veronica arrived at work, Chris _______________ (already, be) there for an hour and a half.
By the time
had already been
Andres (bakes/is baking) cookies today. I (smell/am smelling) the delicious aroma.
Andres is baking cookies today. I smell the delicious aroma.
Edit for simple past and past progressive errors:
Alena's daughter was singing while she playing the piano, and Alena was smile.
Alena's daughter was singing while she was playing the piano, and Alena was smiling.
Six months ago, Ryuma ____________ (buy) a Jaguar and he ______________ (drive) it around town ever since then.
bought
has been driving
___________ 1:45 yesterday, we _________ (not, finish, yet) the chapter.
By
had not yet finished the chapter.
OR
had not finished the chapter yet.
What movie (want/see) this weekend?
What movie do you want to see this weekend?
Edit for simple past and past progressive errors:
I want to tell you my idea when I saw you earlier, but I was so excited that I forget.
I wanted to tell you my idea when I saw you earlier, but I was so excited that I forgot.
Sara and Alena ______________ Miguel, Mohammad and Andres already.
a. were meeting
b. have met
c. have been meeting
have met
I ____________ mushrooms until a few years ago.
a. never had eaten
b. had never eaten
c. had eaten never
had never eaten
______ Sara ___________ (be/draw) on Ryuma's paper? She ______ (be) a talented artist!
Is Sara drawing on Ryuma's paper? She is a talented artist!
When I was in Belgium, I _____________ my parents because email didn't exist.
a. never emailed
b. was never emailing
c. have never emailed
never emailed
Your face is red an blotchy. ________________?
a. Were you cry?
b. Have you cried?
c. Have you been crying?
Have you been crying?
By the time Obama finished his presidency, his hair ___________ gray.
a. turned
b. had been turning
c. had turned
had turned