Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
He ___ (play) football every Sunday.
plays
I ___ (see) my friend yesterday.
saw
I ___ (finish) dinner before you arrived.
had finished
Correct the mistake: "I will going to study."
I am going to study
Correct the mistake: "I will eating at 6."
I will be eating at 6.
Correct the mistake: "She goes to school now."
Correct: "She is going to school now."
I ___ (watch) TV when he called.
was watching
Correct the mistake: "I had saw the movie before."
I had seen the movie before.
I think it ___ rain.
will
At 8 p.m., she ___ (study).
will be studying
Look! It ___ (rain).
is raining
She ___ (cook) when the phone rang.
was cooking
True or False: Past Perfect describes the first of two past actions.
True
I ___ (visit) my grandparents next weekend.
am going to visit
This time tomorrow, I ___ (fly) to Paris.
will be flying
What auxiliary verbs are used in the Present Continuous tense?
am / is / are
What’s the difference between ‘I watched TV’ and ‘I was watching TV’?
One is a finished action, the other describes an ongoing action
What is the auxiliary verb used in the Past Perfect?
had
Which form do we use for predictions without evidence?
will
What auxiliary verbs do we use in the Future Continuous?
will be
When do we use the Present Continuous?
For actions happening right now or temporary actions
Which tense describes longer background actions in the past?
Past Continuous
When do we use the Past Perfect?
To show one past action happened before another past action
Which form do we use for plans or intentions?
When do we use the Future Continuous?
For actions in progress at a specific time in the future.