Present tenses
Every now and then, I ... to the coast.
(drive)
Every now and then I drive to the coast.
My mum is ... to get upset if I get a bad mark at school.
(~ probability)
My mum is likely to get upset if I get a bad mark at school.
I ... an episode of Stranger Things this morning. (= it is still morning)
(watch)
I've watched an episode of Stranger Things this morning.
I am not ... wear slippers at home. I prefer to have only socks on my feet.
I am not used to wear slippers at home. I prefer to have only socks on my feet.
My keys are gone. I must have ... them somewhere.
not place properly
My keys are gone. I must have misplaced them somewhere.
Our neighbour ... loud music. I hate it.
(always play)
Our neighbour's always playing loud music. I hate it.
Watch out! He looks really angry and ... punch you in the face.
(~ going to do sth very soon)
Watch out! He looks really angry and is about to punch you in the face.
When my sister was younger, she ... taking away my things without permission. I hated it!
(take away / always)
When my sister was younger, she was always taking away my things without permission. I hated it!
I didn't like Taylor Swift's songs at first but I ... them slowly. My classmates play her music all the time.
I didn't like Taylor Swift's songs at first but I am getting used to them slowly.
Who came up with this ... idea? (= crazy)
not sane
Who came up with this insane idea?
I ... Dr Brown in the evening. (= arranged meeting)
(see)
I'm seeing Dr Brown in the evening.
Would you mind ... this for a moment?
(hold)
Would you mind holding this for a moment?
By the time Eric got to the hospital, his wife ... to their child.
(give birth / already)
By the time Eric got to the hospital, his wife had already given birth to their child.
My mum ... do a lot of sports when she was a teenager.
My mum used to / would do a lot of sports when she was a teenager.
It's highly ... to survive in such cold water.
not probable
It's highly improbable to survive in such cold water.
This ... the best sushi I ...
(be / taste / ever)
This is the best sushi I have ever tasted.
The party ... over by the time I ... get home.
The party will be over by the time I get home.
I ... I ... a mistake, when both she and my mum laughed their heads off.
(realise, make)
I realised I had made a mistake, when both she and my mum laughed their heads off.
We ... to the seaside for our holidays when I was a kid. (= repeated action)
(go / always)
We would always go to the seaside for our holidays when I was a kid.
I ... her my secret. Now I will always regret it.
needn't have told / didn't have to tell
I needn't have told her my secret. Now I will always regret it.
The boss ... to find you for the last hour.
(try)
The boss has been trying to find you for the last hour.
As soon as I ... get there, I ... call you.
As soon as I get there, I will call you.
It ... for hours and we were getting sick of it.
(rain)
It had been raining for hours and we were getting sick of it.
They [not] ... live in such a big house.
They didn't use to live in such a big house.
I ... up early today because I didn't have my first class.
needn't have woken / didn't need to wake
I didn't need to wake up early today because I didn't have my first class.