Time markers
in 10 years from now
Future Perfect, Future Cont
pretend
pretend to do
Students usually ... (test) to get to the university.
Students are usually tested ...
Sue: "Are you keen on music?"
Sue asked if I was keen on music.
"She is coming next week"
She said that she was coming the following week.
while
Past Continuous
While I was cooking, they were watching a film.
Imagine
Imagine doing
Pyramids ... (create) ... thousands of workers a long time ago.
Pyramids were created by thousands of workers a long time ago.
Rob: "Where do you work?"
Rob asked me where I worked.
He said "I have been so tired lately"
He said he had been so tired lately.
so far
Present Perfect
We haven't had any problems so far.
suggest
suggest doing
All details of the project ... (check) right now.
All details of the project are being checked right now.
Claire: "Did you check your emails yesterday?"
Claire asked me if I had checked my emails the day before.
He said "We were very busy yesterday"
He said that they were very busy the day before.
lately
Present Perfect, Present Perfect Cont
I have been very busy lately.
I have been working a lot lately.
I can't help
I can't help doing
3 million people ... (vaccinate) so far.
3 million people have been vaccinated so far.
Boss: "How long is it going to take to fix this?"
My boss asked me how long it was going to take to fix that.
I said "we were preparing for the exams."
I said we had been preparing for the exams.
by the end of the week
Future Perfect
I will have read this book by the end of the week.
refuse
refuse to do
When I came, the house ... (destroy) completely by the fire.
When I came, the house had completely been destroyed by the fire.
Teacher: Are you going anywhere in summer?
Teacher asked me if I was going anywhere in summer.
They said "we will handle this".
They said they would handle that.