Tenses use
Which tense is it used to talk about scientific facts, habits, permanent situations and future based on a schedule?
Simple present
Gerund: hit
hitting
He __________ (wake) up at 5 every day.
wakes
moment/ is/ working/ this/ She/ at/ not/ .
She is not working at this moment.
Rewrite in AFFIRMATIVE:
That man doesn't pass the test.
That man passes the test.
Which tense is it used to talk about past actions that were completed in the past.
Past simple
Third person present simple: fix
fixing
She ___________ (finish) high school in 2014.
finished
tomorrow/ come/ Will/ your/ school/ to/ mom/ ?
Will your mom come to school tomorrow?
Rewrite in NEGATIVE:
They are drinking coffee.
They aren't drinking coffee.
Which tense is it used to talk about something thathappened before something else that is also in the past?
Past perfect
Past participle: drink
drunk
I ____________ (do) my homework by the time my mom arrived home.
had done
many/ I/ books/ My/ read/ and/ have/ sister/ .
My sister and I have read many books.
Change to PAST CONTINUOUS:
I did homework.
I was doing homework.
Which tense is it used to talk about plans and intentions in the future?
Idiomatic future
Gerund: cry
crying
She ____________ (visit) her grandparents on Christmas.
is going to visit
parents/ done/ home/ before/ exercise/ had/ Our/ coming/ .
Our parents had done exercise before coming home.
Change to Past perfect:
He runs fast.
He had run fast.
Which tense is it used to talk about an action that started in the past and was interrupted by another action?
Past progressive/continuous
Past participle: read
read
Maria ______________ (be) my best friend for many years.
has been
the/ someone/ My/ the/ cleaning/ was/ door/ when/ dad/ knocked/ kitchen/ .
My dad was cleaning the kitchen when someone knocked the door.
Change to PAST SIMPLE:
I am going to fly to Cancun.
I flew to Cancun.