Simple Past
I (go) to the store yesterday.
went
"Look! It (rain) right now."
is raining
The chef prepared the meal.
The meal was prepared by the chef.
Focus on "life experience" and connection to the present.
I (see) that movie three times already.
I have seen that movie three times.
Focus on duration and actions that just stopped or are ongoing.
I (wait) for the bus for twenty minutes.
I have been waiting for the bus for twenty minutes.
The past tense of the verb "to buy."
bought
To make the present continuous, you need a form of the verb be and what else?
verb+ing
The fire destroyed the house.
The house was destroyed by the fire.
This is the third time I (visit) Riyadh.
This is the third time I have visited Riyadh.
The present perfect continuous is formed using: Have/Has + _____ + Verb-ing.
been
This helping verb is used to form questions and negatives in the simple past.
Did
This is the present continuous form of "to lie"
Lying
(Check for the 'ie' to 'y' spelling change!)
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The past participle of "to eat," "to write," and "to give."
eaten, written, and given
Use this tense to explain why you are sweaty:
I (run).
I have been running.
The past tense of "fly," "forget," and "freeze."
flew, forgot, froze
Wait a minute, I (talk) on the phone!
I am talking on the phone.
The teacher graded the tests.
The test was graded by the teacher.
I (have) this car for ten years.
I have had this car for ten years.
She (study) for five hours and she still isn't done.
has been studying
Use the simple past to correct this sentence:
I have seen that movie last week.
I saw that movie last week.
Usually I drive to work, but this week I (take) the bus because my car is in the shop.
Usually I drive to work, but this week I am taking the bus because my car is in the shop.
The gardener waters the flowers every morning
The flowers are watered by the gardener every morning.
I (drink) three cups of coffee today, and the day isn't over yet!
have drunk
Your hands are dirty! What (you/do)?
What have you been doing?