Rules
What tense do you use talking about activities in progress in the past?
Past Continuous
I haven't finished this task ___.
yet
He has was to Spain several times.
been
What tense do you use talking about an unfinished or recently finished action?
Present Perfect
Warsaw _____ been nominated as the capital of culture.
has
They didn't caught any fish last night.
catch
What tense do you use talking about actions that happened one after another?
Past Simple
I saw this movie a couple of weeks ... .
ago
He has hurted himself with a knife.
hurt
What tense do you use when you have no time reference?
Present Perfect
I have read 100 pages of this book ____ far.
so
I was cooked while my brother was played computer games.
cooking / playing
What tense do you use to show that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time with an emphasis on duration.
Present Perfect Continuous
The team has _____ to Poland and hasn't come back yet.
gone
I have read this book for a month now.
have been reading