It refers to an action or event that takes place habitually.
Simple Present
100
First person // Possessive
My -- Mine
100
Write the formula for affirmative Present Progressive
Subject + verb TO BE + Verb (-ing) + Complement
100
Chopin was a _________ musician (good/ well)
Good
100
‘To be or not to be, that is the question’
William Shakespeare (Hamlet)
200
It refers to something taking place at the present moment.
Present Continuous
200
Second person // Objective // Singular ... Singing
You
200
Write the formula for negative Past perfect
Subject + had + NOT + Verb (past participle) + Complement
200
If we are going to save the planet, we need to make ___________ car journeys. (fewer/ less)
Fewer
200
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
300
We use this tense to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. You CANNOT use this perfect tense with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child....
Present Perfect
300
Third person // Masculine // Singular // Objective
Him
300
Write the formula for Question in Future Perfect TRICK: Keep your eyes closed.
Will + Subject + have + Verb (past participle) + Complement + ?
300
Bananas grow _______ in that climate (good / well)
well
300
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
400
This perfect tense expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past.
Past Perfect
400
First person // Nominative // Plural
We
400
Write the formula for Afirmative Past Perfect Continuous
Subject + had + been + verb (-ing) + complement
400
These days you seem to get _____________ beer for your money. (fewer / less )
less
400
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
Pablo Picasso
500
This tense shows that something will continue up until a particular event or time in the future. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Friday"
Future Perfect Progressive
500
Third person // Feminine // Possessive // Singular... Drawing
Her -- Hers
500
Write the formula for Question in Present Perfect Continuous Trick: You can NOT use your hands to grab whatever you are writing with
Have/ Has + Subject + Been + Verb (-ing) + Complement + ?
500
Some entertainers are uncomfortable in front of a large audience; such insecurity can look ___________( bad/ badly)
bad
500
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”