Present contrast
Present Perfect Simple or Continuous
Will or going to
Verbs pattern
Past tenses
100

My sister always borrows / is always borrowing my clothes. It’s really annoying!

My sister is always borrowing my clothes. It’s really annoying!

100
I (have, never) vegetarian pizza, so I think I'll order that.
Present Perfect I have never had vegetarian pizza, so I think I'll order that.
100

Oh great! That meeting after work's been cancelled. I _____ (go) to that yoga class instead.

will go

100

I think I forgot ____ (lock) the door when we left.

to lock

100

Why did you change the channel? I ______ that movie.  

was watching

200
Change the following statement to a question: They have finished the assignment yet.
Have they finished the assignment yet?
200
What's the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. (You, cry) ________________?
Present Perfect Continuous Have you been crying?
200

I _____(try) to visit my relatives in Australia this year.

am going to try

200

If she doesn't answer, try ______(call) her mobile.

calling

200

When I _____ out of the shower, the lights _____.

was getting / went off

300

That food …………………………………… (look) delicious!

looks

300
Dr. Jones is a good teacher. How long (he, be) ________________ at the university?
Present Perfect How long has he been at the university?
300

I ____ (go) to the supermarket after work. What do we need?

am going to go

300

I tried _____ (keep) my eyes open, but I eventually fell asleep.

to keep

300

When I saw Clara, I realised that she ______ much in all those years.

hadn't changed

400
Change the following statement to a negative: I have been waiting for three hours.
We haven't been waiting for three hours.
400
The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she (play) _____________________ in the mud.
Present Perfect Continuous The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she has been playing in the mud.
400

Do you think it ____ (rain) this afternoon?

will rain

400

My mum doesn't let me _____ (come) with you.

come

400

When my parents ____ (open) the door I could see they _____ (smile), and that they were genuinely happy to see me. I ______ (be) addicted to alcohol for 10 years, and for them, seeing me was the confirmation that I wasn't dead in an alley.

opened
were smiling
had been

500

Well, it __ (be) a lovely day and I just ____ (walk down) the street when I ___ (see) this funny guy walking towards me. Obviously he ___ (drink), because he ___ (move) from side to side.

Well, it's a lovely day and I'm just walking down the street when I see this funny guy walking towards me. Obviously he's been drinking, because he's moving from side to side.

500
Aurgh! I'm so sick of waiting! I (wait) ________________ here for 2 hours!
Present Perfect Continuous I have been waiting here for 2 hours!
500

- Look out! You ____ (spill) that coffee!
- Oh, thanks! ____ you ___ help me carry these things?
- Sure. ___ you ____ (to speak) at the next meeting?
- Yes.
- I ____ (help) with it then.

are going to spill
Will you help
Are you going to speak
I will help

500

Your hair needs ____ (cut). It's too long.

cutting

500

We thought that we were on the right path when suddenly we _____(run into) a very familiar rock and ______ (realise) that we ______ (walk) in circles for quite a long time. We ______ (be) totally lost, and the fact that we ______ (already/finish) our water provisions wasn't very promising.

ran into
realised
were walking
were
had already finished

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