PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS

Present Simple

100

I                    (go) to school by bus.

I go to school by bus.

200

My mom                   (have) breakfast at home.

My mom has breakfast at home.

300

How often             you               (study) English?

How often do you study English?

400

Lucia and Mike                    (not get) along really well. Lucia                 (hate) Mike.

Lucia and Mike don't get along really well. Lucia hates Mike.

500

I                     (love) swimming and my sister           (do) too, but my father             (think) it's boring.

I love swimming and my sister does too, but my father thinks it's boring.

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

100

I                             (play) soccer this season.

I'm playing soccer this season.

200

I usually                (wake) up at 7:00 o'clock.

I usually wake up at 7:00 o'clock.

300

I                   (not do) exercise at all but this month I                        (go) to the gym.

I don't do exercise at all but this month I'm going to the gym.

400

I                          (start) to write a book about my life because I                      (want) to be a writer.

I'm starting to write a book about my life because I want to be a writer.

500

Suzan                     (love) music so she                 (go) to a concert in Mexico City right now. She         (be) really excited.

Suzan loves music so she's going to a concert in Mexico City right now. She is very excited.

Past Simple

100

I                (watch) a horror movie last night.

I watched a horror movie last night.

200

My father                       (not take) me to the doctor.

My father didn't take me to the doctor.

300

              you                   (have) a birthday party last year?

Did you have a birthday party last year?

400

I                    (eat) a lot of French fries and I           (drink) a lot of Coca Cola.

I ate a lot of French fries and I drank a lot of Coca Cola.

500

What                you               (do) last night?

I                     (visit) Jenny yesterday and she         (tell) me that you                   (not call) her.

What did you do last night?

I visited Jenny yesterday and she told me you didn't call her.

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

100

I                   (go) to Cancun last summer.

I went to Cancun last summer.

200

I                    (listen) to music yesterday at 5:00.

I was listening to music yesterday at 5:00.

300

I                       (watch) a movie when you             (call) me.

I was watching a movie when you called me.

400

What              you                  (do) when the accident                     (happen)?

What were you doing when the accident happened?

500

I                     (run) in the park while I was           (listen) to music when suddenly it                  (start) to rain.

I was running in the park while I was listening to music when suddenly it started to rain.

Random

100

She usually _____ (read), but today she _____ (work) on a project

She usually reads, but today she is working on a project.

200

While I _____ (study) for the exam last night, my roommate _____ (watch) TV in the living room.

While I was studying for the exam last night, my roommate was watching TV in the living room.

300

Lucia                     (not go) out last night because she                (be) sick.

Lucia didn't go out last night because she was sick.

400

Yesterday, when I _____ (work) on my project, my colleague _____ (call) with urgent news.  

Yesterday, when I was working on my project, my colleague called with urgent news.

500

I usually              (work) alone but this week I           (work) with John because he             (miss) three classes.

I usually work alone but this week I'm working with John because he missed three classes.