Present Tense

Group 1

100

Imagine that you:

• To read books 

• On a regular basis 

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Simple Present 

I read books.

200

Imagine that you:

• To like pasta 

• For the past 6 years

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Present Perfect

I have liked pasta for the past 6 years.

300

Imagine that: 

-"We"

-to play basketball 

-always

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Simple Present 

We always play basketball. 

400

Imagine: 

-You = subject

-To eat lunch

-Right now 

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

-Present Continuous

-I am eating lunch right now.

Group 2

100

Imagine that you:

• Doing dishes 

• For the past 15 minutes
  
  What tense would you use?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Present perfect continuous 

• I have been doing dishes for the past fifteen minutes.

200

Imagine that:

• We

• To play Monopoly

• Started 2 hours ago 

• Still doing it now

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Present Perfect Continous

We have been playing monopoly for the past 2 hours.

300

Imagine that: 

-My friends and I = subject

-To study biology in school

-For the past 2 years

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Present Perfect

My friends and I have studied biology in school for the past two years.

400

Imagine that: 

-The dogs

-To run in the backyard

-For the past 10 minutes

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

-Present Perfect Continuous

-The dogs have been running in the backyard for the past 10 minutes. 

Group 3

100

Imagine that you:

• To play basketball 

• For the past 10 years

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Present Perfect 

I have played basketball for the past 10 years.

200

Imagine that:

• Mike

• To work at Microsoft

• Past two years

• Still doing it now

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

• Present Perfect

• Mike has worked at Microsoft for the past two years.

300

Imagine that: 

-The students

-To take a test 

-Right now 

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Present Continuous

The students are taking a test right now.

400

Imagine:

-The baby

-to eat broccoli

-right now

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

-Present Continuous

-The baby is eating right now.

Group 4

100

Imagine that you:

• To do homework 

• At this exact moment

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Present Continuous

I am doing homework. 

200

Imagine that:

• Lucy

• To like 

• To play soccer

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

• Simple Present Tense

• Lucy likes to play soccer.

300

Imagine that: 

-I = subject 

-To make food

-For the past 15 minutes

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been making food for the past 15 minutes.

400

Imagine: 

-The cat

-To live with me 

-For the past 3 years

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

-Present Perfect

-The cat has lived with me for the past 3 years.

Group 5

100

Imagine that you:

• To play video games 

• Regularly

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

• Simple Present

• I regularly play videogames. 

200

Imagine that:

-"You" is the subject

-To eat dinner

-For the past 10 minutes

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Present Perfect Continous

You have been eating dinner for the past 10 minutes.

300

Imagine that: 

-The teacher 

-To work at the school

-For the past 6 years

What tense would you use?

Put it into a sentence.

Present Perfect

The teacher has worked at the school for the past 6 years.

400

Imagine: 

-"I"= subject

-to read

-right now

What tense would I use?

Put it into a sentence.

-Present continuous

-I am reading right now.