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An action that expresses a daily habit or general fact.
Present Simple
An action happening right now at this exact moment.
Present Continuous
An action that was finished in the past.
Past Simple
An ongoing action happening at a specific time in the past.
Past Continuous
A past action that connects to the present moment.
Present Perfect
Complete: "Listen! She _____ (sing) right now."
is singing
Complete: "I _____ (eat) breakfast yesterday morning."
ate
Complete: "I was eating when she _____ (arrive)."
arrived
Complete: "I have _____ (eat) breakfast already."
eaten
Complete: "I had eaten before she _____ (come)."
came
Correct the error: "I was ate my dinner when you called."
I was eating my dinner when you called.
Which action happened FIRST: "I had eaten before she arrived"
Eating (eaten breakfast)
An action finished before another past action took place.
Past Perfect
Correct the error: "I am eating breakfast every morning at 7 AM."
I eat breakfast every morning at 7 AM.
Correct the error: "He eat breakfast every single day."
He eats breakfast every single day.
Complete with the correct tense: "The train _____ (leave) every morning at 6:00 AM."
leaves (Present Simple for scheduled facts/habits)
Correct the sentence: "Right now, the price of food goes up."
"Right now, the price of food is going up." (Action happening/changing now)
In the sentence "While I was eating, the phone rang," which action was interrupted?
"I was eating" (the ongoing Past Continuous action)
Correct the error: "Yesterday at 8 PM, I ate my dinner." (Hint: It was an ongoing action at that exact time).
"Yesterday at 8 PM, I was eating my dinner."
Complete: "By the time she arrived, I _____ (already / eat) breakfast."
had already eaten (Past Perfect)
Change "She eats lunch" into Present Perfect AND Past Perfect.
Present Perfect: "She has eaten lunch." / Past Perfect: "She had eaten lunch."
Transform "I have eaten" to Past Perfect.
I had eaten
Fill in the blank with the correct tense: "Water _____ (boil) at 100°C."
boils (Present Simple for general scientific facts)
In the sentence "While we were eating, the lights went out," which tense describes the background/ongoing action?
Past Continuous ("were eating")
Complete: "While I _____ (study), my friend _____ (call) me."
was studying (Past Continuous), called (Past Simple)