Simple
Our family ________(visit) my grandparents after church every Sunday.
visits
Currently Andre _______(study) English at the University of Colorado.
is studying
Yesterday, I _________an old high school friend whom I ________ for ages
ran into/hadn't seen
We ______________(visit) our grandparents ever since we were kids.
have been visiting
In the evenings, I often play chess with my next door neighbor. I _____ chess with him ever since I _____ to live here ten years ago. What are the correct verb tenses?
have been playing/ came
The strong storm ________ (bend) the tree yesterday.
bent
I .........(LIVE)on this island for two years now.
have been living
When I ______(show) up to take a look around, there were at least 20 people who _______(arrive) before me. What are the correct verb tenses?
showed/had arrived
Do you think we should give them a break? They ___________________(work) for hours.
have been working
Two month ago, Hannah _________(buy) a new computer.
bought
Mario can’t answer the door because he_________his hair
is washing
They ______(want) me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I _______(have) some problems with him in the past. Which are the verb tenses?
wanted/have had
Alfredo _____(participate)in Friends of the Theater Club in his community since he was 15 years old.
has been participating
I have been waiting for the prices of the houses to come down before buying one, but I think I _____(wait) too long and the prices _____(begin) to go up again. What are the correct verb tenses?
have waited/are beginning
What is one of the 5 uses for simple tenses?
*Express general ideas, relationships, and truths *Describe habitual actions *Describe perceptions or emotions *Express possession or personal relationships *Establish the time frame and the moment of focus?
The cow _____ (eat) the grass while her calf ___ (run) around the field.
was eating/was running
Ben is a very quick writer. He _________his third book.
has just finished
He ______(make) an antique desk to use for one of the sets for the last four days, and he is also making a fireplace facade.
has been making
This bicycle ____ (be) in our family for fourteen years. My father used it for the first five years, my brother rode it for the next five and I ____(have) it for the last four. What are the correct verb tenses?
has been/have had
Andre _____ (come) from Brazil and _____ (be) a native speaker of Portuguese.
comes/ is
Say one sentence that uses a progressive/continuous verb to describe actions already in progress at the moment of focus.
Various answers
I_________such a violent storm in my whole life
have never seen
In June, we ___________________(live) in this house for 2 years.
have been living
It's a pity you didn't come to London with us last summer. Since you ____ (negative see) it before, it ____( be) a wonderful holiday for you. What are the correct verb tenses?
haven't seen/would have been