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👉 Something that happens regularly, is always true, or a habit or fact.
👉 A finished action in the past, at a specific time.
The Present Simple
The Past Simple
She always ________ (pamper) herself with something tasty.
She always pampers herself with something tasty.
When I _____ (stay) at my grandma’s house, she _____ (tell) me bedtime stories, _______ (tuck) me in with a soft blanket, and ________( whisper) goodnight until I ______ (fall) asleep.
When I stayed at my grandma’s house, she told me bedtime stories, tucked me in with a soft blanket, and whispered goodnight until I fell asleep.
A flat (плоское) cover made of wool or similar warm material, usually used on a bed
a blanket
It's _______ weather and I am getting autumn ________.
It's sweater weather and I am getting autumn blues.
👉 Something happening right now or around now; also for temporary actions.
The Present Continuous
He usually __________ (go) to school by bus, but today he __________ (walk) because the weather is nice.
I usually goes to school by bus, but today he is walking because the weather is nice.
I _____ (make) a playlist for cozy autumns while my friend ______ (end) her day with a good book.
I was making a playlist for cozy autumns while my friend was ending her day with a good book.
An occasion when a photographer takes a series of photographs, usually of the same person or people in the same place:
photoshoot
Have you ever ________ away some pocket money?
Have you ever squirreled away some pocket money?
👉 Something that happened before now and has a connection to the present (result, experience, recent event).
The Present Perfect
I __________ (not / finish) my homework yet.
I haven't finished my homework yet.
I ________ (feel) under the weather when you ______ (call).
I was feeling under the weather when you called.
A piece of clothing with a high, round collar.
A turtle neck
Don't forget to _______ up before you go out, it's cold ______ today.
Don't forget to bundle up before you go out, it's cold snap today.
👉 Something that was in progress at a specific time in the past, or interrupted (прерванный) by another event.
👉 Something that happened before another past action; the earlier of two past events.
The Past Continuous
The Past Perfect
My parents __________ (travel) a lot; they _____ (be) to more than ten countries.
My parents have travel a lot; they’ve been to more than ten countries.
I ________ (do) a seasonal wardrobe clean-out before my parents _______ (arrive).
I had already done a seasonal wardrobe clean-out before my parents arrived.
To put warm clothes on yourself or someone else:
to bundle up
I would _______ to live in another country for a year without your family or friends.
I would dare to live in another country for a year without your family or friends.
👉 Something that started in the past and is still continuing or has recently stopped, with focus on duration (длительность).
👉 An action that was happening over a period of time before another past event; focuses on duration (длительность) or process.
The Present Perfect Continuous
The Past Perfect Continuous
She __________ (study) English for five years, and she really likes it.
She has been studying English for five years, and she really likes it.
I __________ (bake) for two hours before the guests ____ (come).
I had been baking for two hours before the guests came.
A raised, covered, sometimes partly closed area, often made of wood, on the front or side of a building - you can sit there and enjoy the view.
a porch
I _____ I had blonde curly hair.
I wish I had blonde curly hair.