Simple present vs Present continuous
When do we use simple present?
Say a fact/something true.
When do we use present continuous?
We describe something happening in the present.
When do we use simple past?
When we talk about an action finished in the past.
When do we use past continuous?
We describe an action happening in the past.
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I ... (cook) a fancy dinner for my date when the smoke alarm ... (go) off and ruined the romantic mood.
I was cooking a fancy dinner for my date when the smoke alarm went off and ruined the romantic mood.
Tell what is the grammatical structure of simple present.
+Subject+verb to be in present+complement+.
-Subject+verb to be in present+not+complement+.
?(Wh) Verb to be in present+subject+complement+?
+Subject+verb in present ("s,es,ies at the end" when he she or it as a subject)+complement+.
-Subject+do/does+not+verb in base form+complement+.
?(Wh) Aux Do/does+subject+verb in base form+complement+?
Tell what is the grammatical structure of present continuous.
+Subject+aux verb to be in simple present(am/is/are)+verb with ing+complement+.
-Subject+aux verb to be in simple present(am/is/are)+not+verb with ing+complement+.
?(Wh) Aux verb to be in simple present(am/is/are)+subject+verb with ing+complement+?
Tell what is the grammatical structure of simple past.
+Subject+verb to be in past+complement+.
-Subject+verb to be in past+not+complement+.
?(Wh) Verb to be in past+subject+complement+?
+Subject+verb in past (regular = ed/irregular you need memory)+complement+.
-Subject+did+not+verb in base form+complement+.
?(Wh) Aux Did+subject+verb in base form+complement+?
Tell what is the grammatical structure of past continuous.
+Subject+aux verb to be in simple past (was/were)+verb with ing+complement+.
-Subject+aux verb to be in simple past(was/were)+not+verb with ing+complement+.
?(Wh) Aux verb to be in simple past(was/were)+subject+verb with ing+complement+?
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While I ... (make) a TikTok in the library, the security guard ... (tell) me to be quiet.
While I was making a TikTok in the library, the security guard told me to be quiet.
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I ... (love) this game, but now I ... (not play) because my computer does not work.
I love this game, but now I am not playing because my computer does not work.
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I love CUCEI, especially this semester because I ... (have) fun with my friends and I ... (enjoy) it.
I love CUCEI, especially this semester because I am having fun with my friends and I enjoy it.
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I ... (spend) my entire monthly budget on a single concert ticket, so now I have to eat instant noodles for three weeks.
I spent my entire monthly budget on a single concert ticket, so now I have to eat instant noodles for three weeks.
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We ... (go) to a music festival last weekend while ... (die) thanks to a fever.
We went to a music festival last weekend while I was dying thanks to a fever.
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Last night, I ... (spend) three hours scrolling on my phone while I ... (fall) asleep.
Last night, I spent three hours scrolling on my phone while I was falling asleep.
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I always ... (go) to the gym, but today I ... (not fell) OK, so I will not go.
I always go to the gym, but today I am not felling OK, so I will not go.
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I occasionally ... (eat) pizza, but right now I ... (eat) some tacos.
I occasionally eat pizza, but right now I am eating some tacos.
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I ... (make) a very awkward mistake and sent a funny meme to my professor instead of my best friend.
I made a very awkward mistake and sent a funny meme to my professor instead of my best friend.
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I finally ... (finish) my project at 4:00 AM, while I ... (listen) to music.
I finally finished my project at 4:00 AM, while I was listening to music.
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My roommate ... (run) a marathon in a dinosaur costume when he ... (fall) in front of everyone.
My roommate was running a marathon in a dinosaur costume when he fell in front of everyone.
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-Hey Pedro where is your mother?
-I ... (think) she had gone to work, so she ... (work) right now.
-I think she had gone to work, so she is working right now.
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This ... (not work) for now, we ... (need) to break up :(
This is not working for now, we need to break up :(
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My brother (eat) my leftover pizza that I was saving for breakfast, and we had a huge argument about it.
My brother ate my leftover pizza that I was saving for breakfast, and we had a huge argument about it.
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I ... (watch) a movie alone, when I ... (hear) a noise.
I ... (watch) a movie alone, when I ... (hear) a noise.
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I ... (run) to catch the bus when I ... (see) my ex-boyfriend.
I was running to catch the bus when I saw my ex-boyfriend.