Name That Tense!
"She drinks coffee every morning." — What tense is this and what is the function?
Present simple. To talk about scheduled activities in the future.
you / always / do / homework / your / .
You always do your homework.
Make a sentence using the prompt.
I / join / art club / next semester
(planned)
I am joining the art club next semester.
→ Present Continuous (planned)
"We are watching a movie right now." — What tense is this and what is the function?
Present continuous. The sentence talks about something planned/agreed and arranged in the future.
to / going / we / are / the / beach / go / to / .
We are going to go to the beach.
Make a sentence using the prompt.
We / have / group meeting / Monday
(arranged)
We are having a group meeting on Monday.
→ Present Continuous (arranged)
"He is going to buy a new phone." — What tense is this and what is the function?
Going to. The sentence talks about things that are decided or that will happen very soon.
ten minutes / Tickets / going / on sale / are / in / .
Tickets are going on sale in ten minutes.
Make a sentence using the prompt.
The train / arrive / in / a few minutes
(will happen soon)
The train is going to arrive in a few minutes.
→ Going to (will happen very soon)
"They are playing football after school today." — What tense is this and what is the function?
Present continuous. This sentence talks about something that is planned/agreed.
playing / in / the / He's / tomorrow / football match / .
He's playing in the football match tomorrow.
Make a sentence using the prompt.
English test / April 25th / be
(scheduled)
The English test is on April 25th.
→ Present Simple (scheduled)
"I go to the gym on Mondays, but today I'm going to stay home."
Please identify both tenses and its evidence.
The first sentence before comma is present tense, to talk about a scheduled activity: Go to the gym.
The second sentence after comma is going to, to talk about thing (stay home) that is decided.
Larry / visiting / in / his uncle / Canada / is / next summer / .
Larry is visiting his uncle in Canada next summer.
Make a sentence using the prompt.
She / meet / her cousin / this weekend
(arranged)
She is meeting her cousin this weekend.
→ Present Continuous (arranged)