Simple
Identify the tense: I work at a school.
Present Simple- Fact/routine
What stays the same in all Continuous forms?
Verb + -ing
What is the basic structure of Perfect forms?
HAVE + past participle
Complete the formula: HAVE + ___ + VERB-ING.
Been
Every Tuesday, Sarah ___ tennis. (play)
plays — Present Simple
Yesterday, we ___ the entire project. (finish)
finished
Complete: Right now, the students ___ for their exam.
are studying
I have visited London three times. What is the reference point?
NOW — the experiences occurred before/up to the present.
I have been swimming for two hours. What is emphasized?
A) Result
B) Duration/activity
B) Duration/activity
Don't call me at 9. I ___ for my exam. (study)
will be studying — Future Continuous
Which is correct for a future prediction? I will probably ___ at home tomorrow.
work → Future Simple.
Complete: When the teacher entered, we ___ about the assignment.
were talking
When I arrived, the students had left. Which happened first?
The students left first.
Choose and explain: I have written / have been writing my essay for three hours.
have been writing - emphasis is on the duration/activity.
When I got to the cinema, the movie ___. (start)
had started — Past Perfect
Explain the difference: I studied at 8 p.m. / I was studying at 8 p.m.
First = completed/event statement. PAST SIMPLE
Second = action was in progress at 8. CONTINUOUS
Tomorrow at exactly 8 a.m., I ___ my french class. (have)
will be having
Complete: By 10 p.m., I ___ the report. (finish)
will have finished - FUTURE PERFECT
She was exhausted because she ___ all morning. (walk)
had been walking
I'm exhausted. I ___ essays since 7 a.m. (grade)
have been grading — Present Perfect Continuous
"When you called me, I cooked dinner."
What does it mean compared with: "When you called me, I was cooking dinner"?
Simple presents cooking as an event; Continuous explicitly shows it was in progress when the call happened.
Choose and explain : At 10 p.m. last night, I watched / was watching a documentary when the lights suddenly went out.
was watching
The documentary was in progress at a specific moment in the past when another event interrupted it.
Give the three reference points:
Present Perfect → before/up to ?
Past Perfect → before another ?
Future Perfect → before a ?
NOW / PAST MOMENT / FUTURE MOMENT
Explain the difference:
I have painted the kitchen.
I have been painting the kitchen.
have painted → emphasizes result/completion. Present perfect simple
have been painting → emphasizes activity/duration/ process and doesn't necessarily imply completion. Present perfect Continuous
Complete the sentence and explain your choice:
Sarah couldn't get into her house because she ______ her keys at the office. (leave)
had left - Leaving the keys happened before another past event. Past Perfect