Verb Tenses 1
Shh! The professor _______ (try) to explain something important.
is trying
I _______ (run) to catch the train this morning so I wouldn't be late.
ran
Write the question.
Q:
A: We are moving to Chicago in May.
When are you moving to Chicago?
(Other answers may be possible)
My roommate and I going to have dinner together.
My roommate and I are going to have dinner together.
He _______ (text) me when he _______ (crash) his car last night.
was texting, crashed
OR
texted, crashed (different meaning)
Next weekend we ________ (hike) in the mountains.
will hike / are going to hike
Write a sentence about something that happened yesterday. Use both past simple and past progressive.
(Many answers possible)
Ex: While I was waiting for the bus, it began to rain.
I have been knowing my best friend since we were kids.
I have known my best friend since we were kids.
(know = stative verb not used with progressive tenses)
I can't come to the party tonight. I _______ (stay up) all night to finish the project by tomorrow's deadline.
will be staying up
I think they ________ (be) so busy because they ________ (take) too many credits this semester.
are, are taking
Write a sentence that includes 3 verbs/actions. Use both past simple and past perfect to explain the order of events.
(Many answers possible)
Ex: I had never seen a red panda in real life before I moved to Madison and visited the zoo.
While I will be finishing my homework, she is going to make dinner.
While I am finishing / finish my homework, she is going to make dinner.
(no future progressive in clauses with time expressions)
By the end of the semester, you _______ (learn) a lot about grammar!
will have learned
My grandparents ________ (come) to see us next week. They ________ (not, see) us for two years.
are coming, have not seen
Write a sentence that uses both present perfect and present perfect progressive to describe something that started in the past and continues until now.
(Many answers possible)
We have been driving for hours, but we have not seen any other cars on the road.
Last year I had traveled to 3 different countries.
Last year I traveled to 3 different countries.
(specific time in past = past simple; past perfect only used to explain order of 2+ past events)
She ________ (work) at that company for three years when it ________ (close) in 2024.
had been working, closed
Give all verb tense forms using the verb sleep.
sleep/sleeps
am/is/are sleeping
has/have slept
has/have been sleeping
slept
was/were sleeping
had slept
had been sleeping
will/be going to sleep
will be sleeping
will have slept
will have been sleeping
Complete the sentence with future perfect progressive: By the time I graduate, ...
(Many answers possible)
Ex: By the time I graduate, I will have been living in the US for 4 years.
The Earth's temperature rises for the past century, and it continues to rise in the future.
The Earth's temperature has been rising for the past century, and it will continue to rise in the future.