simple present
present continuous
"am" "is" "are" + ing
simple past
past tense
Guess the Tense
100

I ____ (eat) at home everyday. 

eat

100

Right now, we ____ ________ (study) grammar.

 "are studying"

100

My Grandma passed away many years ago. She ______ (be) a very intelligent woman.

 " was"

100

talk

talked

100

I eat an apple every morning.

SIMPLE PRESENT

200

My neighbor _____ (sit) on her porch in the morning. 

sits

200

Look! He ___ _______(look) at that pretty girl!

 "is looking"

200

He _____ (go) to San Francisco last month. 

" went"

200

ask

asked

200

They watched a movie.

SIMPLE PAST

300

What time ____ (be) it now? 

 "is"

300

Do you know where you ___ ______ (go)?

 "are going"

300



300

like

liked

300

She will travel to Japan.

SIMPLE FUTURE

400

Where ____ (do) she go shopping?

 "does"

400

The school principals ___ _______ (talk) in the meeting.

 "are talking"

400

Question: Did you come to school today? 

Answer: "______ I _______"

"Yes, I did"

"No, I didn't"

400

cry

cried

400

I was eating ice cream.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

500

Every Saturday, they ______ (water) the garden.

 "water"

500

____ you ________(sleep) right now?

 "are"      "sleeping"

500

Question:________________________________?

Answer:  "I drank a lot of water last night because I was thirsty."

"Why did you drink water last night" 

"Why did you drink a lot of water"

"Why were you thirsty last night?"

500

stop

stopped

500

While I was cooking dinner, the doorbell rang.

(GUESS TWO!)

  • "was cooking"  Past Continuous

    This describes an ongoing action that was happening in the past

  • "rang"  Simple Past

    This describes a sudden, completed action that interrupted the first one.

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