Past
This is the past tense of the verb go
WENT
Identify the verb: "They watch TV in the evening."
watch
Fill in the blank and say the correct tense: "She ___ chocolate."
likes (present simple)
What are key words we see in the present continuous?
Now, Tonight, Later, Tomorrow, Right now, At the moment, etc....
Fill in the blank: "I ___ (eat) sushi many times."
have eaten
Choose the correct past tense: "She (look) for her keys under the couch."
LOOKED
What are some key words when we see the present simple?
Always, Never, Sometimes, Every....(day, month, year), On Mondays, Often.
Change to present continuous: "She works at a bank." Include key words.
She is working at a bank right now.
Identify the tense: "They were laughing during the movie when the man told them to 'SHHHHHHH!'"
Past continuous
Correct this mistake: "He have gone to bed."
Change this sentence to the past tense: They play football every Saturday and go to the cinema after practices.
They played football every Saturday and went to the cinema after practices.
Correct this sentence: "She play football on Sundays and her brother ate a hamburger when she play."
She plays football on Sundays and her brother eats a hamburger when she plays.
Make a sentence in the present continuous about what you are doing.
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Correct the sentence in the present continuous: She was go to eat the chicken kabob when she arrived home.
She is going to eat the chicken kabob when she arrives home.
Fill in the blank: "I ___ (study) English for three years."
I have been studying English for three years.
When can we use the past tense?
finished actions in the past
When do we use the present simple?
For habitual actions, routines, and facts.
Use two different tenses in one sentence.
EXAMPLE: Present simple + Continuous OR Past Simple + Continuous
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Choose the correct form: "We (are/were) sleeping when the phone rang, then my mom (knock/knocked) on the door. We (scream/screamed) because we (are/were) so scared. When she (open/opened) the door, we (are/were) crying."
We were sleeping when the phone rang, then my mom knocked on the door. We screamed because we were so scared. When she opened the door, we were crying.
Fill in the blank: "She has lived here ___ 2010."
SINCE
Correct this mistake: "He goed to the park yesterday, then he seed his friends, then he walking home."
WENT, saw, walked
Change this sentence into the negative: "She likes coffee and she loves the flavor.
She doesn't like coffee and she hates/doesn't like the flavor.
Explain the difference: "I played football yesterday" vs. "I was playing football yesterday."
Past simple = completed action; past progressive = action in progress at a time.
Indentify the tense: "When my mom was eating dinner, my brother and I were sitting in the living room. She stood up and said to me, 'I am going to the supermarket right now, so come help me.' My brother is still laughing at me right now, because I didn't tell my mom no.
Present & past continuous. (plus a little bit of simple from both :))
Correct this mistake: "I have been works since morning. I'm so tired. My boss has been stay at home, so the responsibility falls on me.
I have been working since morning. I´m so tired. My boss has been staying at home, so the responsibility falls on me.