Present Tenses
He must be very hungry. He____ (eat) anything in three days.
hasn't eaten
The club _______ (open) at 9 so we better hurry
opens
When my father bought that painting, he didn't know that the artist ______ become famous (prediction)
would
Listen! There's someone at the door. I___ (open) the door for you.
will open
To sing like a canary
To confess everything especially to the police, and illegal activities.
First he____ (work) as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer.
worked
The building __________________ (demolish) next Monday morning.
is being demolished
I didn't post the letter to Kate because I _______ see her the following weekend (plan/intention)
was going to
The train___at 11:45.
leaves
Wouldn't say boo to a goose
very shy and easily scared
Will the rain ever stop? It____ (rain) all day.
has been raining
This house _____________ (already/build) way before the Civil war.
Had already been built
Sorry, I forgot we ________ (have) dinner together today.
(arrangement)
were having
By the time we get home, the football match____ (start)
will have started
To have a frog in your throat
to have difficulty in speaking because your throat feels dry and you want to cough
I___ (finish) writing my report in an hour or so. Then we can go to a movie.
will finish
We _______________ (think) of trying yoga lately
have been thinking
I knew if I didn't call, he ____ (try) to contact me all day. (action in progress)
would be trying
This time tomorrow we____(drive) to York.
will be driving
A little bird told me
Said to indicate that someone told you a secret but you won't give out who it was
Yesterday my daughter flew in an airplane for the first time in her life. She____ (fly) in an airplane before.
had never flown
The spaceship ______________ (pilot) by General Marshall at the time of the accident. The Captain of the ship _____________ (faint) 5 minutes before that.
was being piloted / had fainted
I didn’t want a full-time job because I ______ start university in the autumn.
was going to start
That’s what they always say, but they____ (surely/forget) about it by next year.
will surely have forgotten
To hear something straight from the horse's mouth
you hear it from someone who knows that it is definitely true