Great Questions
I usually ________ (dream) at night, but I never remember my dreams.
Present Simple:
I usually DREAM at night, but I never remember my dreams.
Whatsapp message from a friend:
"Are you _______ (study) at the moment? Can I call you?"
Present Continuous:
"Are you STUDYING at the moment? Can I call you?"
I was amazed by how much turkey Sally ______ (eat) on Thanksgiving day last week.
Past Simple:
I was amazed by how much turkey Sally ATE (eat) on Thanksgiving day last week.
The other day, Ted and Elsie _________ (sleep) when they suddenly heard a loud crash outside their window.
Past Continuous:
The other day, Ted and Elsie WERE SLEEPING (sleep) when they suddenly heard a loud crash outside their window.
"Oh! I see that your hands are full carrying all those boxes. I ______ (open) this door for you."
Future Simple (offering help):
"Oh! I see that your hands are full carrying all those boxes. I WILL OPEN/I'LL OPEN (open) this door for you."
"Looks like good weather this coming Saturday! I think we ______ (have) a great time at the baseball game."
Be going to - Predictions:
"Looks like good weather on Saturday! I think we WE ARE/WE'RE GOING TO HAVE (have) a great time at the baseball game."
I _______ (fly) to Nigeria on Thursday for a business meeting.
Present Continuous as a future tense - Arrangement:
I AM/I'M FLYING (fly) to Nigeria on Thursday for a business meeting.
I ______ (get) to the Puerta de Atocha station at 11:17.
Present Simple as a future tense:
I GET (get) to the Puerta de Atocha station at 11:17.
[>Future plans, often referring to timetables]
The Vuelta a España passes through Parla in two weeks. I'm going to go and try to see the riders. I ________ (stand) and _____ (watch) when the cyclists pass by.
Future Continuous - Action that will be in Progress at a Specific TIme in the Future:
The Vuelta a España passes through Parla in two weeks. I'm going to go and try to see the riders. I WILL BE STANDING (stand) and WATCHING (watch) when the cyclists pass by.
"By the time you get home from school this afternoon, the washing machine _______ (finished), and your Volleyball uniform will be clean."
Future Perfect Simple - action that will be completed by a specific time inn the future:
"By the time you get home from school this afternoon, the washing machine WILL HAVE FINISHED (finished), and your Volleyball uniform will be clean."
My sister is so annoying! She never ______ (hang) his coat up in the closet, she always leaves it on the floor.
Present Simple:
My sister is so annoying! She never HANGS her coat up in the closet, she always leaves it on the floor.
"Where are Jeff and Sarah? They said they would be home at this time."
"They aren't home right now. They are _______ (shop) at the store at the moment. They will be home by one o'clock."
Present Continuous:
"Where are Jeff and Sarah? They said they would be home at this time."
"They aren't home right now. They are SHOPPING at the store at the moment. They will be home by one o'clock."
"Yes, Sonny, I _____ (take) it at a quarter to nine yesterday morning."
Past Simple:
"Grandma, did you TAKE (take) your medicine yesterday?"
"Yes, Sonny, I TOOK (take) it at a quarter to nine yesterday morning."
"Yesterday I _______ (bake) a cake for my cousin's wedding, when my oven broke! Luckily I pulled the cake out of the oven and ran over to my neighbor's house and used his oven. What a nice guy!"
Past Continuous:
"Yesterday I WAS BAKING (bake) a cake for my cousin's wedding, when my oven broke! Luckily I pulled the cake out of the oven and ran over to my neighbor's house and used his oven. What a nice guy!"
"I ______ (not tell) anyone your secret!"
Future Simple:
"I WILL NOT TELL/WON'T TELL (not tell) anyone your secret!"
"Leslie said she and Gordon _________ (meet up) to go to a movie on Saturday night! Do you think it's a date!?"
Be going to:
"Leslie said she and Gordon ARE GOING TO MEET UP (meet up) to go to a movie on Saturday night! Do you think it's a date!?"
"Are you ________ (take) the Cercanías commuter train to Madrid this afternoon?"
"No, I ______ (catch) a bus."
Present Continuous as a Future Tense - Future Plans/Arrangement
"Are you TAKING (take) the Cercanías commuter train to Madrid this afternoon?"
"No, I AM/I'M CATCHING (catch) a bus."
Sign in the Madrid Metro, line 12:
The next train _______ (arrive) in:
02 min
Present Simple as a Future Tense:
Sign in the Madrid Metro, line 12:
The next train ARRIVES (arrive) in:
02 min
[>Future plans, often referring to timetables]
"Unfortunately, James Hutchinson ________ (not play) in this afternoon's basketball game. He sprained his ankle yesterday and he can barely walk."
Future Continuous - something in the future that has been PREarranged (planned before the present moment when we are speaking):
"Unfortunately, James Hutchinson WILL NOT BE PLAYING (not play) in this afternoon's basketball game. He sprained his ankle yesterday and he can barely walk."
"It's raining now, but I'm not worried: the forecast says the rain ________ (stop) by the time we want to start barbecuing (=cooking food on the barbecue)."
Future Perfect Simple - action that will be completed by a specific time in the future:
"It's raining now, but I'm not worried: the forecast says the rain WILL HAVE STOPPED (stop) by the time we want to start barbecuing (=cooking food on the barbecue)."
"You love travel so much! I bet that by the time you are 30 years old, you _______ (travel) to more than 10 countries!"
Future Perfect Simple - action that will be completed at a specific time in the future:
"You love travel so much! I bet that by the time you are 30 years old, you WILL HAVE TRAVELED (travel) to more than 10 countries!"
Ginny told me she _______ (save up) to buy a car next year."
"Woah, really? That's cool. But cars are expensive. Can she really save that much in a year?"
Present Continuous as a Future Tense - Future Plans:
Ginny told me SHE IS/SH'S SAVING UP (save up) to buy a car next year."
"Woah, really? That's cool. But cars are expensive. Can she really save that much in a year?"
"Do you think Jane ______ (pass) her driver's test by this summer? We want to take a road trip across France, and she promised she would drive."
Future Perfect Simple - action that will be completed by a specific time in the future:
"Do you think Jane ______ (pass) her driver's test by this summer? We want to take a road trip across France, and she promised she would drive."
Be careful! This is a tricky one...
"When you are taking your English exam, I ______ (sip = drink) lemonade on the beach in Cadiz! Ha ha!"Future Continuous - Action that will be in Progress at a Specific Time in the Future:
"When you are taking your English exam, I WILL BE SIPPING (sip = drink) lemonade on the beach in Cadiz! Ha ha!"
Future Perfect Simple:
"We're very late. Heather and Will have probably been waiting for us for hours. I hope they WILL NOT/WON'T HAVE LEFT (leave) already when we arrive."