present simple/progressive
We (read) books in the evenings.
We read books in the evenings.
We (read) a lot when we (be) on holiday in 2023.
We read a lot when we were on holiday in 2023.
We (never fly) by plane.
We have never flown by plane.
She told me she (work) in France.
She told me she had worked in France.
I (learn) German for 6 years.
I have been learning German for 6 years.
It's half-time, and our team (win).
It's half-time, and our team are winning.
When I (see) him for the fist time, he (play) the guitar.
When I saw him for the fist time, he was playing the guitar.
She (be) 9 countries.
She has been to 9 countries.
It was a firm I (never hear) of.
It was a firm I had never heard of.
How long you (wait)?
How long have you been waiting?
It's so upsetting, but the prices (rise gradually) .
It's so upsetting, but the prices are gradually rising.
We (not have) a flood last year.
We didn't have a flood last year.
This castle (stand) on that hill for 900 years.
This castle has stood on that hill for 900 years.
She couldn't find the book that I (lend) her.
She couldn't find the book that I had lent her.
Ann (garden) all afternoon. She (plant) a lot of rose bushes.
Ann has been gardening all afternoon. She has planted a lot of rose bushes.
It hardly ever (snow) in May.
It hardly ever snows in May.
While the children (play) in the garden, their dad (water) the tomatoes.
While the children were playing in the garden, their dad was watering the tomatoes.
I (clean) the car. Doesn't it look nice?
I have cleaned the car. Doesn't it look nice?
When I (come) to work, I (realise) that I (leave) my notebook at home.
When I came to work, I realised that I had left my notebook at home.
Rob (have) a car for 2 years.
Rob has had a car for 2 years.
Your mother (drive) a car?
Does your mother drive a car?
You (used to ride) a bike when you were 6?
Did you use to ride a bike when you were 6?
This is the first time I (see) this film.
This is the first time I have seen this film.
He (arrive) late; he (not realise) the roads would be so icy.
He arrived late; he hadn't realised the roads would be so icy.
We (be) friends for 10 years. We (study) in the same school all the time.
We have been friends for 10 years. We have been studying in the same school all the time.