PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS
“Look! She ____ (draw) a picture right now.”
is drawing
Complete:
“I ____ (fall) while I ____ (run).”
fell / was running
Complete:
“I have ____ finished my homework.” (meaning: very recently)
just
Choose the correct sentence:
a) I have seen that film yesterday.
b) I saw that film yesterday.
b)
Rewrite using can:
“I am able to swim.”
I can swim.
Present Simple or Continuous? Why?
“I usually ____ (walk) to school, but today I ____ (take) the bus.”
walk / am taking (habit vs. action now)
Choose the correct sentence:
a) She cooked when the phone rang.
b) She was cooking when the phone rang.
b)
Choose the correct option:
“She hasn’t eaten lunch ____. It’s 3 pm!”
yet
Present perfect:
“I lost my keys.” (You still don’t have them.)
I have lost my keys.
Rewrite using could:
“When I was 5, I _____ ride a bike.”
could
Make a question:
“He is studying English.”
Is he studying English?
Make a question in past continuous:
“They were playing football.”
Were they playing football?
Fill in:
“They have lived here ____ 2019.”
since
Past simple:
“I ____ (meet) him in 2021.”
met
Complete:
“I haven’t been ____ to finish the project yet.”
able
Correct the mistake:
“Maria is always go to the gym on Mondays.”
Maria always goes to the gym on Mondays.
Combine the ideas using while:
He watched TV. / I cooked dinner.
He was watching TV while I was cooking dinner.
Rewrite using already:
“She finished the project this morning.”
She has already finished the project.
Which is correct and why?
a) I have visited Paris last year.
b) I visited Paris last year.
b) (specific past time → past simple)
Choose the best option:
“Last year I ____ speak English well, but now I ____ understand much more.”
couldn’t / can
Describe this situation:
(Teacher shows a picture of a person cooking) → Use BOTH tenses.
He usually cooks on weekends, but today he is cooking dinner for his family.
Fill in the gaps:
“I ____ (walk) home when I ____ (see) a strange dog.”
was walking / saw
Choose the BEST option:
“He is 15 and he ____ (not decide) what to study ____.”
He still hasn’t decided what to study.
Complete:
“I ____ (never / try) sushi, but I ____ (eat) Japanese food last week.”
I have never tried sushi, but I ate Japanese food last week.
Fill in the gap:
“After many lessons, she was finally ____ to drive alone.”
able