Can you conjugate the verb?
Abdul usually _______ (go) swimming every Tuesday afternoon.
Adbul usually GOES swimming every Tuesday afternoon.
I'm leaving right now, I promise!
present continuous
I is go to church every Sunday.
I go to church every Sunday.
When do we use simple past?
For completed actions in the past
Are you going __________ for the long weekend?
Are you going ANYWHERE for the long weekend?
I _______ (forget) to go to yoga last night.
Did she talk to her manager?
simple past
The kids breaked the vase last night.
The kids broke the vase last night.
When do we use simple present
For routines and things that happen every day/ week/ year
I didn't see __________ in the fridge.
I didn't see ANYTHING in the fridge.
They __________ (visit) San Francisco at the end of March.
They ARE GOING TO VISIT / ARE VISITING San Francisco at the end of March.
They were studying in Buenos Aires when they fell in love.
past continuous
We going shopping at Fashion Valley this afternoon.
We're going shopping at Fashion Valley this afternoon.
When do we use present continuous?
For things happening right now or in the future.
Did you buy your girlfriend a present?
No, ___________ yet.
No, NOTHING yet.
__________ they __________ (finish) their taxes yet?
I've already taken out the trash.
She have studied English before.
She has studied English before.
When do we use present perfect
For completed actions in the past when we DON'T say when it happened
Let's go ___________ to dance on Friday night!
Let's go SOMEWHERE to dance on Friday night!
It _________ (snow) when we left our Airbnb in Big Bear.
It WAS SNOWING when we left our Airbnb in Big Bear.
Have you ever seen the movie Jaws?
Present perfect
My parents and I are going to hiking at Torrey Pines State Park when they visit.
My parents and I are going to hike at Torrey Pines State Park when they visit.
When do we use past continuous?
For something that was happening at a moment in the past. For the background of a story. Or, for the first action in a story.
Have you met anyone famous?
Yes, I met ___________ once but I forgot their name.
Yes, I met SOMEONE once but I forgot their name.