Simple past
define simple past
use for actions completed in the past at a specific time.
define past continuous
use for ongoing past actions that may or may not be completed. use with the simple past to describe what was going on when the action in the simple past occurred.
define present perfect
use for actions begun in the past and continuing up to now and for actions in the past that relate to the present.
define present perfect continuous
use to emphasize the length of an event. in spoken english, the ver to be is almost always a contraction.
what are some time expressions used for simple past
a year ago, earlier today, last summer, and the other day.
Choose the past continuous sentence
I was going to the store when a car hit me.
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We went to the store at 4pm.
I was going to the store when a car hit me.
what are some time expressions to use for present perfect
lately, recently, up to now, during the las two months, and this week.
choose the present perfect continuous sentence.
We weren`t going to the movies when a car hit me.
I´ve loved seeing my child grow up into a wonderful person.
We went to school together.
I´ve loved seeing my child grow up into a wonderful person.
what sentence is simple past.
i go to cultural every day.
we went to school together.
i´ve worked at cultural for 4 months.
we went to school together.
Choose the past continuous sentence.
I lost my glasses.
We were losing the soccer game when my mom came to watch.
I have been seeking new friends recently.
We were losing the soccer game when my mom came to watch.
Choose the present perfect sentence
We went to the store yesterday.
She has been going back and forth looking for her friends house for an hour!
I have looked for a house around cerrcado recenly.
I have looked for a house around cerrcado recenly.
choose the present perfect continuous sentence.
She´s been going back and forth from the store to the gym trying to find the bank.
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He had 4 bruises from falling.
She´s been going back and forth from the store to the gym trying to find the bank.
what sentence is simple past
He lived in the house for a year before unpacking.
I have been going non stop all day!
I have looked at houses to buy all day.
He lived in the house for a year before unpacking.
Choose the present perfect sentence.
I have gone to cultural for 15 months now.
I was working all day yesterday.
We left the store after a fight broke out.
I have gone to cultural for 15 months now.