Guess
Tom usually __________(ride )his bike to school, but he _________________ (go) by car today.
Tom usually rides his bike to school, but he is going by car today.
I ______________ (live) in Berlin _________(for/since) 2009.
I have lived/have been living in Berlin since 2009.
I think I _____ (hear) that song before.
I think I've heard that song before.
Yesterday, I_______ (visit) my grandmother.
Yesterday, I visited my grandmother.
Every day she________ (wake up) at 7:00. Yesterday, she _________(wake up) at 8:00 because her alarm didn't go off in time.
Every day she wakes up at 7:00. Yesterday, she woke up at 8:00 because her alarm didn't go off in time.
Jane doesn't like tea, but she is drinking it today because she is ill.
She __________ (not eat) lunch yet.
She hasn't eaten lunch yet.
You_____ (write) that email (since/for) an hour. How long is it going to take you?
You've been writing that email for an hour. How long is it going to take you?
I _____ (live) in Amsterdam 2 years ago.
I lived in Amsterdam 2 years ago.
The movie ______ (start) at 5:00 pm on Saturday. We _______ (go) to the cinema with some friends.
The movie starts at 5:00 pm on Saturday. We are going to the cinema with some friends.
Mark and Jill ___________(try) to improve their French nowadays. They_____________(study) together every afternoon.
Mark and Jill are trying to improve their French nowadays. They study together every afternoon.
Jane _____ already _____ (invite) Sarah to dinner.
Jane has already invited Sarah to dinner.
She _____(live) in Portugal when she was young.
She lived in Portugal when she was young.
How long ________ (know) your best friend?
How long have you known your best friend?
My little sister___________ (not understand) her homework, so my mom ______________(help) her now.
My little sister doesn't understand her homework, so my mom is helping her now.
"Understand" is a stative verb. We usually don't use "ing" with stative verbs.
They __________(be married) (for/since) 5 years.
They have been married for 5 years.
We use "for" when we talk about duration, or a length of time.
_____ the boys _____ (play) computer games (since/for) this morning?
Have the boys been playing computer games since this morning?
Last month, I ______ (go) to Scotland.
Last month, I went to Scotland.
Tom is _______ (impulsive) than his older brother.
Tom is more impulsive than his older brother.
I ________ (think) he is telling the truth now.
I think he is telling the truth now.
"Think" is a stative verb. We usually don't use the "ing" ending with stative verbs.
Paul ________(ever/meet) a famous person?
Has Paul ever met a famous person?
_____ you _____ (talk) on the phone (since/for) eight o'clock?
Have you been talking on the phone since eight o'clock?
I ______ (move) to London in 2001.
I moved to London in 2001.
What ______ (do) all evening? You haven't answered?
What have you been doing all evening? You haven't answered?