Present simple / past simple
Water ...................... ( freeze) at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Freezes
I ........... (work) for this company for more than thirty years and I ........ (intend) to stay here until I retire.
I have been working for this company for more than thirty years and I intend to stay here until I retire.
I ......... (cycle) and my legs are really tired now.
have been cycling
At the moment , the kids ......................(play) in the garden.
are playing
The Government is planning a new road near my house
[ A new road is being planned near my house ]
He usually ......................(wake up) at 7 and ...............(go) to school by bus.
wakes up - goes
Sharon ........ (love) to travel. She goes abroad almost every summer.
Sharon loves to travel. She goes abroad almost every summer.
I'm sorry I'm late, ....... (wait) for a long time?
have you been waiting
I ...................... (read) a magazine when you ........................(call) me.
I was reading - called
My grandfather built this house in 1943.
[ This house was built in 1943 by my grandfather ]
She .......... (go) to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much.
went
Thomas ........ (to be) an author who .......... (write) since he was a child. Altogether he has written seven novels and three collections of short stories.
Thomas is an author who has been writing since he was a child. Altogether he has written seven novels and three collections of short stories.
How long ......... (know) Peter?
have you known
Clara ______ (study) in the U.S. next year.
is studying
Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
[ Guernica was being painted at that time by Picasso ]
My father usually ........... (like) his steak well-done.
likes
We ........ (to be) late because we had some car problems. By the time we got to the train Susan .......... (wait) for us for more than two hours.
We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we got to the train Susan had been waiting for us for more than two hours.
I ...........................(work) for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire!
have worked
The boys ...........................(swim) while the girls .............................(sunbath) .
were swimming - were sunbathing
The cleaner has cleaned the office.
[ The office has been cleaned ]
The dog .......... (eat) its toy last night.
ate
Every day I ............. (wake) up at six, eat breakfast at seven and leave for work at eight. However, this morning I ........ (get) up at 6:30, ......... (skip) breakfast and ........ (leave) for work late because I ........ (forget) to set the alarm.
Every day I wake up at six, eat breakfast at seven and leave for work at eight. However, this morning I got up at 6:30, skipped breakfast and left for work late because I forgot to set the alarm.
Somebody .......(eaten) my cookies. There are none left.
has eaten
A team of observers ....................... (monitor) the elections right now.
is monitoring
He had written three books before 1867.
[ Three books had been written before 1867 ]