Present Simple & Continuous
My sister __________ (play) the piano in a band, but she is practicing the guitar at the moment.
plays
Last summer, we __________ (travel) to Europe and __________ (visit) several countries
traveled / visited
The chef _______________ (cook) for several prestigious restaurants in his career.
has cooked
We ____________ (have) a meeting at 10 AM tomorrow.
are having
The present tense is used for…
repeated or regular actions happening in the present
Usually, the sun sets around 7 PM, but right now, it __________ (set).
is setting
Yesterday, while I ________ (watch) TV, the power suddenly went out.
was watching
We ____________ (work) on this project for six months.
have been working
Next Sunday, she ____________ (run) in her first marathon.
is running
The present continuous tense discusses...
activities happening at the moment of speaking and/or future plans and arrangements
Angela __________ (not drive) to work. She takes the metro.
does not drive or doesn't drive
Yesterday, while I ____________ (run) in the park, I ____________ (find) a lost wallet.
ran / found
The correct form of the verb "to see" in the present perfect tense for the pronoun "I" is...
"I have seen"
Next year, we ____________ (travel) around Europe.
are traveling
We use the past simple tense for...
actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past.
The students __________ (go) to school early today.
are going
Yesterday, while I __________ (read) a book, the phone __________ (ring) loudly.
was reading / rang
She _____ (study) for two hours before she realized she had forgotten her textbook at home.
had been studying
When you arrive, we ____________ (finish) setting up the party decorations.
are finishing
We use the past continuous tense to...
describe a past action that has been interrupted or a habitual action that no longer occurs.
He __________ (not work) on an important project today because of a schedule conflict.
is not working or isn't working
A combination of past simple and past continuous tenses are used to show...
that one thing happened while another thing was in progress.
The past perfect tense is used to...
emphasize that one event happened before another in the past.
Next month, we ____________ (move) to a new apartment in the city.
are moving
The present perfect tense is used for...
past actions that are related to or continue into the present