Tense Time Warp
She likes chocolate.
Present Simple - Stative Verb
He don’t like coffee.
❌ "don’t" → ✅ "doesn’t"
She _____ (watch) TV now.
is watching – Present Continuous
Present Simple → Present Continuous
She sings beautifully.
She is singing beautifully.
She loves reading books.
✅ Correct
They are playing outside.
Present Continuous
She was sleep when I called.
❌ "was sleep" → ✅ "was sleeping"
They _____ (go) to school every day.
go – Present Simple
Past Simple → Past Continuous
They ate dinner.
They were eating dinner.
We was going to the mall.
❌ "was going" → ✅ "were going"
We have been waiting for an hour.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have gone to the store yesterday.
❌ "have gone" → ✅ "went"
While I _____ (walk), it started to rain.
was walking – Past Continuous
Future Simple → Future Perfect Simple
She will finish her project.
She will have finished her project.
He didn’t used to like fish.
❌ "didn’t used to" → ✅ "didn’t use to"
By 5 PM, they will have finished their work.
Future Perfect Simple
They were studying before the teacher had arrived.
❌ "had arrived" → ✅ "arrived"
By next year, we _____ (live) here for a decade.
will have lived – Future Perfect Simple
Present Perfect → Past Perfect Simple
I have seen that movie.
I had seen that movie.
I have been knowing him for years.
❌ "have been knowing" → ✅ "have known"
She said she had been studying all night.
Past Perfect Continuous
The book was wrote by a famous author.
❌ "was wrote" → ✅ "was written"
He said he _____ (wait) for hours.
had been waiting – Past Perfect Continuous
Active Voice → Passive Voice
They will complete the work soon.
The work will be completed soon.
By the time we arrive, they will finish dinner.
❌ "will finish" → ✅ "will have finished"