Present tenses
Alba ____ (not like) taking the bus to work. She ____ (drive /always) her car and her students ____ (breathe) polluted air because of that.
Alba doesn't like taking the bus to work. She always drives her car and her students breathe polluted air because of that.
Last year I _____ (pass) all my subjects but I _____ (not learn) anything because I _____ (cheat) in all my exams.
Last year I passed all my subjects but I didn't learn anything because I cheated in all my exams.
I ____ (start) this degree last year. Now, I ____ (study) my last year and I ____ (love) it because I ____ (have) the best and most useful subject in the world: English!
I started this degree last year. Now, I am studying my last year and I love it because I have the best and most useful subject in the world: English!
Last night I ____ (go) to bed late because I ____ (talk) to my new girlfriend. I ____ (meet) her online. I hope she ____ (not be) a 50-year-old man.
Last night I went to bed late because I was talking to my new girlfriend. I met her online. I hope she isn't a 50-year-old man.
The English class ____ (start) at 19:10 and some students ____ (arrive / always) about 10 minutes late. These students ____ (not / have / often) an excuse and ____ (be / usually) just rude.
The English class starts at 19:10 and some students always arrive about 10 minutes late. These students don't often have an excuse and are usually just rude.
Last weekend, the police _____ (come) while I _____ (drink) vodka at the school car park and we all _____ (get) a fine.
Last weekend, the police came while I was drinking vodka at the school car park and we all got a fine.
Alba ____ (always / leave) home at 3:30pm, but today she ____ (get) distracted with her cat and she ____ (not arrive) yet. She ____ (be) a crazy cat lady.
Alba always leaves home at 3:30pm, but today she get distracted with her cat and she hasn't arrived yet. She is a crazy cat lady.
I ____ (come) to class this week, but normally I ____ (not / do) it. Last week, the teacher ____ (tell) me I was going to fail and I ____ (be) scared since then.
I am coming / have come to class this week, but normally I don't do it. Last week, the teacher told me I was going to fail and I have been scared since then.
At the moment, the students ____ (talk) about verb tenses and ____ (look) focused, but the truth ____ (be) that they ____ (think) about the time when the class ____ (finish).
At the moment, the students are talking about verb tenses and look focused, but the truth is that they are thinking about the time when the class finishes.
I ____ (be) to the library only three or four times in my life. I last ____ (go) in 2010 and it ____ (be) a punishment that I ____ (not / enjoy).
I have been to the library only three or four times in my life. I last went in 2010 and it was a punishment that I didn't enjoy.
I ____ (just / eat) a slice of pizza I ____ (buy) at Tamara's canteen, so there _____ (be) bread crumbs all over my desk now. All my classmates ____ (do) the same right now and the other students ___ (do) it in the morning. We ___ (not / like / really) having a clean classroom.
I have just eaten a slice of pizza I bought at Tamara's canteen, so there are bread crumbs all over my desk now. All my classmates are doing the same right now and the other students did it in the morning. We don't really like having a clean classroom.
When I ____ (open) the door of the IT department I ____ (see) two teachers who ____ (kiss) there. Last week he ____ (say) he ____ (be) married for 30 years before he ____ (get) divorced. Now we ____ (know) why.
When I opened the door of the IT department I saw two teachers who were kissing there. Last week he said he had been married for 30 years before he got divorced. Now we know why.
Most of you ____ (study) English since you were kids, but many of you ____ (not use) the verb tenses correctly when you talk. How often ____ (you / make) grammar mistakes? ____ (you / make) any mistakes today?
Most of you have studied English since you were kids, but many of you don't use the verb tenses correctly when you talk. How often do you make grammar mistakes? Have you made any mistakes today?
____ (Daniel / come) to class today? I _____ (not / see) him for a while.
Yes, I ____ (see) him earlier this morning. He ____ (be) sick last week, but he ___ (take) some pills and now he's better.
Has Daniel come to class today? I haven't seen him for a while.
Yes, I saw him earlier this morning. He was sick last week, but he took some pills and now he's better.
When I ____ (find) the teacher's pen drive, I ____ (not / hesitate) and ___ (put) it in my bag. Last week, while she ____ (tell) us she ____ (put) all the exams in there, I ____ (think) about how much I would charge my classmates for them.
When I found the teacher's pen drive, I didn't hesitate and put it in my bag. Last week, while she was telling us she had put all the exams in there, I was thinking about how much I would charge my classmates for them.
Yesterday, David ____ (go) to see the headmistress. He _____ (never / be) to her office before, so he ____ (be) a little nervous. While he ____ (wait) he ____ (chat) on his mobile phone. As we ____ (not can) use them in our school, when she ____ (see) him she ____ (take) the phone and ____ (not return) it yet.
Yesterday, David went to see the headmistress. He had never been to her office before, so he was a little nervous. While he was waiting he was chatting on his mobile phone. As we can't use them in our school, when she saw him she took the phone and hasn't returned it yet.
The teacher ____ (prepare / carefully) these sentences the students ____ (complete) now. She ____ (do / always) it with all his love and the students ____ (not / appreciate / usually) the effort. However, today they ____ (answer) all the question correctly and ____ (have) a great time.
The teacher has carefully prepared these sentences the students are completing now. She always does it with all his love and the students don't usually appreciate the effort. However, today they are answering/ have answered all the question correctly and are having / have had a great time.
When the deadline for the project ____ (finish), I ____ (realize) I ____ (not send) it. While my classmates ____ (work) on it I ____ (talk) about video games. I wish I ____ (be) more productive before.
When the deadline for the project finished, I realized I hadn't sent it. While my classmates were working on it I was talking about video games. I wish I had been more productive before.
When I ____ (see) one of my IT students 5 years later I ____ (remember) that he ____ (always / drink) Monster in class and I ____ (realise) that it ____ (affect) his health. Now, he ____ (look) 10 years older and at that moment he ____ (go) to the hospital to have his heart checked. He ____ (think) that's the worst thing he ____ (do / ever).
When I saw one of my IT students 5 years later I remembered that he was always drinking Monster in class and I realised that it had affected. Now, he looks 10 years older and at that moment he was going to the hospital to have his heart checked. He thinks that's the worst thing he has ever done.
Before she ____ (finish) her studies, she ____ (think) many times about her future job. When she ____ (be) in class, she ____ (dream / often) about how it would be to work for a big company. However, by the time she ___ (start) to work at McDonald's she ___ (know) what teachers ___ (tell) her ___ (be) all a lie. Now, she ___ (hate) her job and ___ (be / feel) so miserable.
Before she finished her studies, she had thought many times about her future job. When she was in class, she was often dreaming about how it would be to work for a big company. However, by the time she started to work at McDonald's she knew what teachers had told her had been / was all a lie. Now, she hates her job and has never felt so miserable.