Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past continuous /past simple/past continuous
Present Simple/ Present Continuous 1
Present simple /Present Continuous 2
Present Continuous or Present Simple?
100
Yesterday, Joe's dog____(run) after his girlfriend.
Yesterday, Joe's dog ran after his girlfriend.
100
I_____(sleep) on the couch.
I was sleeping on the couch.
100
While my mom _____ (wash) the clothes, I _____(clean) her bedroom.
While my mom was washing the clothes I was cleaning her bedroom.
100
I ______ (leave) home at 7 o'clock every morning.
leave
100
At the moment she ______ ( sunbathe) on the Cocoa Beach
is sunbathing
100
He _____ (talk) to his boss right now.
1. talks
2. is talking
3. talk
is talking
100
Jane ____(teach) Vanessa how to read Japanese but she never ________(learn)to speak it
Jane taught Vanessa how to read Japanese but she never learned to speak it
100
While Sara ______ (read), Kristen was watching TV.
While Sarah was reading, Kristen was watching TV.
100
The soccer players _____ (win) the game when it _____ (start) to rain.
The soccer players were winning the game when it started to rain.
100
It _____ (to rain) here a lot in the spring.
rains
100
He _____ (try) very hard to beat the other team, but the other team _____ (win).
is trying, is winning
100
It __________ (snow) outside.
It ______ (not rain) now.
is snowing
isn't raining
200
Alexa ____ (feel) tired yesterday because she ____ (not sleep) well.
Alexa felt tired yesterday because she didn't sleep well.
200
_____ you _____ (listen) to a song?
Were you listening to a song?
200
We were studying for our math exam when the teacher _____ (tell) us the exam was cancelled.
We were studying for our math exam when the teacher told us the exam was cancelled.
200
He _____ (to be) from Zimbabwe but he (to live)______ in Texas.
is
lives
200
Excuse me. I think you _____ (sit) in my seat.
are sitting
200
I am sorry, I can't help you right now, I ________ (cook) dinner. I _______ (cook) dinner every day.
am cooking
cook
250
Last night, my soccer team _____ (lose) the game by 1 point.
Last night, my soccer team lost the game by 1 point.
250
His dog_____( not bark).
His dog wasn't barking.
250
I ____ (work) in the garden while Dad ___ (make) dinner.
I was working in the garden while Dad was making dinner.
250
We _______ to Texas this week. Usually, we _____ a barbeque each year.
1. lives, has
2. living, having
3. are going, have
3. are going, have
250
Don't talk to me now. I am ______ (write) a very important letter. I ______ (not have) time for talking.
writing
don't have
250
She ______ (take) a photo of my parents right now.
She ______ (work) as a photographer.
She (not work) as a doctor.
is taking
works
doesn't work
300
Rita _____ (go) to Cardiff last month. She _____ (cut) her foot on the beach and _____ (have) to get stitches.
Rita went to Cardiff last month. She cut her foot on the beach and had to get stitches.
300
The cat was jumping on the sofa
300
While I _____ (eat) my sandwich, a dog ___ (come) over me.
While I was eating my sandwich, a dog came over me.
300
She ______ (try) very hard in every game that she ______(play). She ______ (play) a game today actually.
tries, plays, is playing
300
What ___ you ____ (do)?
I ______ (bake) a cake.
Yuk! I _____ (not like) cakes!
are you doing
am baking
don't like
300
She usually _____ (work) as a waiter in a restaurant, but right now she ________ ( study) to become a nurse. She is _______ (work) very hard.
works
is studying
working