Future: perfect vs continuous
Present: continuous vs simple
Pres. Perf./Past Simple
Past Simple/Past Perfect
Pres. Perf./Pres. Perf. Cont.
100

By this time next year, I _____ (finish) my degree, so I’ll be ready to start working.

will have finished

100

I _____ (meet) my friends tonight at the new café.


am meeting

100

I _____ (visit) Paris three times.

I've visited Paris three times.

100

I _____ (try) to call you earlier, but you _____ (already / leave) the house.

tried, had already left

100

I _____ (drink) more water recently, and I feel better

I've been drinking more water recently, and I feel better

100

Tomorrow at 8 p.m., we _____ (watch) the new episode of the show.

will be watching

100

The train _____ (leave) at 7:30 every morning.


leaves

100

We _____ (finish) this room last week.

We finished this room last week.

100

He saw that someone _____ (move) all his papers when he _____ (check) in the drawer.

had moved, check

100

Julie _____ (cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!

Julie's cooked dinner. Let's go and eat!

100

By the time you get home, she _____ (cook) dinner for everyone.

will have cooked

100

She _____ (stay) with her cousin while her apartment _____ (be) renovated.


is staying, is being

100

I _____ (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.

I knew my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.

100

She _____ (not realize) what had happened until the police _____ (explain) everything to her.

didn't realize, explained

100

I_____(read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2

I've been reading your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2

100

At 10 a.m. on Saturday, I _____ (relax) at the beach while everyone else _____ (shop) in town.

will be relaxing, will be shopping (/is shopping)

100

He usually _____ (work) from home, but this week he _____ (work) at the office.

works, is working

100

I _____ (miss) the bus and then I  _____ (miss) the plane as well!

I missed the bus and then I missed the plane as well!

100

The train ______ (just / pull in) right before I ______ (arrive)

had just pulled in, arrived

100

It_____(not/rain) all summer, so the garden is dead.

It hasn't rained all summer, so the garden is dead.

100

By the end of this month, they _____ (complete) the project, but next week they _____ (still / work) on the final details.

will have completed, will still be working 
100

Right now, the kids _____ (play) outside, but they always _____ (go) to bed at 9 p.m.

are playing, go

100

She _____ (live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different languages

She's lived in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different languages

100

By the time we finally _____ (arrive) at the restaurant, they _____ (close) the kitchen.

arrived, had closed

100

David feels great these days. He_____ (get) up early lately.

David feels great these days. He's been getting up early lately.