Present simple/present continuous
How do you form a negative sentence in the Present Simple for "I (to have) a car"?
I do not have a car.
What is the Past Simple form of "to read"?
read
What is the Present Perfect form of "to have" for "we"?
We have had
What is the Past Perfect form of "to go" for "they"?
They had gone
Which tense is used for habitual or repeated actions?
Present Simple
Complete the sentence using Present Continuous: "She _______ (talk) on the phone right now."
She is talking on the phone right now
Complete the sentence with the Past Continuous form: "She _______ (study) when I called her."
was studying
Complete the sentence: "I _______ (visit) that museum before."
have visited.
Complete the sentence: "By the time we arrived, they _______ (finish) the meal."
had finished
Sarah __ (walk) to school every day, but today she __ (take) the bus.
walks, is taking
Convert to Present Simple: "They are currently building a new house."
They build a new house
Form a question in the Past Simple: "They (to visit) the museum?"
Did they visit the museum?
Form a question in the Present Perfect: "He (to see) the new movie?"
Has he seen the new movie?
Form a negative sentence in the Past Perfect: "She had finished her homework."
She had not finished her homework.
"She had already left when I arrived." The underlined verb is in the:
Past perfect
Compare the use of Present Simple and Present Continuous in these sentences: "She writes emails daily" vs. "She is writing an email now."
Present Simple is for habitual actions ("writes emails daily"), and Present Continuous is for actions happening right now ("is writing an email now").
Change the sentence to Past Continuous: "He played basketball."
He was playing basketball.
Convert the sentence to Present Perfect: "They finish the project."
They have finished the project.
Convert the sentence to Past Perfect: "He leaves before the meeting started."
He had left before the meeting started.
By the time I arrived at the party, most guests __ (leave) already.
had left
make an example of present continuous tense
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When do we use Past Continuous instead of Past Simple?
Past Continuous is used for actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past, while Past Simple is used for completed actions in the past.
When do we use Present Perfect?Provide an example of each.
Present Perfect is used for actions completed at an unspecified time with relevance to the present (e.g., "I have finished my book"),
When do we use the Past Perfect tense? Give an example.
The Past Perfect is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Example: "She had left the house before the storm began."
Explain the difference between the Past Simple and the Present Perfect tenses. Provide an example for each.
The Past Simple tense is used for completed actions in the past, while the Present Perfect tense is used for actions that started in the past and continue to the present or have a connection to the present.
Example for Past Simple: "I visited Paris last summer."
Example for Present Perfect: "I have visited Paris three times in my life."