Simple
Our family ________(visit) my grandparents after church every Sunday.
visits
Currently Andre _______(study) English at the University of Colorado.
is studying
We ______(visit) another country before.
have never visited/have visited
We ______________(visit) our grandparents ever since we were kids.
have been visiting (present perfect progressive)
In the evenings, I often play chess with my next door neighbour. I _____ chess with him ever since I _____ to live here ten years ago. What are the correct verb tenses?
"have been playing" and "came"
The strong storm ________ (bend) the tree yesterday.
bent
Andre _____ (take) two courses.
is taking
When I ______(show) up to take a look around, there were at least 20 people who _______(arrive) before me. What are the correct verb tenses?
"showed" and "had arrived"
Do you think we should give them a break? They ___________________(work) for hours.
have been working
Ann _____(fail) her driving test three times because she is so bad at reversing. But she _____(practice) reversing since last week and I think she has got a bit better at it. What are the correct verb tenses?
"has failed" and "has been practicing"
By next month, Hannah _________(have) a new computer.
will have
The dog ___ (run) after the cat.
is running
They ______(want) me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I _______(have) some problems with him in the past. Which are the verb tenses?
"wanted" and "have had"
Alfredo _____(participate)in Friends of the Theater Club in his community since he was 15 years old.
has been participating
I have been waiting for the prices of the houses to come down before buying one, but I think I _____(wait) too long and the prices _____(begin) to go up again. What are the correct verb tenses?
"have waited" and "are beginning"
What is one of the 5 uses for simple tenses?
Express general ideas, relationships, and truths Describe habitual actions Describe perceptions or emotions Express possession or personal relationships Establish the time frame and the moment of focus
The cow _____ (eat) the grass while her calf ___ (run) around the field.
was eating, was running
By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we ______(drive) more than 400 miles. We will be exhausted.
will have driven
He ______(make) an antique desk to use for one of the sets for the last four days, and he is also making a fireplace facade.
has been making
This bicycle ____ (be) in our family for fourteen years. My father used it for the first five years, my brother rode it for the next five and I ____(have) it for the last four. What are the correct verb tenses?
"has been" and "have had"
Andre _____ (come) from Brazil and _____ (be) a native speaker of Portuguese.
comes and is
Say one sentence that uses a progressive/continuous verb to describe actions already in progress at the moment of focus.
Various answers
I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course 3 months ago. When I return to Australia, I ______(study) for 9 months and I ______(be) in England for exactly one year. What are the correct verb tenses?
"will have studied" and "will have been"
In June, we ___________________(live) in this house for 2 years.
will have been living
It's a pity you didn't come to London with us last summer. Since you ____ (negative see) it before, it ____( be) a wonderful holiday for you. What are the correct verb tenses?
" haven't seen" and "would have been"