Tenses
When do we use the Simple Present?
To talk about routine and general truth.
I always get up at 6 am. After that, I have breakfast.
Simple Present
Yesterday I work a lot.
Incorrect. Correct version= Yesterday I worked a lot.
Nightlife
entertainment and social activities that happen in the evening in bars and clubs
I'm sorry to_______ that!
hear
When do we use the simple past?
To talk about an activity that started in the past and finished in the past
Last week I went to Greece and I had a lot of fun.
Simple past
She play tennis every Monday.
Incorrect. Correct version=She plays tennis every Monday
crowded
If a place is crowded, it is full of people
You look upset. What's the________?
matter
When do we use "used to"?
An activity in the past that you don't do anymore. Ex I used to play with dolls when I was a child.
She used to play hide and seek when she was a child.
Simple past: an activity that you did but not any more.
He used to played soccer.
Incorrect. Correct version: He used to play soccer.
a great view
What you can see from a particular place, or the ability to see from a particular place
A) Laura's mother is very sick!
B) That's ________!
Terrible / horrible / awful...etc
When do we use the present continuous?
To show that an activity is in progress at the moment of speaking.
I was listening to music when he called me.
Past continuous and simple past
They are reading a great story right now.
Correct!
Straight-A student
getting the best results in all examinations
To show your opinion: _____ ______ opinion...
In my opinion
When do we use the past continuous?
To show that an activity is in progress in the past.
I am studying tenses now.
Present continuous
I was playing tennis when he calls me
Incorrect: I was playing tennis when he called me.
injured
hurt or physically harmed
To show your opinion: From my_____ of view...
From my point of view