[use: Present Perfect Simple]
My brother ...... (just/join) the football club.
has just joined
If you (not / look) at that book right now, I'd like to see it.
aren't looking
... (you / be) on holiday this year?
Have you been
Always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never are likely to be used with ..... TENSE
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
NOW, AT PRESENT, AT THE MOMENT are likely to be used with ..... TENSE.
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Soon after we (go) to bed we heard some strange noises.
had gone
Choose the right options:
I (don't know / am not knowing) where she (is keeping / keeps) the keys.
don't know, keeps
That man (stand) there since six o'clock.
has been standing
Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week, in 10 minutes, soon, when? are likely to be used with ..... TENSE.
THE FUTURE SIMPLE
THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY, LAST WEEK, A YEAR AGO, THE OTHER DAY are likely to be used with ..... TENSE
THE PAST SIMPLE
[Use: Past Simple and Past Continuous] The prisoner (escape) by climbing the wall of the garden where he (work). He (wear) blue overalls and black shoes.
escaped, was working, was wearing
Your hair (grow) a lot since I last (see) you.
has grown, saw
Yesterday I (make) a cake when the light (go) out. I (have to) finish it in the dark.
was making, went, had to
Seldom, regularly, occasionally, nowadays, from time to time, sometimes, as a rule, once a week are likely to be used with ..... TENSE.
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
THIS TIME YESTERDAY, FROM 5 TO 6 YESTERDAY, WHILE, ALL THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY, AT 3 PM YESTERDAY are likely to be used with ..... TENSE
THE PAST CONTINUOUS
Next year by the end of the winter she (learn) to ski.
will have learned / learnt
Last Monday when I (arrive), the lesson (already / start) and the teacher (write) the subject on the whiteboard.
arrived, had already started, was writing
If I continue with my diet I (lose) 10 kilos by the end of the month.
will have lost
Lately, recently, at last, ever, never, so far, up till now, up to the present, before, how long?, for, since are likely to be used with ..... TENSE
THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
BY 6 O'CLOCK, BY TOMORROW, BY NEXT MONDAY are likely to be used with ..... TENSE
THE FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
Last Saturday the orchestra (play) for about twenty minutes when we (arrive) at the concert hall.
had been playing, arrived
If I had set the alarm clock, I (not / oversleep).
wouldn't have overslept
Yesterday at that moment I (look) out of the window and I (see) Mr Smith who (park) his car.
was looking / looked, saw, was parking
From 5 to 6 o’clock tomorrow, all night (day), at 9 o’clock tomorrow, tomorrow morning, this time next weekend are likely to be used with ..... TENSE.
THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS
BY LAST YEAR, BY THAT TIME, NEVER BEFORE are likey to be used with ..... TENSE
THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE