Which tense do we use to describe completed actions in the past that started and finished at a specific time?
Past Simple
I'm doing my homework after school every day
Wrong
I do my homework after school every day
Mark ____(play) the guitar now.
Mark is playing the guitar now.
Which tense do we use to describe ongoing actions in the past, actions interrupted by another past action, background information for a story?
Past continuous
I was walking along the beach, when I found the coin.
Right
I____(listen) to music when my mom ____(come) home yesterday.
I was listening to music when my mom came home yesterday.
Which tense do we use for habits, general truths, permanent situations, fixed future arrangements, and scheduled events?
Present simple
I can't see some people. There isn't many light.
Wrong
I can't see any people. There isn't much light.
The weather today is ____ (good) than yesterday.
The weather today is better than yesterday.
Which tense do we use for predictions, promises, quick decisions, and to express facts about the future?
Will (Future simple)
Look at those clouds! There will be a storm.
Wrong
Look at those clouds! There is going to be a storm.
If I ___(get) the job, I___(move) to New York.
If I get the job, I will move to New York.
Which tense do we use for actions that started in the past and continue to the present, recent events with a present result?
Present perfect
I have been to Italy twice.
Right
____you ever (travell) by helicopter?
Have you ever travelled by helicopter?