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I __________ (live) in Dublin since January.

I've been living/I've lived

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I never _______(smoke) but I drink.

Smoke

100

____ people next door are really nice.

THE (we know who we're talking about)

100

What tense do we use to talk about things we have a definite plan for in the future?

Present Continuous


100

She has 34 years.

She is 34/ She is 34 years old.

200

Since he was a child, he __________ always wanted to be an astronaut. 

has

200

_________ (they finish) their homework yet?

Have they finished their homework yet?

200

I saw ___ awesome car the other day.

AN (First time mentioned, awesome starts with a vowel)

200

What tense do we use when an action/process in the past is interrupted by another, short action?

Past continuous 

A bird _____ (fly) over her head while she ______ (walk) along the beach.

200

I never went to Mexico, but I'd like to go some day.

I've never been to Mexico

300

They ________ (not win). It's 3-0 and there are only four minutes left.

aren't going to

300

_____ you sick on Monday? I didn't see you at school. 

Were you sick?

300

Have you climbed ____ Mt Everest?

NO ARTICLE (mountains, lakes (Lake Michigan), continents (Asia) 

THE (mountain ranges (The Himalayas), oceans/seas (The Atlantic), rivers (The Liffey), deserts (The Sahara)

300

What tense do we usually use when we talk about life experience?

Present perfect 

Tariq _______ (visit) Japan five times.

300

He cleaned his apartment when he heard a noise.

He was cleaning his apartment when he heard a noise.

400

Sorry about that, I _______ remember next time.

Will

400

Susan ______(write) her first book 12 years ago. Since then, she ________(write) five

novels.

wrote/has written

400

____ white sugar isn't good for you.

NO ARTICLE (Talking about white sugar in general)

Men, women, pollution, cars, inequality

THE government/environment/president= specific

400

What tense do we use we want to highlight the duration of an action that has not finished?

Present perfect continuous 

They ______ (wait) for hours.

400

They are so tired because we are working for three days.

They are so tired because they have been working for three days.

500

When I cam home I realised that somebody ________ (break into) my house and I that they ______(steal) my TV!

had broken into/ had stolen

500

They speak French very well. They 've lived/'ve been living in France for almost ten years.

have been living

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She's originally from ____ Czech Republic. 

THE (plural form (Netherlands), island chains (The Aran Islands), collection of states (USA), Kingdom (UK), republic)

500

I think it will snow/it's going to snow next winter, but I can't be sure.

will - because it is only your opinion. 

500

I promise! I'm going to do my homework!

I promise! I will do my homework!