TENSES

Present/Past Simple

100

Every week / tennis / play / I

Every week I play tennis.

200

taste / 90% dark chocolate / bitter

90% dark chocolate tastes bitter

300

start / I / yesterday / at 6am

Yesterday I started work at 6am

400

on the weekend / I / go / for / a bike ride

I went for a bike ride on the weekend

500

eat / dinner / usually / at 6pm / I / but / yesterday / it / at 7pm / eat / I

I usually eat dinner at 6pm but yesterday I ate it at 7pm

Present/Past Progressive

100

What are you doing at the moment?

I am ......ing at the moment

OR

At the moment I am ......ing

200

How many people are wearing glasses in this class? - answer with full sentence.

___ people are wearing glasses in the class.

300

I need help, can you help me? (Not right now.  Write important email.  Will help in 5 minutes.)

Not right now, I am writing an important email.  I will help you in 5 minutes.

400

Talk about yesterday at 8am.

Yesterday at 8am I was ....ing......

500

Talk about the last time you got scared (using past simple and past progressive)

I was watching a scary movie and a monster was chasing a group of kids.  Suddenly, my phone rang!

I was walking home in the dark and a cat jumped out from a bush and scared me.

Present Perfect

100

Something you have done today?

I have sent an email today.

200

Name a place you have been to before.

I have been to ....... before.

300

Talk about some things you have done recently.

I have been riding my bike a lot recently.
I have recently been on holiday.
I have recently renovated my house.
I have recently changed jobs. 

400

Talk about some things you have to do today but haven't done yet.

I have to check the status of ___ but I haven't done it yet.
I haven't called the client yet because they aren't available until after lunch.

500

Talk about yourself (introduce) in present perfect (and present simple).

I have worked here for.....
I have been living in .... for ....

Past Perfect

100

What had you done when you started at Greiner?

I had finished school when I started at Greiner?

200

By 9pm last night, I ___ already ____

By 9pm last night I had already eaten dinner.

300

They didn't get my email because ..... 

They didn't get my email because I had forgotten to hit send.

400

I was hired for my job because .....

I was hired for my job because I had worked in a similar position elsewhere.

500

What hadn't you done yet when you turned 21?

When I turned 21, I hadn't had a child yet.

I hadn't got married

I hadn't been to Paris

I hadn't left home