Past Tenses (Simple & Continuous)
I _____ (go) to the shopping mall yesterday.
I went to the shopping mall yesterday.
The train always _____ (leave) the station at 9 am.
The train always leaves the station at 9 am.
I guess she _____ (talk) to the teacher.
I guess she will talk to the teacher.
I guess she is going to talk to the teacher
Larry _____ (go) to Paris lately.
Larry has gone to Paris lately.
If you ______ red and blue, you _____ purple
If you mix red and blue you get purple
Make a question with the verb "lose" (Past)
Now, choose your next question.
A: What _____ she _____ (do) in her room?
B: She _____ (study) Math right now.
A: What is she doing in her room?
B: She is studying Math right now.
A: I have decided to visit Australia.
B: What _____ you _____ (do) about it?
A: I _____ (buy) the plane tickets!
A: I have decided to visit Australia.
B: What are you going to do about it?
A: I am going to buy the plane tickets!
Present Perfect with yet
They ___________ (do) the homework ___
They haven't done the homework yet
We _____ (see/ Present perfect continuous) each other since we _____ (meet/ Past Simple) on that train 2 years ago.
We have been seeing each other since we met on that train 2 years ago.
Something strange _____ (happen) the last time I _____ (be) on a plane.
Something strange happened the last time I was on a plane.
It _____ (be) difficult for him to start a new business because he _____ (not know) many people in the area.
Prresent simple
It is difficult for him to start a new business because he does not know many people in the area.
I (not/go) to Japan this year
I'm not going to go to Japan this year
They _____ (think) about moving house for a month now that their son _____ (leave) home.
They have been thinking about moving house for a month now that their son has left home.
I _____ (write) their number on a piece of paper in case my phone battery _____ (die).
I wrote their number on a piece of paper in case my phone battery dies.
The gardener was killed when he was watering the plants.
My dad ______ (work) for a company. He usually _____ (check) emails and sometimes _______ (attend) to meetings.
But today, in this moment he _________ (organize) important files
My dad works for a company. He usually checks emails and sometimes attends to meetings.
But today, in this moment he organizes important files.
We have already booked the hostel, so we _____ (stay) there for the first three nights.
We have already booked the hostel, so we (are going to stay/ will stay) there for the first three nights.
I _______(already/ finish) this activity
I've already finished this activity.
Unless ancient people _____ (invent) writing, they _____ (find) another way to transfer knowledge to the following generations.
Unless ancient people had invented writing, they would have found another way to transfer knowledge to the following generations.
The cashier _____ (scan) the groceries, I _____ (put) them into the paper bag. Later, I _____ (realize) that I _____ (forget) my wallet at home. (Past simple and continuous)
When the cashier was scanning the groceries, I was putting them into the paper bag. Then, I realized that I forgot my wallet at home.
A: The trains _____ (operate) by artificial intelligence these days. (Present Continuous)
B: No way! You _____ (kid)! (Present Continuous)
Then, What _____ the machinists _____ (do Present Simple) while the train _____ (move/ Present Continuous)?
A: That's the point! There is no machinists in the trains.
A: The trains are being operated by artificial intelligence these days.
B: No way! You are kidding!
B: Then, what do/is the machinists do/doing while the train moves/is moving?
A: That's the point! There is no machinists in the trains.
A: I think I _____ (ask) her out.
B: _____ you _____ (take) her to a nice restaurant?
A: I _____ already _____ (book) a table in the new Italian restaurant so far, so we _____ (eat) there if she says yes.
A: I think (I will /am going to) ask her out.
B: Are you going to take her to a nice restaurant?
A: I have already booked a table in the new Italian restaurant so far, so we are eating there if she says yes.
PAST PERFECT TENSE
The paper boxes _____ (place) in the empty room. However, the new manager asked us to move them to the closet in her office after she _____ (promote) to become the new manager.
The paper boxes had been placed in the empty room. However, the new manager asked us to move them to the closet in her office after she had been promoted to become the new manager.
Yesterday, I ___ (was) happy because we ________ (have/ P.C) a great time. But now, we _____ (break/ future continuous) up.
Yesterday, I was happy because we were having (have/ Past C) a great time. But now, we will be breaking up.