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What are signal words for 1. Simple Present 2. Present Progressive
1. everyday, sometimes, usually, often, seldom, on fridays etc. 2. now, at the moment, today etc.
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When do you use the Simple Past and how do you form it?
-event started in the past - finished in the past -ed or irregular verbs
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The Present Perfect is used, if....
something started in the past and has a connection to now
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When do you use the Past Perfect?

When you talk about something in the past and then mention something that happened even before that point in time.

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When do you use 1. Going to 2. Will
1. you have already decided to do sth. 2. you decide to do sth. at the time of speaking
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1. The water (boil). Can you turn it off? 2. Water (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
1. is boiling 2. boils
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Matt (phone) while we (have) dinner.
phoned were having
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complete the forms bring -______-_______ know-______-_______ fly -_______-________
brought- brought knew- known flew- flown
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how do you form the 1. Past Perfect 2. Past Perfect Progressive
1.Had+ verb-ing 2. Had+been+verb-ing
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I'm too tired to walk home. I think I (take) taxi.
will
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1. I (not / like) bananas. 2. They (not / know) the answer.
1. don't like 2. don't know
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What (you/do) at this time yesterday?
were you doing
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When do you use the Present Perfect Progressive and how do you form it?

-when the activity is still happening or has just stopped - connection with now and focus on activity - present result of an action that started in the past.

 has/have+been+ verb-ing

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In the shopping center, I met a friend who I (see / not) for ages.
had not seen
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Do you think people (live) longer in the future?
will
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1. Why (cry / she) now? 2. (swim / they) in the pool at the moment?
1. is she crying 2. Are they swimming
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When I was young, I (want) to be a pilot.
wanted
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My hands are very dirty. I (repair) the car. The car is OK now. I (repair) it.

have been repairing 

have repaired

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1. (what /Dillan / do) that he was kept in after school? 2 (you / eat) anything before you went to the theater?

1. What had Dillan done

 2. Had you eaten

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Where (you /go)?

 (you/ go ) shopping?

are you going 

are you going

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1. I (live) in London. 

2. This weekend, I (visit) my friends in Brighton. 

3. The train to Brighton (leave) London at 6.45 in the morning.

1. live 2. am visiting 3. leaves

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How fast (you /drive) when the accident (happen)? I (not/ drive) very fast. I just (not /see) him.
were you driving / happened was not driving / did not see
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How long (you /read) that book? How much of the book (you/ read)

have you been reading 

have you read

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1. We (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up. 

2. They (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

1. had been sleeping 

2. had been waiting

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1. Look at those black clouds. It (rain). 

2. I'm hungry. I (have) something to eat.

1. is going to rain 

2. will have