present tenses
Choose the correct form: Listen! The birds ___ (sing/are singing).
are singing
Complete: I ___ (watch) TV yesterday.
watched
Choose the correct form of the verb: I ___ (never was/ have never been/wasn't) to London.
have never been
What’s the past form of go?
went
Complete: When I was a child, I ___ (play) outside every day.
played
Complete the sentence: She usually ___ (go) to school by bus.
goes
Complete: While I ___ (cook), my sister ___ (set) the table.
was cooking, set
Complete: When I arrived, she ___ (already / leave).
...she had already left (before I arrived)
What’s the past participle of take?
taken
Choose the correct: I ___ (live/ had lived/ have lived) here since 2010.
have lived (since; it lasts till present)
Explain the difference between: I read books. and I’m reading a book.
Present Simple = habit; Present Continuous = action now
Find and correct the mistake: I was seeing him yesterday when I walked home.
Correct the mistake: I have seen him yesterday.
I saw him yesterday. (specific time)
Say all three forms of the verb see.
see - saw - seen
Correct the mistake and explain: I am knowing the answer.
Correct the mistake: He is playing football every Sunday.
plays
Choose the correct form and complete the sentence:
I ___ (was watching / watched) TV when the lights ___ (go) out.
was watching, went
Explain the difference: I have finished my homework. vs. I finished my homework.
1. no time mentioned = result now; 2. specific time
He ___ (fly) to Paris yesterday morning. He ______ (fly) there many times before.
flew; has flown
Fill in: By the time we got to the cinema, the film ___ (already/start).
had already started (it was already playing when we arrived)
Create a sentence using both tenses correctly. (one sentence using both tenses together)
e.g. I’m studying while my brother watches TV.
Explain: What’s the difference between I watched TV. and I was watching TV.?
Past Simple = finished action; Past Continuous = ongoing background action
Make a sentence with yet.
e.g. I haven't eaten yet.
Make a short sentence using two different irregular verbs in the past tense.
e.g. I went to the shop and bought some chocolate.
Create a sentence using at least two different tenses.
e.g. I was reading a book when my friend called me.