Simple Tenses
Continuous Tenses
Present Perfect
Simple vs Continuous
Used to / didn't use to
100

I ________ every day. (study)

STUDY.

100

You  ______ ______ right now. (listen)

ARE LISTENING

100

I ______ already _________ unit one. (study)

HAVE STUDIED.

100

Present Continuous means ____________

ACTION IS HAPPENING NOW.

100

When I was young I ______ ____ _____ outside with my friends. (play)

USE TO PLAY

200

I _______ how to conjugate verbs in Present Simple (know)

KNOW

200

You ______ _______ for Thursday's test. (prepare)

ARE PREPARING

200

She _____ ______ to Paris before. (be)

HAS BEEN.

200

We use Present Simple to talk about ...

HABITS OR ROUTINES

200

When my grandma was a child she use to help with the chores. 

USED 

300

She ________ her lunch yesterday. (bring)

BROUGHT 

300

The dogs ______ ______ at them. (bark)

WERE BARKING

300

They _______ ________ with Present Perfect Continuous ________. (work)

HAVEN'T WORKED YET

300

He ______ ___________ and can't come to the phone. (eat)

IS EATING.

300

My aunt didn't used to eat carrots.

DIDN'T USE TO.

400

I _____ just ______ the report. (write)

HAVE / WRITTEN

400

They were eating dinner ______ John arrived.

WHEN

400

I have been a teacher here ______ 5 years.

FOR

400

He always _______ to close the front door when he leaves. (forget)

FORGETS

400

In the past, people _____ _____ wash their clothes by hand. 

USED TO

500

The police ______ ______ the thief yet. (not catch)

HASN'T CAUGHT

500

She was talking oh the phone _____ they were watching TV..

WHILE

500

She has known her best friend ______ she was 5 years old.

SINCE

500

We ______ ______ home when we ______ the accident. (walk / see) 

WERE WALKING / SAW

500

In the past families _____ _____ ____ have more than one car. (negative)

DIDN'T USE TO