Past
The traveler ____ many different worlds (to visit)
The traveler visited many different worlds
The lawyer always _____ a large brown book with her (to carry)
The lawyer always carries a large brown book with her
Which sentence is grammatically better?
I stay at the hotel down the street
I am staying at the hotel down the street
Present Progressive: am staying
Which sentence is grammatically better?
I live in Michigan my whole life
I have lived in Michigan my whole life
Present Perfect: have lived
Which sentence is grammatically better?
The man has been wanting to quit his job for years
The man wants to quit his job for years
Present Perfect Progressive: has been wanting
She always ______ something new and interesting (to find)
She always found something new and interesting
She ____ a floppy hat to hide the fact that she has deer antlers on her head (to wears)
She wears a floppy hat to hide the fact that she has deer antlers on her head
Which sentence is grammatically better?
The carrot cake tastes really good
The carrot cake is tasting really good
Which sentence is grammatically better?
The boy loved her then, and he loves her now
The boy loved her then, and he has loved her now
Which sentence is grammatically better?
She likes to wear her hair up rather than down
She's been liking to wear her hair up rather than down
Simple present: likes
In a single day, she defeated a sea monster and saved the entire city
The lawyer ____ (to have) a sweet old grandma who ____ (to live) in the same city as her
The lawyer has a sweet old grandma who lives in the same city as her
Which sentence is grammatically better?
He eats popcorn with a fork
He is eating popcorn with a fork
Both are grammatically fine, they may just have slightly different meanings
Which sentence is grammatically better?
The girl has read many good books
The girl reads many good books
Both tenses are fine, the sentences just have slightly different meanings
Which sentence is grammatically better?
My younger sister calls me every day
My younger sister has been calling me every day
Both tenses are fine, and mean almost the same thing
The traveler _______ many new friendships (to build), so she ____ sad to leave them behind (to be)
The traveler built many new friendships, so she was sad to leave them behind
Her grandma sometimes tries to invite her to tea, but meetings with clients always seem to get in the way
Which tense would make the sentence grammatical?
Can I call you back later? I ______ soccer right now. (to play)
Present progressive: am playing
Which tense would make the sentence grammatical?
Did you hear? Kevin Kwan _____ a new novel (to write)
Present Perfect: has written
Which tense would make the sentence grammatical?
The sky ____ more blue than it normally does (to seem)
Even after she left the city, she ______ not forget about the great times she had (can). Many city people ____ her to come back and visit them (to tell), and after a long time, she finally _____ back to see them (to go)
Even after she left the city, she could not forget about the great times she had. Many city people told her to come back and visit them, and after a long time, she finally went back to see them
The lawyer ____ to take the day off to see her grandma (to choose). Her grandma's house is empty when she _____ (to arrive). Then, she ____ (to hear) her grandma's voice coming from inside the teapot on the table
The lawyer chooses to take the day off to see her grandma. Her grandma's house is empty when she arrives. Then, she hears her grandma's voice coming from inside the teapot on the table
Which tense would make the sentence grammatical?
When I was little, I ______ to be a doctor (to want)
Neither tense would make a grammatical sentence
Which tense would make the sentence grammatical?
When the plane _____, make sure you are the first to stand up in the aisle (to arrive)
Simple present: arrives
Which tense would make the sentence grammatical?
I studied a lot, so I _____ the material very well (to know)