Simple Present/Past
Give me an example of a sentence in simple present.
Ex: I eat breakfast every morning.
Give an example of a sentence in past perfect.
Ex: I was tired before I had even reached the top of the mountain.
Give an example of a sentence in present continuous.
Ex: I am practicing English right now.
Give an example of a sentence in present perfect continuous.
Ex: He has been working very hard recently.
Give an example of a question in simple past.
Ex: Did you go to the store yesterday?
Give an example of a question in present perfect.
Ex: Have you started the project yet?
Give an example of a question in past continuous.
Ex: Were you drinking coffee on your way to work?
Give an example of a question in present perfect continuous.
Give an example of a sentence that can be made the same in both simple present and simple past.
Ex: I go to the store, I went to the store.
Tell me the structure for writing a sentence in present perfect.
subject + auxiliary verb "have" or "has" + past participle
Tell me the structure for writing a sentence in present continuous.
Tell me the structure for writing a sentence in present perfect continuous.
subject + has been + the verb's present participle (root + -ing)
Ex: I eat breakfast, I go to work, I buy groceries.
Tell me the structure for writing a sentence in past perfect.
subject + had + the past participle of the main verb
Tell me the structure for writing a sentence in past continuous.
subject + was/were + present participle (verb+ing)
Ask and answer a question in present perfect continuous.
Ex: Has she been working hard lately? Yes, she has been working very hard lately.
Give me an example of when we use simple present or simple past.
simple present:r epeated actions fixed arrangements, scheduled events, sequence of actions in the present (first - then, after that)
simple past: action finished in the past, (single or repeated) series of completed actions in the past
Give me an example of when we use present or past perfect.
present perfect: to talk about recent or past events that happened at an indefinite time
past perfect: to refer to something that occurred before something else
Give me an example of when we use present or past continuous.
when we are describing actions that continue for a period of time in the present or in the past
Give me an example of when we use present perfect continuous.
To talk about repeated activities which started at a particular time in the past and are still continuing up until now