PRESENT SIMPLE

Structure
+ subject verb (-s) complement(s)
- subject dont/doesnt verb complement(s)
? do/does subject verb complement(s)?
Usage Verbs which describe states or
feelings even if they mean
Daily routines
now
Timetables and schedules
Things that are always true Examples
Things that happen regulary
I like football
I dont like football
Do you like football?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Structure
+ subject to be verb (-ing) complement(s)
- subject to be + not verb (-ing) complement(s)
? to be subject verb (-ing) complement(s)?
Usage Examples
Actions in progress at the time I am going to the party
of speaking I am not going to the party
Future arrangements (= be Are you going to the party?
going to)

Choose the correct form of the verb:

1- I do / m doing my homework at the moment.
2- Every summer we visit / are visiting our family.
3- He gets up / is getting up early every day.
4- Ana cant go out now, she talks / s talking on the phone.
5- My cousin always wants / s wanting to play with me.
6- I help / m helping my mother to clean the house only this week.
7- Im very tired and I drink / m drinking coffee now.
8- She always has / is having lunch at home.
9- Now I know / m knowing what you mean.
10- My sister is / is being a secretary.
Complete the sentences with present simple or present continuous:
1- - He usually __________________________________ (work) with paints and
brushes.
2- - Do you know anyone who __________________________________ (speak) Italian?
3- - At work, he usually __________________________________ (sit) all day.
4- - Where is Kate? She __________________________________ (watch) TV in the
living room.
5- - __________________________________ (you/go) to the party next Saturday?
6- - __________________________________ (you/ work) from home?
7- - Why __________________________________ (you drive) so fast today?
8- - The water __________________________________ (boil) now. Shall I switch it off?
9- - The duck __________________________________ (smell) delicious. Shall I take it
out of the oven?
 10- - Sometimes, Tom __________________________________ (do) his homework after
lunch.
PAST SIMPLE
Structure
+ subject verb (in past) complement(s)
- subject didnt verb complement(s)
? did Subject verb complement(s)?
Usage Examples
Finished past actions I ate soup
I didnt eat soup
Did you eat soup?

PAST CONTINUOUS
Structure
+ subject was/were verb (-ing) complement(s)
- subject was/were + not verb (-ing) complement(s)
? was/were Subject verb (-ing) complement(s)?
Usage Describe the beginning of a
story or anecdote
Action in progress at a specific
time in the past Examples

Action in progress which was I was cooking dinner
interrupted by another action I wasnt cooking dinner
(expressed in the past simple) Were you cooking dinner?
With while for two actions
happening at the same time

1- . I __________________________ (drive) my new car when

I _____________________________ (hear) the news.

2- She ________________________ (walk) down the street when a

friend ________________________ her (call).

3- They ____________________________ me (not see) because

they _____________________________ (talk).

4- I __________________________________ (have) a shower and the

door ____________________________. (open)

5- We ___________________ (walk) in the mountains when we __________________

(hear) a scream.(=grito)
6- They ______________________ (have) so much fun at the party, so

they ________________ (decide) to stay

7- When the teacher _______________ (arrive), they ________________ (play) in the

back of the classroom.

8- While I _______________________ (have) a drink in the caf, I _______________

(see) an accident outside.

 9- What _________________________ (you/ do) when the

telephone _______________________________ (ring)?

10- Why _____________________ (you /run) when

I ______________________________you (see) the other day?

PRESENT PERFECT
Structure
+ Subject to have verb (past complement(s)
participle)
- Subject to have + not verb (past complement(s)
participle)
? to have subject verb (past complement(s)?
participle)
Usage With yet and already

Past experiences not saying Examples

exactly when they happened
Recent past actions (often with I have done something
just) I havent done anything
Have you done anything?
 1- She _____________ (not/study) for the exam.
2- Adam and Natalie ____________ (live) together for 3 years.
3- Where __________ he ___________ (go)?
4- We _____________ (not/leave) yet.
5- I __________ (want) a new car for a long time.
6- __________ the bus _____________ (arrive) yet?
7- They ___________ (bring) their children with them.
8- ___________ you ever _____________ (see) a shooting star?

PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT PERFECT?
1- We ....................................................... (invite) them to the party but they
didnt come.
2- It .................................................. (rain) when
we .............................................(go) out.
3- Its a nice day today. The sun .........................................................(shine).
4- I got up early and ..............................................................(have) a shower.
5- The phone ............................(ring) while Mary ........................................
(cook) dinner.
6- Tom isnt at home at the moment. He .................................................(travel)
abroad.
7- I saw Bob and Sam at the party, but I ................................................
(not/speak) to them.
8- Robert had a book in his hand but he ..............................................(not/read)
it.
9- The floor is clean now. I ..............................................................(just/wash)
it.
10- How often ................................................................(you/go) on holiday?
11- Janet and Daniel...............................................................(be) married for nine
years.
12- Who ..............................................................................(invent) the
telephone?
13- Jo got married when she ...................................................(be) 23.
14- I ............................................................(know) Ann and Lesley since we were
at school.
15- ................................................................(I/not/watch) TV very much.
16- The children are in the living room. They .........................................(watch)
TV.
17- We ................................................(not/be) hungry, so we didnt stay for
lunch.
18- Betty ......................................................(have) the same job for 15 years.
19- I .....................................................................(never/ride) a horse in my life.
20- We .....................................................(go) to the cinema yesterday.