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English Tenses: Simple & Continuous Guide

The document provides a review of English verb tenses, including Present Simple and Continuous, Past Simple and Continuous, and Future forms. It includes explanations, examples, and exercises with answer keys for each tense. The focus is on understanding the appropriate usage of different tenses in various contexts.
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English Tenses: Simple & Continuous Guide

The document provides a review of English verb tenses, including Present Simple and Continuous, Past Simple and Continuous, and Future forms. It includes explanations, examples, and exercises with answer keys for each tense. The focus is on understanding the appropriate usage of different tenses in various contexts.
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Review

Present simple & Continuous


Past simple and Continuous
Future forms
Present Simple vs. Continuous
Present Simple: routines, habits

Present Continuous: actions happening now

Examples:
I play soccer on Sundays.
I am playing soccer right now.
Present Simple vs. Continuous
Choose the correct form:
1. She ___ (go/goes/is going) to work every day.
2. I ___ (eat/eats/am eating) dinner at the moment.
3. They ___ (watch/are watching/watches) a movie right now.
4. He always ___ (take/takes/is taking) the bus.
5. We ___ (study/are studying/studies) English on Mondays.
6. The dog ___ (sleep/sleeps/is sleeping) now.
7. My mom ___ (cook/is cooking/cooks) dinner every night.
8. I ___ (read/reads/am reading) a new book.
9. She usually ___ (walk/walks/is walking) to school.
10. They ___ (have/has/are having) lunch now.
answer key
1. goes
2. am eating
3. are watching
4. takes
5. study
6. is sleeping
7. cooks
8. am reading
9. walks
10. are having
Past Simple vs. Continuous
Past Simple: completed actions

Past Continuous: ongoing or interrupted actions

Examples:
I watched TV last night.
I was watching TV when she arrived.
Past Simple vs. Continuous
Choose the correct form:
1. I ___ (walked/was walking) when it started to rain.
2. He ___ (watched/was watching) TV all night.
3. While we ___ (had/were having) dinner, the phone rang.
4. They ___ (played/were playing) soccer at 4pm.
5. She ___ (was reading/read) when the lights went out.
6. I ___ (slept/was sleeping) when you called.
7. While Tom ___ (was working/worked), his brother slept.
8. We ___ (saw/were seeing) an accident.
9. The kids ___ (ran/were running) in the park.
10. My parents ___ (talked/were talking) during the movie.
answer key
1. was walking
2. was watching
3. were having
4. were playing
5. was reading
6. was sleeping
7. was working
8. saw
9. were running
10. were talking
Future forms
Will: decisions, predictions

Going to: plans

Present Continuous: arrangements

Present Simple: schedules

Examples:
I will call you later.
I'm going to study tonight.
We're meeting at 6.
The bus leaves at 8.
Future forms
Choose the best future form based on the context:
1. I forgot to buy milk! I ___ (will/am going to) go to the store now.
2. She has already bought the tickets. She ___ (is going to/will) see the movie tonight.
3. Look at those dark clouds! It ___ (is going to/will) rain soon.
4. The plane ___ (leaves/will leave) at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. Check your ticket.
5. We just decided. We ___ (will/are going to) order pizza for dinner.
6. They ___ (are going to/will) travel to Paris next month. They booked the flight.
7. I think you ___ (will/are going to) love this book.
8. We ___ (are meeting/will meet) the new teacher at 10:00 a.m. It’s already on the schedule.
9. She is so tired. She ___ (is going to/will) go to bed early tonight.
10. I promise I ___ (will/am going to) help you with your homework.
answer key
1. will
2. is going to
3. is going to
4. leaves
5. will
6. are going to
7. will
8. are meeting
9. is going to
10. will

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