Which tense: Present perfect simple or continuous?
Oh no! The train ____ (stop) again! I ____ (sit) on this train for hours and I ____ (already / miss) my first meeting!
Oh no! The train has stopped again! I've been sitting on this train for hours and I've already missed my first meeting!
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Which tense: Present perfect simple or continuous?
You're covered in mud and you ____ (tear) your T-shirt! You ____ (play) rugby, haven't you?
You're covered in mud and you've torn your T-shirt! You've been playing rugby, haven't you?
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Is this sentence right or wrong? (If it's wrong, correct it.)
Careful where you walk. Susie's been breaking a vase and Johnny's already cut himself.
Wrong
Careful where you walk. Susie's broken a vase and Johnny's already cut himself.
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Which tense is correct?
Normally I get up / am getting up at eight, but this week I get up / am getting up at seven because I have to start work early.
Which tense is correct? Normally I get up / am getting up at eight, but this week I get up / am getting up at seven because I have to start work early.
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Is this sentence right or wrong? (If it's wrong, correct it.)
They've been living next door for years, but we've never spoken to them.
Correct
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Which tense: Present simple or continuous?
Peter _____ (play) football at the moment. He_____ (want) to be a footballer when he grows up.
Peter is playing football at the moment. He wants to be a footballer when he grows up.
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Is this sentence right or wrong? (If it's wrong, correct it.)
I've been knowing him for a few months, but I've only been meeting his sister once.
Wrong
I've known him for a few months, but I've only met his sister once.
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Is this sentence right or wrong? (If it's wrong, correct it.)
I'm loving hamburgers: I eat five every day and I eat one at the moment!
Wrong
I love hamburgers: I eat five every day and I'm eating one at the moment!
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What's the difference between these two sentences?
a What do you think?
b What are you thinking?
Sentence a asks for your opinion.
Sentence b asks about what is on your mind/your mental process now.
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Which tense is correct?
Don't come round at eight. I'll put /'ll be putting the children in bed then.
Don't come round at eight. I'll be putting the children in bed then.
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Is this sentence right or wrong? (If it's wrong, correct it.)
When I arrive at the station, my parents will wait for me.
When I arrive at the station, my parents will be waiting for me.
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Which tense is correct?
This time next week I'll lie /'ll be lying on a beach in Spain.
This time next week I'll be lying on a beach in Spain.
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What's the difference between these two sentences?
a I'll be cooking dinner when you get home.
b I'll cook dinner when you get home.
In sentence a, I will start cooking dinner before you get home.
In sentence b, I will start cooking dinner when you get home.
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What's the difference between these two sentences?
a He's very rude.
b He's being very rude.
Sentence a describes his general character/behaviour.
Sentence b describes how he is behaving now.
