Every so often he ______ for dinner. (come)
comes (round)
He frequently ______ to do his homework. (forget)
forgets
What type of actions does the Present Continuous describe?
actions happening now / around now / temporary situations
He ______ a drama course. (currently/take)
IS CURRENTLY TAKING
Name a state verb that cannot be used in continuous tenses.
know, mean, believe, understand, remember, recognize, belong, own, possess, want, need, prefer, like, love, hate, sound, seem, appear, consist, contain, include
What time expressions describe temporary actions for the Present Continuous?
currently / for the time being / at the moment
Adverbs like "always" or "constantly" can be used with the Present Continuous to describe what?
annoying habits
She ______ my stuff without asking! (always/take)
IS ALWAYS TAKING
They ______ (rearrange) the schedule all the time because new problems keep coming up.
are rearranging
The Present Perfect Simple and Continuous are used to talk about states that started in the past and ______ now.
CONTINUE
I_________ you all day. (call - focus on action)
HAVE BEEN CALLING
I______ three books in the last week. (read -focus on result)
HAVE READ
Just, ever, and never go in what position in the sentence? (beginning, middle or end).
the middle position
The manager _____just _____ the team. (join)
HAS just JOINED
Have you ______ to Mexico? (ever/be)
EVER BEEN
What phrase could you use if you said "I haven't seen them for ages"? (change the time expression 'for ages' for sth else)
for a long time / in weeks / recently / lately
