present continuous - I'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour.
A temporary action that is happening now
definite plan for near future
activities at the moment of speaking
actions happening now
They ____________ (not/invite) her to the party.
didn't invite
What _______________ (you/do) yesterday?
were you doing
was you doing
are you doing
you were doing
I barely ________ my flight. If I missed it, I would have had to wait for two days!
missed
set off
caught
take off
I usually ________ America every year to see my family.
visiting
was visiting
visit
had visited
I ________ to school when my friend __________ my phone.
had biked / had been calling
was bicycling / called
biked / calls
biked / calling
Anna ______ (speak) with Mark and ________ (promise) to help him tomorrow.
spoke/ promised
When John _______ (arrive) at the party, Sarah _____ (already/go), so he didn't see her.
arrived/ had already gone
arrives/ had already gone
was arriving/ already goes
arrive/ already go
We need to __________ the BTS as soon as it gets to the platform.
get in
get away
get into
get on
While I __________ breakfast, the doorbell rang.
made
was making
had made
was made
This time last year I _________ (live) in Sydney.
was living
Today is the day we __________ on our journey around the world.
platform
set off
delayed
missed
We were so late we almost ___________ our trip on the oriental express train, that would have cost us a lot of money.
delayed
missed
got off
took off
I will be four hours late. My train was ___________ because of the snow storm.
departure
delayed
take off
missed
present simple - I work in Thailand.
To talk about something that is fixed in the future
To give instructions or directions
To express habits, general truths, repeated actions
For instructions
She ___________ (play) basketball yesterday at 10 o'clock.
was play
was playing
were playing
were play
Tommy works so hard. He needs a __________ to Koh Lipe.
set off
departure
take off
get away
The cruise ship is about to ________!
get off
missed
get away
take off
My friend will have to stay in Korot tonight. Her bus was ___________ until tomorrow.
delayed
got in
missed
take off
I will ________ the taxi quickly. It is late and I don’t want to get home any later.
get away
get off
get on
get in