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  • Complete: + Do you like curry? - I don't know, I _________ (never/try) it.
    I don't know, I have never tried it.
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe a finished action in the past
    Past simple
  • Rephrase: Is this your first time here? (before)
    Have you (ever) been here before?
  • Complete: + Why are you so angry? - Because I __________ (wait) for you for hours
    Because I have been waiting for you for hours
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe an action that started in the past and continues in the present
    Present Perfect Continuous
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe an action that happened before another action in the past
    Past Perfect
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe a regular habit/routine and general facts
    Present Simple
  • Complete: Finally, summer's here! This time next week I ___________ (sit) here any more!.
    Finally, summer's here! This time next week I won't be sitting here any more!
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe a spontaneous decision, a prediction based on your opinions 
    Future simple (Will)
  • Rephrase: Our guests arrived a few minutes ago. (just)
    Our guests have just arrived.
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe something happening now or a future plan
    Present Continuous
  • Complete: Jenny _______ (cut) her hand while making dinner
    Jenny cut her hand while making dinner
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe an action in progress in the past, or an incompleted one interrupted by another action
    Past continuous
  • Complete: Go to sleep. You ________ (feel) better tomorrow
    Go to sleep. You'll feel better tomorrow
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe an action in progress at a certain future time
    Future Continuous
  • Rephrase: She was too impatient to wait for us to arrive, so she left. (by the time)
    By the time we arrived, she had already left
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe an action that is about to happen and a future plan
    Be going to
  • Complete: By the end of next week, I __________ (finish) all my exams.
    By the end of next week, I will have finished all my exams.
  • Name the tense: We use it to describe an action completed at a certain future date
    Future perfect
  • Rephrase: When did you begin to write the travel blog? (how long)
    How long have you been writing the travel blog?
  • Complete: Andy's losing control of the surfboard. He ____________ (fall off)!
    Andy's losing control of the surfboard. He's going to fall off!
  • Rephrase: The last time I saw her was was a year ago. (for)
    I haven't seen her for a year.
  • Complete: I _________ (cook) dinner when I cut my hand.
    I was cooking dinner when I cut my hand
  • Rephrase: I missed my flight. That's why I was late. (because)
    I was late because I had missed my flight.
  • Complete: Listen to them! What _______ they _______ (speak)? Is it Portuguese?
    Listen to them! What are they speaking? Is it Portuguese?
  • Complete: He was furious because I _________ (make) a lot of mistakes.
    He was furious because I had made a lot of mistakes.
  • Complete: How many languages _______ you ________ (speak)?
    How many languages do you speak?
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