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  • past continuous: Eddy (to practise - not) for the final audition.
    wasn't practising
  • They had visited that museum before.
    past perfect
  • past simple: I (to go) to the theatre last night.
    went
  • I didn’t realise what it meant.
    past simple
  • present continuous: I (to owe) many books.
    am owing
  • present perfect continuous: I (to feel - not) well lately.
    haven't been feeling
  • What is the past simple and past participle of ‘to fall’?
    to fall - fell - fallen
  • How do you form a question the present perfect continuous?
    (QW) + have + subj + been + pa.pa. + rest?
  • He was feeling nervous before the test.
    past continuous
  • What is the past simple and past participle of ‘to go’?
    to go - went - gone
  • past simple: (to have - you) a bicycle when you were young?
    Did you have...
  • present perfect: They (to seek - not) permission for the event.
    haven't sought
  • I’m doing my homework in my room.
    present continuous
  • He stopped speaking when the teacher entered.
    past simple
  • What is the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous?
    pr. perfect: focus on result; pr. perfect continuous: focus on duration
  • Where do you place prepositions in a question?
    at the end of the question
  • past continuous: (to cook - she) dinner when the power went out?
    Was she cooking...
  • They don’t play video games during the week.
    Present simple
  • present continuous: Eddy (to practise - not) for the final audition.
    isn't practising
  • What is ‘een bijvoeglijk naamwoord’ in English?
    an adjective
  • He makes his own lunch every day.
    present simple
  • What time indicator is typical for the present perfect?
    already, yet, just, ever, never, since, for...
  • What is the third person singular rule in the present simple?
    We add -s or -es to the verb with he, she or it.
  • He has forgotten his password.
    present perfect
  • What tense is followed after ‘when’?
    present/past simple
  • past simple: He (to live) in Fiji in 1976.
    lived
  • How do you form a negative sentence in the future simple?
    subj. + will not + inf
  • What is ‘een zelfstandig naamwoord’ in English?
    a noun
  • present perfect: I (to forget) his name.
    have forgotten
  • present perfect: We (to split) our shared responsibilities.
    have split
  • present perfect continuous: (to listen - you) to a lot of music lately?
    Have you been listening...
  • He’s getting more impatient as time passes.
    present continuous
  • present simple: John (to need) our help now.
    needs
  • present continuous: Why (to compare - you always) yourself to others?
    are you always comparing
  • When do we use the past simple?
    To talk about actions that are finished and happened in the past.
  • They haven’t been paying attention.
    present perfect continuous
  • What is the past simple and past participle of ‘to tear’?
    to tear - tore - torn
  • present perfect: I (to play) the guitar ever since I was a teenager.
    have played
  • They’ve been waiting for a reply.
    present perfect continuous
  • past continuous: Caroline (to ski) when she broke her leg.
    was skiing
  • When do we use the present perfect continuous?
    To talk about actions that started in the past and are still going on (focus on duration)
  • He won’t understand the instructions immediately.
    future simple
  • present simple: My brother (to enjoy) spicy food, but I prefer milder flavors.
    enjoys
  • What is an irregular verb?
    A verb that does not follow the -ed rule in the past simple
  • They won’t agree with that idea.
    future simple
  • future simple: We (to leave - not) until it stops raining
    won't leave
  • They are not feeling very confident about the test.
    present continuous
  • present perfect continuous: They (to travel) since last October.
    have been travelling
  • present simple: (to eat - the Japanese) beef?
    Do the Japanese eat beef?
  • What is the past simple and past participle of ‘to bet’?
    to bet - bet - bet
  • He forgot his homework at home.
    past simple
  • They hadn't decided what to do next.
    past perfect
  • What is the past simple and past participle of ‘to creep’?
    to creep - crept - crept
  • What is ‘een voorzetsel’ in English?
    a preposition
  • future simple: What (to be - the weather) like tomorrow?
    will the weather be
  • When do we use the present simple?
    To talk about habits, routines, facts and general truths
  • present simple: The sun (to rise) in the east.
    rises
  • future simple: The dog (to bark) if someone enters
    will bark
  • They haven’t decided what to do next.
    present perfect
  • She has been feeling much better.
    present perfect continuous
  • What is the past simple and past participle of ‘to forgive’?
    to forgive - forgave - forgiven
  • past simple: The rooms (to be - not) clean when we arrived.
    weren't
  • What tense is followed after ‘while’?
    present/past continuous
  • She works in a small shop near the station.
    present simple
  • They will probably forget about it.
    future simple
  • They were talking when the teacher walked in.
    past continuous
  • What is the difference between the present simple and the present continuous?
    present simple = habits and facts; present continuous is for actions happening now
  • present perfect: It (to rain - not) this week.
    hasn't rained
  • We haven’t discussed the problem in detail.
    present perfect
  • They weren’t expecting any problems.
    past continuous
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