To give instructions or directions we use:
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  • Present Simple
  • Present Continuous
My grandma (always, try) to make me eat tons of food!
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  • is always trying
  • always tries
Which tense is used here?‘Rooney… (play) it to Van Persie, who (spread) the ball out wide to Falcao, who (trip) over it’.
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  • Present Simple
  • Present Continuous
I'll be with you in a minute. I (just, finish) something in the kitchen.
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  • just am finishing
  • just finish
  • am just finishing
Can we use Present Continuous for repeated temporary actions?
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  • yes
  • no
  • it's a mystery
Now that I've read about the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, I (see) it everywhere!
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  • see
  • am seeing
Here ______ our pizza!
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  • is coming
  • comes
The burgers in America _______ bigger and bigger.
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  • get
  • are getting
What should we use to describe photos?
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  • Present Simple
  • Present Continuous
Which statement is correct?When telling a story...
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  • we use the continuous for actions which form a background and the simple for the narrative
  • we use the simple for actions which form a background and the continuous for the narrative
Which tense is used in newspaper headlines for past events?
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  • Present Perfect
  • Present Continuous
  • Present Simple
-- Hi Jane! You'll never guess what I have! A plane ticket to London!
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  • -- Wow! When did you go there?
  • -- Cool! When is your flight?
  • -- Unbelievable! When will you go?
  • -- Exciting! When have you been going there?
-- Oh! Why are your hands so dirty? You can't eat these sandwiches.
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  • -- I've been working in the garden.
  • -- I've worked in the garden the whole morning.
  • -- I'm working in the garden.
  • -- I work in the garden everyday.
Which two tenses will you use to compare a usual situation with an unusual one happening now?
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  • Present Continuous & Present Perfect
  • Present Simple & Present Continuous
  • Present Perfect & Present Perfect Continuous
  • Present Simple both times
Thanks for answering! What do you think?
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  • the test was fun
  • the test was too easy
  • the test was too difficult
  • I didn't have enough time
She can't come to the phone now because she________for tomorrow's test.
  • studies
  • is studying
  • has studied
  • has been studying
They must be at the sports ground now. They usually____________basketball on Fridays.
  • play
  • are playing
  • have played
  • have been playing
I__________my work already. I'm ready to go for a walk with you.
  • finish
  • am finishing
  • have finished
  • have been finishing
I____________breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?
  • cook
  • am cooking
  • have cooked
  • have been cooking
I_____________this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so?
  • don't read
  • am not reading
  • haven't read
  • haven't been reading
Maria is good at languages. She_____________French, Spanish and German.
  • speaks
  • is speaking
  • has spoken
  • has been speaking
So far, he____________five stories for children.
  • writes
  • is writing
  • has written
  • has been writting
We___________for their answer for two months already.
  • wait
  • are waiting
  • have waited
  • have been waiting
She___________since Monday.
  • is sick
  • is being sick
  • has been sick
  • has been being sick
She___________since noon. Should we wake her up?
  • sleeps
  • is sleeping
  • has slept
  • has been sleeping
So far, this morning, ___ 3 cups of coffee.
  • I had
  • I'm having
  • I've been having
  • I've had
It's a beautiful day today. The sun ___ and the sky ___ blue.
  • is shining / is being
  • shining / is
  • is shining / is
  • shines / is
I usually ___ films. This month I ___ six films.
  • watch / 've watched
  • watch / watch
  • watching / watched
  • have watched / 've watched
Our plane ___ at 4:15 p.m., so we must be at the airport at 2:15 p.m.
  • leaving
  • is leaving
  • leave
  • leaves
We ___ many calls in the office this morning.
  • don't received
  • haven't received
  • aren't receiving
  • receive
We ___ for them to arrive for 2 hours! Where are they?
  • 've waited
  • 've waiting
  • 've been waiting
  • 're waiting
My cousin ___ at Burger King now, but he ___ at Mc Donald's before.
  • is working / has worked
  • is working / have worked
  • working / worked
  • working / has worked
__ your sister __ the piano?
  • Do / plays
  • Does / plays
  • Do / play
  • Does / play
What bands ___ these days?
  • you have been listening to
  • have you been listening to
  • do you been listening to
  • are you been listening to
__ you and your family ___ in the same house?
  • Do / living
  • Are / live
  • Are / living
  • Is / living
I ___ to Europe before. This ___ my first time.
  • have been / is
  • been / be
  • haven't been / be
  • haven't been / is
__ you even ___ to what I ___?
  • Do / listen / 'm saying
  • Are / listen / said
  • Are / listening / 'm saying
  • Do / listening / said
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