English test: Tiempos verbales

When we use the present simple?. Things happening now, habits, or connections between the past and present. Present habits, permanent situations, states and general truths. Actions happening now, temporary situations and annoying habbits (usually with always). Describe states (feelings, thoughts, etc) or when describe actions (verbs be, have and think in continuous tense).

When we use the present continuous?. Things happening now, habits, or connections between the past and present. Present habits, permanent situations, states and general truths. Actions happening now, temporary situations and annoying habbits (usually with always). Describe states (feelings, thoughts, etc) or when describe actions (verbs be, have and think in continuous tense).

When we use the stative verbs?. Things happening now, habits, or connections between the past and present. Present habits, permanent situations, states and general truths. Actions happening now, temporary situations and annoying habbits (usually with always). Describe states (feelings, thoughts, etc) or when describe actions (verbs be, have and think in continuous tense).

We use the past tenses... for things happening now, habits, or connections between the past and present. to describe completed actions or background situations in the past. to talk about things we did regularly in the past or things we are becoming accustomed to.

We use the past simple... for completed actions that happened at a specific point in time, being the "backbone" of any story. for an action that was in progress when another event occurred, providing background context. for an action that happened before another past action. to emphasizes the duration or process of an activity leading up to a point in the past.

We use the past continous... for completed actions that happened at a specific point in time, being the "backbone" of any story. for an action that was in progress when another event occurred, providing background context. for an action that happened before another past action. to emphasizes the duration or process of an activity leading up to a point in the past.

Select the correct word or phrase: I ---- at the local library for the summer. work. am working.

Select the correct word or phrase: We ----- to the theatre very often. don't go. aren't going.

Select the correct word or phrase: Stacy ---- ready for school, so she can't come to the phone. gets. is getting.

Select the correct word or phrase: ---- about his expedition to the Amazon jungle?. Does Gary ever talk. Is Gary ever talking.

Select the correct word or phrase: In squash, you ---- a ball against a wall. hit. are hitting.

Select the correct word or phrase: I --- a newspaper at least once a week. read. am reading.

Select the correct word or phrase: ------- the piano for two hours every day?. Do you practise. Are you practising.

Select the correct word or phrase: Nadine and Claire ---- quite well at school at the moment. do. are doing.

Select the correct word or phrase: A good friend ----- when you're upset about something. knows. is knowing.

Select the correct word or phrase: How ----- your name?. do you spell. are you spelling.

When we use "used to + infinitive"?. past habits or states that no longer exist. repeated past actions only (not states or feelings). the process of becoming accustomed to something new. the state of being already accustomed to something.

Select the correct word or phrase: When we were in Canada, we ---- skiing almost every day. went. were going.

Select the correct word or phrase: About four years ago, I ------- to became a chef. decided. was deciding.

Select the correct word or phrase: Georgia ----- a shower when someone knocked at the door. had. was having.

Select the correct word or phrase: Holly and I ran from the house to the taxi because it ---- heavily. rained. was raining.

Select the correct word or phrase: Two men ------- outside, so I went to see what was happening. argued. were arguing.

Daniel ---- you at one o'clock yesterday, but you were here with me. called. was calling.

Select the correct word or phrase: We ----- breakfast when a letter came through the letter box. ate. were eating.

Select the correct word or phrase: As I walked past the window, I saw that Paula ---- a cake. made. was making.

Select the correct word or phrase: I ----- about my favourite band when the alarm clock went off. dreamt. was dreaming.

Select the correct word or phrase: While I ----- the trumpet late last night, a negihbour came to complain. practised. was practising.

Complete using the correct form of used to: When I was younger, I ---- eat pizza almost every day!. use to. used to.

Complete using the correct form of used to: ----- (there) be a supermarket on the corner?. Did there use to. did there used to.

Complete using the correct form of used to: Bradley is a teacher, but he ---- want to be a train driver. didn't used to. didn't use to.

Complete using the correct form of used to: I ----- like eating cabbage, but now I love it!. didn't use to. didn't used to.

Complete using the correct form of used to: ------(Rick) have blond hair when he was a little boy?. Did Rick use to. Did Rick used to.