“I’m meeting my dentist tomorrow afternoon.” Why is Present Continuous used here?, a future arrangement, a finished past action, an action happening now, “We watched a documentary about whales last night.” Why is Past Simple used here?, a regular habit, a recent result, a finished action at a specific past time, “Look at that child! He’s going to fall!” Why is “going to” used here?, a past experience, a prediction based on what we can see, a planned timetable, “My parents usually spend summer in the countryside.” Why is Present Simple used here?, an action happening now, something temporary, a regular habit, “I’ve already eaten lunch.” Why is Present Perfect used here?, a finished action with a result now, a future promise, an action in progress in the past, “What were you doing at 10 p.m. yesterday?” Why is Past Continuous used here?, a future plan, an action in progress at a past time, a repeated action in the past, “I’ll answer the phone!” Why is “will” used here?, an instant decision, a past experience, a scheduled future event, “She’s studying a lot these days because of her exams.” Why is Present Continuous used here?, a permanent situation, a temporary situation around now, a completed action, “Have you ever travelled alone?” Why is Present Perfect used here?, a specific past action yesterday, a future arrangement, a life experience, “We were having dinner when the lights went out.” Why is Past Continuous used in the first part?, to describe a future plan, to describe a longer background action, to describe a daily routine, “I think you’ll enjoy this book.” Why is “will” used here?, an action happening now, a past habit, a prediction/opinion about the future, “My sister works in a bank.” Why is Present Simple used here?, something that usually happens, a recent change, an action happening right now, “We’re going to paint the kitchen this weekend.” Why is “going to” used here?, a plan made before speaking, a spontaneous decision, a past action, “I lost my wallet yesterday.” Why is Past Simple used here?, a future arrangement, a general life experience, a finished action with a specific past time, “Listen! Somebody is singing outside.” Why is Present Continuous used here?, a regular activity, an action happening now, a completed action, “At 9 o’clock yesterday morning, I was driving to work.” Why is Past Continuous used here?, to describe an action in progress in the past, to describe a future prediction, to describe a habit, “Don’t worry, I’ll help you carry those bags.” Why is “will” used here?, a repeated routine, a past action, a promise/offer, “We’ve lived in this apartment for five years.” Why is Present Perfect used here?, a future arrangement, an unfinished situation connected to the present, a finished action yesterday, “The train leaves at 6 tomorrow morning.” Why is Present Simple used here?, a life experience, a scheduled future event, an action in progress now, “While I was reading, my cat jumped onto the table.” Why is Past Continuous used in the first part?, to show a longer action interrupted by another action, to describe a completed action with no interruption, to describe a future plan

“Why This Tense?”, Exercise

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