I was wondering if someone could please check my answers for the following exercise before I submit it. Sorry it is a bit long winded using the following tenses I have to select whick of the tenses are being used paying particular attention to the parts that are highlighted. I would like to thank you in advance for your help it is much appreciated.
I need to list the tenses first then I will list my sentences with my answers.
Present Simple,
Past Simple,
Present continuous,
Past continuous,
Present Perfect,
Past Perfect,
Present Perfect continuous
Past Perfect continuous
Future with 'going to'
Future simple (future+will)
Future continuous Future perfect
Future Perfect continuous
1. Mark's been teaching English since 1995. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
2. After a year abroad, I'll have learnt a lot. FUTURE PERFECT
3. I will have been going to the gym for exactly one year next week. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
4. They were living in America last year. PAST SIMPLE
5. She's washing her hair right now. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
6. He worked in Japan for four years. PAST SIMPLE
7. I've been here for six months. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
8. I've been going to Spain for my holidays for seven years now. PRESENT PERFECT CONT
9. I'll see you tomorrow. FUTURE PERFECT
10. By the end of last month, I'd spent all my money. PAST PERFECT
11. She'sgoing to try to get into college next year. FUTURE GOING TO
12. I visit my friend twice a week. PRESENT SIMPLE
13. I'll be seeing my mother next week. FUTURE SIMPLE WILL
14. I was walking to my friend's house, when I tripped on the kerb. PAST CONTINUOUS
15. My name's Mark PRESENT PERFECT
16. My friend Lynn has been living in Japan for over 10 years now. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
17. I'mgoing to go to the cinema. Would you like to come? FUTURE WITH GOING TO
18. There's something you should know about me. PRESENT SIMPLE
19. When I got to Roundhay Park, the concert had started. PAST PERFECT
20. What are you doing? PRESENT CONTINUOUS
21. I'll help you decorate, if you pay me well. FUTURE SIMPLE
22. By the time you'll have read this letter, it'll be too late. FUTURE PERFECT
23. Do people go to heaven when they die? FUTURE PERFECT
24. I went to Japan first in 1996, then again in 1999. PAST SIMPLE
25. You have been studying grammar for far too long now. Take a rest. PRESENT PERFECT
Top answer
These are wrong: 4. They were living in America last year. PAST SIMPLE 7.
— Mister Micawber
These are wrong: 4.
They were living in America last year.
PAST SIMPLE 7.
I've been here for six months.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS 9.
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