Tenses

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1. She usually ___ (take) the bus, but today she ___ (walk).
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   takes … is walking

2. Water ___ (freeze) at zero degrees.
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   freezes

3. Look! The children ___ (play) in the garden.
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   are playing

4. I ___ (live) in this house since 2019.
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   have lived / have been living

5. They ___ (not finish) the project yet.
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   have not finished

6. How long ___ you ___ (study) English?
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   have … been studying

7. Last Friday we ___ (go) to a wedding in Sialkot.
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   went

8. While I ___ (cook), the phone ___ (ring).
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   was cooking … rang

9. When we arrived, the film ___ (already start).
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   had already started

10. He was tired because he ___ (work) all day.
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    had been working

11. I promise I ___ (call) you tonight.
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    will call

12. This time tomorrow I ___ (fly) to Dubai.
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    will be flying

13. By December she ___ (complete) her degree.
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    will have completed

14. By next year I ___ (teach) here for ten years.
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    will have been teaching

15. Name the tense: They had been arguing for an hour.
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    Past perfect continuous.

16. Name the tense: He has just left.
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    Present perfect.

17. Fix: I am living here since three years.
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    I have been living here for three years.

18. Fix: She did not went to the office.
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    She did not go to the office.

19. Fix: Yesterday I have finished my report.
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    Yesterday I finished my report.

20. Fix: He is having a headache right now.
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    He has a headache right now.

21. Which is correct and why? I saw him yesterday or I have seen him yesterday?
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    I saw him yesterday. A stated past time always takes the past simple.

22. Which is correct and why? She works here since May or She has worked here since May?
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    She has worked here since May. Since needs a perfect tense.

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