present forms, past simple and past continuous

Question 1

what are the uses of the present simple

Answer 1

1- permanent situations 
2- habits / routines / repeated actions
3. general truth / facts / laws of nature 
4. reviews / commentaries / narratives 
5. schedules / programs / timetables

Question 2

Where do adverbs of frequency come ?

Answer 2

They should come before any verb but after verbs to be and modal verbs

Question 3

How to form the present continuous ?

Answer 3

verb to be in the present + main verb + ing

Question 4

what are the uses of the present continuous ?

Answer 4

1. actions happening now / at the moment of speaking
2. temporary situations
3. fixed future arrangements
4. changing or developing situations
5. used with “always” only to express annoyance

Question 5

how to form the present perfect ?

Answer 5

have / has + past participle of the main verb

Question 6

what are the uses of the present perfect ?

Answer 6

1. recently completed actions
2. actions which happened at an unstated time in the past and are connected to the present
3. personal experiences / change that has happened over a period of time
4. emphasis on numbers

Question 7

how to form the present perfect continuous ?

Answer 7

have / has + been + main verb + ing

Question 8

what are the uses of the present perfect continuous ?

Answer 8

1. actions that started in the past and are still connected to the present with a focus on the long duration of time.
2. actions of certain duration having visible results in the present
3. to express anger / annoyance

Question 9

what are the uses of the past simple ?

Answer 9

1. actions that happened and finished at a stated time in the past
2. successive past actions
3. actions that can never happen again especially if the person is no longer alive
4. past habits

Question 10

how to form the past continuous ?

Answer 10

verb to be in the past simple (was / were) + main verb + ing

Question 11

what are the uses of the past continuous ?

Answer 11

1. long actions in progress happening at a stated time
2. simultaneous past actions
3. past simple and past continuous used in a same sentence to talk an action that was happening in a progressive way in the past (past continuous) and gets suddenly interrupted by another past action (past simple)
4. background description of a story

Question 12

I ….. (never/go) to Vienna

Answer 12

I have never gone to Vienna

Question 13

My great great grandfather … (have) five sisters.

Answer 13

My great great grandfather had five sisters.

Question 14

… (they / arrive) already ?

Answer 14

have they arrived already ?

Question 15

Sorry about the mess ! I … (bake).

Answer 15

Sorry about the mess ! I have been baking.