This flashcard teaches the correct use of present tenses: Present Simple for habitual actions, Present Perfect for recent actions with present results, and Present Continuous for actions happening now.
Here we learn to use the correct present tenses: Present Simple for regular actions ('try'), Present Perfect for recent actions with present relevance ('have overslept'), and Present Continuous for ongoing actions ('am making').
| Task | I _____ (to try) to wake up at 8 o'clock every morning, but today I ______ (to oversleep). Now I ______ (to make) up leeway. |
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| Answer | 1 |
| a | try / have overslept / am making |
| b | have tried / have overslept / am making |
| c | try / have overslept / make |
| d | try / oversleep / am making |
| comment | 1. 'every morning' is a mark that shows us that the action is regular. So we choose the Present Simple 2. 'Today' shows us that the time period is not over, so we choose the Present Perfect. 3. 'Now' shows that the process is developing at the moment, that is why we choose the Present Continuous. |
| topic | present tenses |
| level | 2 |
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