I went to school

They lived a normal life unitl they won a lottery

He entered a room, lit a cigarette and smiled at the guests

I lived in New York for 10 years

I wasn't at my grandma's when you came

How long did he work there?

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I was wondering if you could carry my bag.

We were all thinking about our holidays.

He asked me why I wasn't having dinner at the hotel.

Was she going to the theater when it started raining?

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My mum asked me whether I had visited grandma the previous day.

If I hadn't taken my keys from the drawer, I would be able to get into my house.

Had they had any pet before they bought the giraffe?

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I had been running for an hour when it started raining.

If it hadn't been raining, we would have played football.

How long had the player been playing before he scored?

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She will always greet you.

I think he will regret his choice

I won't take any equipment with me

Will he be angry when he sees me?

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Will you be coming home?

This time next week, I will be throwing a party.

I won't be learning English tomorrow at this time.

Will she be cooking when we knock at the door?

I read 40 pages a day. If I keep up the pace, I will have read the book by Tuesday.

They will have graduated from Cambridge by July 2009.

They won't have graduated from Cambridge by July 2009.

Will I have retired by the end of the year?

By tomorrow I will have been saving money for a new house for 4 years.

We will have been driving 6 hours by the time I get home.

She won't have been writing the book for four months by the end of October.

How long will you have been learning German in July?

The government steals public money everyday

I don't eat breakfast in the mourning

I learn English every day

They don't live in New York anymore

Does he learn English everyday?

happening around now

in progress now

incomplete

temporary

Mike is preparing to eat his big chicken

He is getting married this month

We aren't waiting for my uncle

Is she eating my cake now?

which happened at indefinite (unknown) time before now

in the past which have an effect in the present moment

which began in the past and continue in the present

I have bought new shades

He hasn't taken any drug for two years

Where has she lived for the past 21 years?

that started in the past and continue in the present

that have recently stopped

We've been waiting for a good offer to buy a car since March

John hasn't been using his A drive for a long time

Has Tom been walking the dog?