Question

Put verbs in the brackets in Present Simple, Present Progressive, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive and comment on their use. 1. I (to sit) here in the park for an hour to meet my friends. 2. She is in the bathroom now. She (to wash) her hair. 3. Pete (to wear) glasses only for reading and watching TV. 4. Oh, somebody already (to drink) my coffee. My cup is empty. 5. On Sundays they (to have) dinner at the restaurant. 6. Don’t disturb him. He (to smell) flowers in the garden. 7. I (to wait) for you since 2 o’clock.

Answer 1

1. I have been sitting here in the park for an hour to meet my friends.

2. She is in the bathroom now. She is washing her hair.

3. Pete wears glasses only for reading and watching TV.

4. Oh, somebody has already drunk my coffee. My cup is empty.

5. On Sundays they have dinner at the restaurant.

6. Don’t disturb him. He is smelling flowers in the garden.

7. I have been waiting for you since 2 o’clock.

Answer 2

1. I sit here in the park for an hour to meet my friends. (Present Simple) - The Present Simple tense is used to describe a habitual action or a general truth. In this sentence, it indicates that sitting in the park for an hour to meet friends is something that the speaker does regularly or as a general practice.

2. She is in the bathroom now. She is washing her hair. (Present Progressive) - The Present Progressive tense is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking or around the current time. In this sentence, it indicates that she is currently in the bathroom and actively washing her hair.

3. Pete wears glasses only for reading and watching TV. (Present Simple) - The Present Simple tense is used to describe a habitual action or a general truth. In this sentence, it indicates that Pete wears glasses regularly or as a general practice, but only for reading and watching TV.

4. Oh, somebody already drank my coffee. My cup is empty. (Present Perfect) - The Present Perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened in the past but has a connection to the present. In this sentence, it indicates that someone drank the speaker's coffee in the past, and the result of that action (an empty cup) is still visible in the present.

5. On Sundays they have dinner at the restaurant. (Present Simple) - The Present Simple tense is used to describe a habitual action or a general truth. In this sentence, it indicates that having dinner at the restaurant on Sundays is something that they do regularly or as a general practice.

6. Don't disturb him. He is smelling flowers in the garden. (Present Progressive) - The Present Progressive tense is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking or around the current time. In this sentence, it indicates that he is currently in the act of smelling flowers in the garden.

7. I have been waiting for you since 2 o'clock. (Present Perfect Progressive) - The Present Perfect Progressive tense is used to describe an action that started in the past, has been ongoing, and may continue into the present. In this sentence, it indicates that the speaker started waiting at 2 o'clock in the past and is still waiting at the time of speaking.