Present or Past Tenses
1. –When … (the train/leave)?
– It … (leave) at 7 p.m every day. So … (not/be late).
2. My sister … (use) my smartphone all day since I … (go) for a work in the morning.
3. I was surprised when saw Jimmy … (read) while Kate … (wash) the dishes.
4. I never … (be) in Dubai but I … (be sure) that every dream can come true.
5. Emily just… (sell) her apartment so right now she … (live) with her parents.
- The train leaves at 7 p.m. every day. So don't be late.
Explanation: The question is asking about the present tense, so we use the present simple tense in the answer. "Does" is used to form questions in the present simple tense and "leave" is the base form of the verb.
2. My sister has been using my smartphone all day since I went for work in the morning.
Explanation: The sentence is describing an action that started in the past (when I went for work) but is still happening (my sister using my smartphone). To express this, we use the present perfect continuous tense ("has been using").
3. I was surprised when I saw Jimmy reading while Kate was washing the dishes.
Explanation: The sentence describes two actions that happened simultaneously in the past. "Saw" is the past tense of "see" and "was" and "washing" are the past continuous tense of "be" and "wash" respectively.
4. I have never been in Dubai but I am sure that every dream can come true.
Explanation: The first part of the sentence talks about a past experience (never been in Dubai), so we use the present perfect tense ("have never been"). The second part expresses a belief or opinion in the present, so we use the present simple tense ("am sure").
5. Emily has just sold her apartment so right now she is living with her parents.
Explanation: The first part of the sentence talks about an action that happened very recently (Emily just sold her apartment), so we use the present perfect tense ("has just sold"). The second part describes her current situation (she is living with her parents), so we use the present continuous tense ("is living").