Exercise - Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future (FI)

At present I am reading the new book by Bill Bryson. I like it.

Describing a state in the present → Simple present

Note: The state verb like is not usually used in a progressive tense.

His horse will win the race next Sunday.

Prediction or guess as to what will happen in the future (next Sunday).

They will finish the new school building next summer.

Prediction or guess as to what will happen in the future (next summer).

Sally is not at school at the moment. She has a terrible headache.

Describing a state in the present (at the moment) → Simple present

Our teacher spent a lot of time in Africa in 2023.

An action completed in the past, indicated by a past tense marker (in 2023) → Simple past

Note the irregular form of the simple past tense of to spend → spend – spent

This is my cousin Katie. She has two brothers and three sisters.

Describing general facts → Simple present

Her friend doesn´t live in this house. She lives in that house over there.

Describing general facts → Simple present

Bobby watched the football match on TV last night.

An action completed in the past, indicated by a past tense marker (last night) → Simple past

I am sure that it will snow tomorrow.

Prediction or guess as to what will happen in the future (tomorrow).

King Charles III was born to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip on 14 November 1948.

An action completed in the past, indicated by a past tense marker (on 14 November 1948) → Simple past

Yesterday we saw his brother in front of the post office.

An action completed in the past, indicated by a past tense marker (yesterday) → Simple past

Note the irregular form of the simple past tense of to see → see – saw

The children are in the park, but they will be back soon.

Prediction or guess as to what will happen in the future (soon).