Supplementary support for language you've already met in the course. Nothing here is a required stage — use it whenever a point needs more work.
Quick checks drawn from the Grammar Bank. Try it, then reveal.
Simple = stable habit or identity. Continuous = current, temporary phase. Perfect (continuous) = started in the past, still relevant now.
I ___ (live) in Madrid for three years now.
She usually ___ (take) the bus, but today she ___ (drive).
Sorry — I ___ (not / understand) the question.
Past simple = the events in order. Past continuous = the background scene. Past perfect = the earlier event behind the story.
I ___ (read) when the lights ___ (go) out.
She couldn't get in because she ___ (lose) her key.
