Question

. questions/interrogative sentences
complete using simple present, present progressive, simple past, or past progressive.

• circle the signal word.
• write: simpres, prespro, simpas, paspro in front of each sentence.

1. (you / call) ____ your parents often?
2. (she / study) ____ for the test right now?
3. (they / travel) ____ last spring?
4. what (you / do) ____ at 3 p.m. yesterday?
5. why (she / shout) ____ right now?
6. (you / watch) ____ tv when the phone rang?
7. (he / enjoy) ____ the concert last night?
8. when (they / arrive) ____ today?
9. (she / take) ____ the bus every morning?
10. where (you / go) ____ when i saw you?

e. choosing the correct tense
use simple present, present progressive, simple past, or past progressive.

• circle the signal word.
• write: simpres, prespro, simpas, paspro in front of each sentence.

1. look! the snow (fall) ____.
2. he rarely (eat) ____ sweets.
3. yesterday, my friends (visit) ____ me.
4. while i (drive) __, i (hear) __ a strange noise.
5. right now, they (prepare) ____ dinner.
6. last week, she (break) ____ her sunglasses.

Explanation:

Para resolver estas preguntas sobre tiempos verbales, debemos identificar la palabra señal (signal word) que indica el tiempo y luego usar la forma correcta del verbo. Aquí hay la solución para cada ítem:

D. Questions/Interrogative Sentences

1. (you / call) Do you call your parents often? (SimPres) - Palabra señal: often (presente habitual).
2. (she / study) Is she studying for the test right now? (PresPro) - Palabra señal: right now (acción en progreso ahora).
3. (they / travel) Did they travel last spring? (SimPas) - Palabra señal: last spring (acción pasada completada).
4. What (you / do) What were you doing at 3 p.m. yesterday? (PasPro) - Palabra señal: at 3 p.m. yesterday (acción en progreso en un momento pasado).
5. Why (she / shout) Why is she shouting right now? (PresPro) - Palabra señal: right now (acción en progreso ahora).
6. (you / watch) Were you watching TV when the phone rang? (PasPro) - Palabra señal: when the phone rang (acción en progreso cuando otra acción pasada ocurrió).
7. (he / enjoy) Did he enjoy the concert last night? (SimPas) - Palabra señal: last night (acción pasada completada).
8. When (they / arrive) When did they arrive today? (SimPas) - Palabra señal: today (acción pasada o presente, pero aquí "arrive" es una acción puntual; si es hoy, se usa Simple Past).
9. (she / take) Does she take the bus every morning? (SimPres) - Palabra señal: every morning (presente habitual).
10. Where (you / go) Where were you going when I saw you? (PasPro) - Palabra señal: when I saw you (acción en progreso cuando otra acción pasada ocurrió).

E. Choosing the Correct Tense

1. Look! The snow (fall) is falling (PresPro) - Palabra señal: Look! (acción en progreso ahora).
2. He rarely (eat) eats (SimPres) - Palabra señal: rarely (presente habitual).
3. Yesterday, my friends (visit) visited (SimPas) - Palabra señal: Yesterday (acción pasada completada).
4. While I (drive), I (hear) While I was driving, I heard a strange noise. (PasPro + SimPas) - Palabra señal: while (acción en progreso durante otra acción; "drive" es PasPro, "hear" es SimPas porque es una acción corta).
5. Right now, they (prepare) are preparing (PresPro) - Palabra señal: Right now (acción en progreso ahora).
6. Last week, she (break) broke (SimPas) - Palabra señal: Last week (acción pasada completada; "break" es verbo irregular: break - broke - broken).

Answer:

D. Questions/Interrogative Sentences

1. Do you call (SimPres)
2. Is she studying (PresPro)
3. Did they travel (SimPas)
4. What were you doing (PasPro)
5. Why is she shouting (PresPro)
6. Were you watching (PasPro)
7. Did he enjoy (SimPas)
8. When did they arrive (SimPas)
9. Does she take (SimPres)
10. Where were you going (PasPro)

E. Choosing the Correct Tense

1. is falling (PresPro)
2. eats (SimPres)
3. visited (SimPas)
4. was driving; heard (PasPro + SimPas)
5. are preparing (PresPro)
6. broke (SimPas)