is loving you to the moon and back.
Correct:
Father
loves you to the moon and back.
Use the present perfect when talking about something that was not completed
until the moment of speaking.
Incorrect: I
am waiting for you since 7 o’clock.
Correct:
I
have been waiting for you since 7 o’clock.
MCQs: Choose the appropriate options from the statements below: Whatever _______ up comes down. (A. is going B. goes)
Answer: B
He ____ vibrantly and passionately. (A. speak B. speaks)
Answer: B
Past Tense The past tense shows that an action occurred in the past. An example of the
past tense is, “I ate rice last week.” Below are common errors in the use of
the past tense and how to use them appropriately:
Do not use the past continuous, but past simple to talk about past habits.
Incorrect: I
was walking to church every day when I was young.
Correct:
I
walked to church every day when I was young.
Don’t use the continuous to emphasize completed events at a particular time
in the past, but past simple.
Incorrect: I
was calling his office at 5 o’clock yesterday evening.
Correct:
I
called his office at 5 o’clock yesterday evening.
Do not use present perfect or past perfect, but past simple when referring to a
definite time in the past.
Incorrect: I
have woken up at 6 o’clock this morning.
Correct:
I
woke up at 6 o’clock this morning.
Don’t use the past simple, but present perfect to refer to time up to now.
Incorrect: I
didn’t pay my electricity bill yet.
