1- I have seen a really good film yesterday. → I saw a really good film yesterday.

Past simple – it’s used to talk about a completed action in the past ( “yesterday”)
2- I work in this office since 1992. →I have worked in this office since 1992.
Present Perfect – it’s used to talk about something that started in the past and still and
it’s still happening. Atenção se ainda está a acontecer é Present Perfect continuous.
Cuidado! O Present Perfect é utilizado para coisas que têm relação com o presente.
3- When the lesson begins? → When does the lesson begin?
Present Simple - The present simple is used to refer to events in the future which are
certain because they are facts, or because there is a clear or fixed schedule or
timetable.
4- “What’s the matter?” “I´ve just been seeing a road accident.” → “I’ve just seen a road
accident”
Present Perfect – The present perfect simple is used to talk about a finished event or
state in a very recent past. We do not give a specific time. We often use words
like just or recently for events taking place at a very short time before now.
5- I promise I am going to call when I arrive home. → I promise I’ll call when I arrive
home.
Future (will) – This tense is used to make promises.
6- John plays football in the garden at the moment. → John is playing football in the
garden at the moment.
Present Continuous - The present continuous is used to talk about events which are in
progress at the moment of speaking.
7- I have met that man two weeks ago. → I met that man two weeks ago.
Past Simple – The Past simple is used to talk about definite time in the past (often we
specify when something happened, e.g. yesterday, three weeks ago, last year, when I
was young).
8- “The phone is ringing.” “I am going to answer it.” → “I’ll answer it”
Future (will) - Will is used for spontaneous decisions and to make offers.
9- He broke his arm while he played football. → He broke his arm while he was playing
football.
Past Continuous - Use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past
was interrupted. Atenção todas as frases têm de ter sujeito. Se quer optar pelo
imperativo deve colocar um ponto de exclamação. Não me parece adequado ainda
que apareça nalgumas gramáticas. Utilize: The past continuous should be used to… Já
percebi que é para evitar repetições mas não tem grandes alternativas.
10- My father has went fishing. He´s still there. → My father has gone fishing.
Present Perfect – it’s used to talk about something that started in the past and still and
it’s still happening. Atenção não esqueça de referir que a questão aqui vai mais além
do que o uso. Têm também a ver com a formação do tempo verbal: have/has + past
participle.

11- He knows her for ten years. → He has known her for ten years.
 Present Perfect - Use the present perfect simple with for and since to talk about a
present situation that began at a specific point in the past and is still true in the
present. We are looking back from the present to a point in the past.
12- The Earth is moving round the Sun. → The Earth moves round the Sun
Present Simple - Use the present simple to talk about general facts that are always true
and permanent about the world.
13- Did you pack your suitcase yet? → Have you packed your suitcase yet?
Present Perfect - Use yet + the present perfect simple, mainly in questions and negative
statements, to refer to things we intend to do in the future but which are not done.
(Esta explicação é capaz de levantar celeuma. Mais fácil e mais eficaz é dizer que tem a
ver com o emprego de yet. Eles não ver professores de inglês. A ideia é simplificar não
complicar.)
14- When they arrived we have already started cooking. → When they arrived we had
already started cooking?
Past Perfect – Use the Past Perfect to talk about actions that were completed before
some point in the past. Melhor: We have two actions in the past. The one that
happens first goes into the past perfect because it was completed before the action
that happens next. So, the action that happens in the second place must go into the
Past Simple.
15- She is having a new house. → She has a new house.
Present Simple - Use the present simple to talk about general facts.
16- I didn´t want to go to the cinema because I saw the film before. → I didn´t want to go
to the cinema because I had seen the film before.
Past Perfect – We use the Past Perfect to talk about an action that happened before
another one in the past.
17- Look at those dark clouds. It will rain. → Look at those dark clouds. It is going to rain.
Future (be going to) - Use be going to to predict something that we think is certain to
happen or which we have evidence for now.
18- I will meet my friends in the park after work. → I’m meeting my friends in the park
after work.
Present Continuous – We use the present continuous to refer to the future when we
talk about plans and arrangements that have already been made.
19- I jogged when I meet John. → I was jogging when I met John.
Past Continuous – We use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in the
past was interrupted.
20- It is raining when I got home last night. → It was raining when I got home last night.
Past Continuous – We use se the past continuous to talk about events and temporary
states that were in progress around a certain time in the past.
21- Look! It snows. → Look! It’s snowing.
Present Continuous - The present continuous is used to talk about events which are in
progress at the moment of speaking.
22- I am playing tennis every day. → I play tennis every day.
 Present Simple – We use the present simple to talk about regular or habitual events.
We often use always, often, usually, sometimes, never and other frequency adverbs for
regular and habitual events
23- I saved my document before my computer crashed. → I had saved my documents
before my computer crashed.
Past Perfect –We use the Past Perfect to talk about an action that happened before
another one in the past.
24- Your bag is so heavy! I am going to help you. → I’ll help you.
Future (will) - Will is used to announce spontaneous decisions and to make offers.
25- “Would you like to play tennis?” “Sorry, I can’t. I will study for my English test” → I’m
going to study for my English test.
Future (be going to) – We use be going to to talk about future plans and intentions.
Usually the decision about the future plans has already been made:
26- I visited London twice. → I have visited London twice.
Present Perfect: We use the present perfect simple to talk about our experiences up to
now. The time of the experiences is not important
27- The soup smell really good. → The soup smells good.
Present Simple – We use the present simple to talk about general facts.
28- I will fly to New York next Monday. → I’m flying to New York next Monday.
Present Continuous – We use the present continuous to refer to the future when we
talk about plans and arrangements that have already been made.
29- By this time tomorrow I will watch TV. → By this time tomorrow I will be watching TV.
Future Continous – We use the future continuous to refer to temporary actions and
events that will be in progress at a particular time in the future
30- Do you ever try Chinese food? → Have you ever tried Chinese food?
Present Perfect – We use the present perfect simple to talk about our experience up to
now (ever, not … ever and never ). The time of the experiences is not important.