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The train _______ at 9:00 AM tomorrow.
The simple present tense can be used for scheduled future events. "Is leaving" is also acceptable, but "leaves" is common for official timetables.
While my mother was cooking, I ______ the table.
The past continuous tense is used for an ongoing action that was happening at the same time as another past action.
If it rains, the match _______ cancelled.
This is the first conditional, used for real future possibilities. The structure is `If + simple present, ...will + base verb`.
She ______ to the gym every day.
The simple present tense is used for habitual actions.
He acted as if he _______ the owner of the company.
Similar to "I wish," the subjunctive mood "were" is used after "as if" to describe a hypothetical situation.
If she had studied harder, she _______ the test.
This is the third conditional, used for unreal past situations. The structure is `If + past perfect, ...would have + past participle`.
When I opened the door, the cat _______ on the sofa.
Past continuous for an action in progress when another action interrupted it.
If I _______ you, I would take the job offer.
In the second conditional (hypothetical situations), "were" is used with "I" instead of "was".
The patient _______ before the doctor arrived.
Past perfect for the action that happened first.
Last year, we _______ to Murree for our vacation.
The simple past tense is used for a completed action at a specific time in the past ("Last year").
They _______ here since 2010.
The present perfect continuous is used with "for" or "since" to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
I wish I _______ more about the subject.
After "I wish," the past tense is used to express a desire for a different present reality.
I didn't recognize her because she _______ so much.
The change happened before the moment I didn't recognize her, so past perfect is used.
She asked me where I _______ the previous day.
In reported speech, the simple past ("was") in the direct question becomes the past perfect ("had been").
He _______ unconscious since four o'clock.
Present perfect is used with "since" to indicate a state that began in the past and continues to the present.
We _______ to the cinema last night.
The simple past tense is used with a specific past time marker like "last night".
I _______ my keys; I cannot find them anywhere.
The present perfect tense is used for a past action that has a result in the present (I can't find them now).
They _______ to Lahore next week.
Simple future tense is used for a planned action in the future.
By this time tomorrow, we _______ our exams.
The future perfect tense is used for an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.
He _______ English for five years, but he still struggles with it.
Present perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of the action up to the present.
Look! The children _______ in the garden.
The present continuous tense is used for an action happening at the moment of speaking ("Look!").
This time next year, I _______ at a university in Multan.
The future continuous tense is used to describe an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
She had finished her homework before she _______ to bed.
In a sequence of past events, the earlier event is in the past perfect ("had finished"), and the later event is in the simple past ("went").
He will call you as soon as he _______.
In a future time clause (starting with "as soon as," "when," "before"), the simple present tense is used, not the future tense.
My father _______ the newspaper every morning.
Simple present for a daily habit.
The earth _______ around the sun.
A general, universal truth is expressed in the simple present tense.
I _______ for this company for five years.
The present perfect continuous tense is used for an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.
It _______ for three days now.
The present perfect continuous is used for an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment, emphasizing duration.
By the time the ambulance arrived, the patient ______ .
The past perfect tense ("had died") is used for an action that was completed before another past action ("arrived").
Water _______ at 100 degrees Celsius.
The simple present tense is used for general truths or scientific facts.
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