Match sentences 1–5 with the tenses a–d and then complete the rule with the names of the tenses.
I’m still sitting here writing this article.
I’ve also been trying to get fitter for four weeks now.
I’ve started going to the gym.
I’m not feeling any fitter, just a little unhappier.
The brain sees the ‘future you’ as a different person to your ‘present you’.
present perfect continuous
present simple
present continuous (x2)
present perfect



Complete the text with the correct present tense forms of the verbs. Sometimes more than one tense is possible.
It’s 2 am and I 1 (lie) in bed. I 2 (try) to get to sleep, but I can’t. I 3 (have) trouble sleeping for about a month now. I 4 (try) different things to help me sleep, but nothing 5 (work). My mind 6 (not want) to stop. A lot 7 (happen) in my life right now. It’s exam time, so I 8 (study) a lot. There’s also the question of next year. I 9 (think) about it for ages. Mum and Dad 10 (want) me to go to university, but I’m just not sure what to do.
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