You can use isControlDown() method:

switch (e.getKeyCode())
{
        case KeyEvent.VK_A :
            if(e.isControlDown())
               System.out.println("A and Ctrl are pressed.");
            else
                System.out.println("Only A is pressed");
            break;
        ...
}

e is the KeyEvent.

if you want to see the e value, then you can try this

System.out.println(e.getKeyChar());

Creating KeyEvent :

KeyEvent e = new KeyEvent(Component source, int id, long when, int modifiers, int keyCode, char keyChar, int keyLocation);

Example (dunno if this is the right way, but it produce the right output):

Button a = new Button("click");
    KeyEvent e;
    e = new KeyEvent(a, 1, 20, 1, 10, 'a');
    System.out.println(""+e.getKeyChar());
    System.out.println(""+e.getKeyCode());

Here is the all type of KeyEvent parameters

java.​awt.​event.​KeyEvent
@Deprecated public KeyEvent(Component source, int id, long when, int modifiers, int keyCode)
Deprecated. as of JDK1.1

===

java.​awt.​event.​KeyEvent
public KeyEvent(Component source, int id, long when, int modifiers, int keyCode, char keyChar)
Constructs a KeyEvent object.
Note that passing in an invalid id results in unspecified behavior. This method throws an IllegalArgumentException if source is null.
Parameters:
source - the Component that originated the event id - an integer identifying the type of event when - a long integer that specifies the time the event occurred modifiers - the modifier keys down during event (shift, ctrl, alt, meta) Either extended _DOWN_MASK or old _MASK modifiers should be used, but both models should not be mixed in one event. Use of the extended modifiers is preferred. keyCode - the integer code for an actual key, or VK_UNDEFINED (for a key-typed event) keyChar - the Unicode character generated by this event, or CHAR_UNDEFINED (for key-pressed and key-released events which do not map to a valid Unicode character) 
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if id is KEY_TYPED and keyChar is CHAR_UNDEFINED; or if id is KEY_TYPED and keyCode is not VK_UNDEFINED IllegalArgumentException - if source is null

===

java.​awt.​event.​KeyEvent
public KeyEvent(Component source, int id, long when, int modifiers, int keyCode, char keyChar, int keyLocation)

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/events/keylistener.html Check this tutorial

If it's a UI based application , then " I also need to know what I need to add to my code so that my program waits about 700 milliseconds for a keyinput before moving on to another method" you can use GlassPane or Timer class to fulfill the requirement.

For key Event:

public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {

    int key = e.getKeyCode();

    if (key == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT) {
        dx = -1;
    }

    if (key == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT) {
        dx = 1;
    }

    if (key == KeyEvent.VK_UP) {
        dy = -1;
    }

    if (key == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN) {
        dy = 1;
    }
}

check this game example http://zetcode.com/tutorials/javagamestutorial/movingsprites/