- •Tenses the present simple
- •The present continuous
- •Answer the questions:
- •Stative verbs
- •The present perfect
- •Things to Do
- •The present perfect continuous
- •Around the present
- •The past simple
- •Used to/would
- •The past continuous
- •The past perfect and the past perfect continuous
- •Around the past
- •A Broken Vase
- •The Morgans
- •Around the future
- •Reported speech
- •10 Questions for James Cameron
- •Present tenses
The present continuous
EXERCISE № 141. Spell Participle I of the following verbs:
Carry, travel, buy, die, lay, know, stir, spit, stop, sleep, stay, recite, permit, admit, miss, wish, waste, sip, regret, drive, get, wake, lie, drop, play, prefer.
EXERCISE № 142. Explain the use of the Present Continuous in the following sentences.
1. ''Wendy's working on a great new script for me,''- said the actress. |
1. a temporary action characteristic of a certain period of present time |
2. He's probably having a midlife crisis. He is turning 40 this year, isn't he? |
2. an action characteristic of a certain period of present time; an action in the near future |
3. You are acting like a complete and utter lunatic. It's embarrassing. |
3. a state peculiar to the person at a given moment |
4. - Are you looking for anything in particular? - Just looking for the moment, thanks. |
4. an action at the moment of speaking |
5. … this is the Web: that all over the world people are designing pages filled with whatever information and pictures they choose... |
5. an action thought of as a continual process referring to all or any time |
6. Doesn't time fly when you are having fun? |
6. an action in progress, simultaneous with another action |
7. ''He is a pussy-cat,'' Carla added. ''His wife is always using him.'' |
8. an action characterizing a person with an element of exaggeration |
8. I know I am being silly. But I don't care. |
8. a state peculiar to the person at a given moment |
9. His business is looking up. |
9. a changing, developing situation |
10. Who is coming to the party? |
10. plans for the near future |
EXERCISE № 143. Answer the following questions:
Model: What is the teacher doing? (explain a new rule) – The teacher is explaining a new rule.
1. Why is he making such a terrible noise in the next room? (play football) |
1. He is playing football. |
2. What are you doing in the shop so early? (buy milk) |
2. I am buying some milk. |
3. Why are the children listening so attentively? (listen to a fairy-tale) |
3. They are listening to the fairy-tale. |
4. What is George doing in the kitchen? (mince the meat) |
4. He is mincing the meat. |
5. Where is the bus going to? (to the airport) |
5. It is going to the airport. |
6. Why is she working so late? (prepare for the exam) |
6. She is preparing for the exam. |
7. Where are we having lunch? (go to a posh restaurant) |
7. We are going to a posh restaurant. |
8. What are you doing here? (meet a friend of mine) |
8. I am meeting a friend of mine. |
9. Why isn't the child playing? (sleep) |
9. The child is sleeping. |
10. What are you typing? (a letter of reference) |
10. I am typing a letter of reference. |
EXERCISE № 144. What questions would you ask in the following situations?
You are at the party and you don't know what the occasion is. (celebrate)
You hear the music. You don't know where it is coming from. (play)
You are late for the lecture. You don't know the topic. (talk)
It is time for the meeting to begin, but the chairman doesn't declare it open. (wait)
EXERCISE № 145. Read the dialogue and make up dialogues of the kind.
A: Can I talk to Mr. Green?
B: Sorry, he is busy.
A: Is he talking on the phone?
B: No, he is having a meeting.
Doctor / examine a patient / perform an operation;
Professor/ work in the library / give a lecture;
Mum / work in the garden / pack Dad's things;
Dad / drive / talk to the mechanic;
Mike / study / repair his bike.
EXERCISE № 146. Your family are very lazy. You are cooking in the kitchen and can't answer the door. They say they can't either. Think of the excuses they make up. See who has come up with “the lamest” excuse.
EXERCISE № 147. Ask your friend what is going on in his life.
how/ going
who/date
what/read
where/stay
what/work at
EXERCISE № 148. Your mother is away on business. Temporarily you have to suffer some inconveniences. Speak about them. Use the ideas below and make up sentences of your own.
Cook yourself, little sister / to look after; Dad' clothes / to iron; go shopping; go to school by bus.
EXERCISE № 149. Complete the following sentences by introducing an action in progress.
Model: I never read while I am eating.
Use the verbs: drive, wait for something, quarrel, talk to a woman, talk on the phone, do the room, watch TV.
I always read while …
They always shout while …
He always listens to music while…
He always eats while …
EXERCISE № 150. Do you know someone: