27. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of present simple or present continuous.

1. Jason ………………...…..(not/come) with us this evening.

2. What ………………………… (this sign/mean)?

3. We …………………………… (usually/meet) at the sports centre every Wednesday afternoon.

4. Greg ………………………………(train) for the next Olympic Games.

5. Michael Burns is very rich. He ……………………… (own) a department store.

6. John and Mary …………………………. (play) chess at the moment.

7. Peter ………………………. (not/usually/have) bacon and eggs for breakfast.

8. My father ………………… (buy) a newspaper every day.

9. Mr and Mrs Dean ……………………….. (not/go) to Mexico tomorrow.

10. “………………………… (Piere/speak) English?”

“No, but he ……………………. (speak) French.”

28. Correct the mistakes.

1. Steve goes fishing tomorrow.

2. Rebecca wash her hair every day.

3. I am visiting my grandparents every week.

4. Tim doesn’t wants to do his homework.

5. He sits on the floor at the moment.

6. Sarah is drinking coffee every morning.

7. Peter looks for a new house at the moment.

Past Continuous vs Past Simple

29. Complete the table.

	-ing form	Past Simple
1 stop	stopping	stopped
2 train
3 plan
4 look
5 fax
6 phone
7 offer
8 travel
9 allow
10 change

30. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past continuous.

E.g. When she arrived the doctor (to examine) the little girl. - When she arrived the doctor was examining the little girl.

1. When the telephone rang, Mr. Jackson (to play) the piano.

2. Robert (to sweep) the floor, when mother came into the

3. When I came to see Mary she (to read) an English book.

4. John (to work) in the garden when the film began.

5. When they came back from the theatre the girl (to sleep).

6. When mother returned home Jim (to do) his homework.

7. John (to listen) to a wonderful melody when father looked into the room.

8. When the teacher looked at Fred he (not to listen) to her.

31. Make sentences negative and interrogative.

1. It was snowing all day yesterday.

2. We were working at that time.

3. They were doing their homework when I came to see them

4. My father was reading a newspaper while my aunt was cooking dinner.

5. We were having dinner when our uncle came.

6. They were playing all day.

7. She was working on her report all Sunday.

8. They were cleaning this flat all morning.

9. You were burning something in the fireplace.

32. Use the list of prompts below to make sentences about what Ann was doing:

8.45-9.15 have breakfast 12.45-1.30 have lunch

9.15-10.00 read the newspaper 2.30-3.30 wash some clothes

10.00-12.00 clean her flat 4.00-6.00 watch television

1 At 9 o'clock she was having breakfast.

2 At 9.30 she ..........................................

3 At 11 o'clock..............................................

4 At 1 o'clock.................................................

5 At 3 o’clock.................................................

6 At 5 o'clock ................................................