PRESENT INDEFINITE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1. Use the Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Right now Yoko … …. (read) an article in the newspaper, but she … …. (understand, not) it.

2. Some of the vocabulary … …. (be) too difficult for her.

3. Right now I … …. (look) at the board. I … …. (see) some words on the board.

4. Right now the children … … (be) at the beach. They … … (have) a good time. They … … (have) a beach ball. Their parents … … (sunbathe). They … … (try) to get a tan. They … … (listen) to some music on a transistor radio. They also … … (hear) the sound of sea gulls and the sound of the waves.

5. Right now I … … (think) about sea gulls and waves.

6. I … … (think) that sea gulls are beautiful birds.

7. Who is that man? I … … (think) that I … … (know) him, but I … … (forget) his name right now. – That’s Mr. Martin. – That’s right! I … … (remember) him now.

8. Sam is at the library. He … …. (sit) at a table. He … …. (write) a composition. He … … (use) a dictionary to look up the spelling of some words. The dictionary … … (belong, not) to him. It … … (belong) to his roommate. Sam … … (look) up words in the dictionary because he … …. (want) to make sure that he doesn’t have any misspelled words in his paper.

9. … … (Believe, you) in flying saucers? - What (talk, you) about? You know, spaceships from outer space with alien creatures aboard. - In my opinion, flying saucers … …. (exist) only in people’s imaginations.

10. Which color … … (prefer, you) red or blue? - I … …. (like) blue better than red. - Why? - According to this magazine article I … … (read) right now, people who … … (prefer) blue to red … … (be) calm and … … (value) honesty and loyalty in their friends. A preference for the colour red ……. (mean) that a person …… (be) aggressive and …….(love) excitement. - Oh? That ……….. (sound) like a bunch of nonsense to me.

Exercise 2. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. ………(Mary have) a bicycle? - Yes, she ___. She (have) a ten-speed bike.

2. ………(it rain) right now? - No, ___. At least, I (think, not) so.

3. ……..(you like) sour oranges? - No, I ___. I (like) sweet ones.

4. …….(your friends write) a lot of letters? - Yes, ____. I ……..(get) lots of letters all the time.

5. (the students take) a test in class right now? - No,___. They … …..(do) an exercise.

6. ……..(you, know) Tom Adams? - No, ___. I’ve never met him.

7. ……. (your desk, have) any drawers? - Yes,____. It ……..(have) six drawers.

8. ………(Jean, play) pool every evening? - No, ____. She usually …….(study) at the library.

9. ………(She,be) a good pool player? - Yes,____. She ……. (play) pool three or four times a week.

10. …….. (you, know) how to play pool? - Yes,____. But I ……..(be, not) very good.

11. Where are the children? - In the living room. - What are they doing? ……..(they, watch) TV? - No, _____. They ………(play) the game.

12. Shhh. I ……. (hear) a noise. ………. (you, hear) it, too? - Yes, ____. I wonder what it is.

13. My sister … …… (have) a new car. She bought it last month.

14. ….. ……(you, have ) a car? - No, ____. Do you? - No, but I have a ten speed bike.

15. Shhh. - Why? ………..(the baby, sleep) ? - Uh-huh. She ……….(take) her afternoon nap. - O’K, I’ll talk softly. I ………….(want, not) to wake her up.

16. Ron, ….. (be) this your hat? - No, ____. It …. ……(belong, not) to me. Maybe it …….. (belong) to Kevin. Why don’t you ask him about it?

17. Johnny, …………(you, listen) to me? - Of course I am, Mom. You ………(want) me to take out the garbage. Right? - Right! And right now!

18. A penny for your thoughts. - Huh? - What ……..(you, think) about right now? - I ……. (think) about English grammar.

19. …….. (you, see) that man over there? - Which man? The man in the brown jacket? - No, I ………(talk) about the man who ………(wear) the blue shirt. - Oh , that man. -………… (you, know) him? - No, I (think, not) so. - I …………(know, not) him either.

20. ………. (you, know) any tongue-twisters? - Yes,____. Here’s one: She sells seashells down by the sea shore. - That ……(be) hard to say! Can you say this: Sharon wears Sue’s shoes to zoos to look at cheap sheep? - That ……… (make, not) any sense. - I ……..(know).

Exercise 4. Use either Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Diane can’t come to the phone because she ………. (wash) her hair. Diane ……….(wash) her hair every other day or so.

2. Kathy … ……. (sit, usually) in the front row during class, but today she …. ……( sit) in the last row.

3. Please be quiet. I ……(try) to concentrate.

4. …………(lock you always) the door to your apartment when you leave?

5. I wrote to my friend last week. She hasn’t answered my letter yet. I ………..(wait, still) for a reply.

6. After three days of rain, I’m glad that the sun ………(shine) again today.

7. Every morning the sun ………(shine) in my bedroom window and ………(wake) me up.

8. Look! It ……… (snow). - It’s beautiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It ……… (snow, not) in my country.

9. Mike is a student, but he ………(go, not) to school right now because it’s summer. He …….(attend) college from September to May every year, but in summer he ……..(have, usually) a job at the post office. In fact he ……….. (work) there this summer.

Exercise 5. Use Present Progressive or Present Simple.

1. I can’t afford that ring. It …..(cost) too much.

2. Look. It ……… (begin) to rain. Unfortunately, I ……….(have, not) my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He ……… (wear) a raincoat.

3. I ………..(own, not) an umbrella. I ………..(wear) a waterproof hat on rainy days.

4. Right now I ………(look) around the classroom. Yoko …….(write) in her book. Carlos …….(bite) his pencil. Wan-Ning ……….(scratch) his head. Ahmed …….(stare) out of the window. He …….. (seem) to be daydreaming, but perhaps he ………(think) hard about verb tenses. What …….(think, you) Ahmed ……..(do)?

5. There’s a book on my desk, but it ……..(belong, not) to me.

6. Denis ………(fix) the roof of his house today, and he ……….(need) some help. Can you help him?

7. Barbara ………. (often, tutor) other students in her math class. This afternoon she ……..(help) Steve with his math assignment because he ……….(understand, not) the material they ………(work) in their class this week.

8. Right now I ………. (look) at Janet. She ……..(look) angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She ……. (have) a frown on her face. She certainly ………. (have, not) any fun right now.

9. Who is that woman, who ………. (stand) next to the window? - Which woman? ………. (talk, you) about the woman who ………. (wear) the blue and gold dress? - No, I …. …… (talk, not) about her. I ……. …….(mean) the woman who ………. (wear) the blue suit. - Oh, I …………(know, not). I ………….. (recognize, not) her.

Exercise 6. Underline the correct item.

1. I see/am seeing that the situation is out of control.

2. The sausages are tasting/ taste delicious.

3. Do you enjoy/ Are you enjoying this party?

4. You haven’t said a word all morning. What are you thinking/ What do you think about?

5. He has/ is having a Siamese cat.

6. These flowers are smelling/ smell nice.

7. I don’t know/ am not knowing where she keeps the keys.

8. Why are you feeling/ do you feel your pockets? Have you lost anything?

9. Why do you smell/ are you smelling the milk? Do you think it has gone off?

10. Anna is Italian. She is coming/ comes from Italy.

11. That dress looks/ is looking nice on you.

12. Paul listens/ is listening to a new record in his room.

13. If you don’t look/ aren’t looking at that comic book, I’d like to see it.

14. Joan weighs/ is weighing 50 kilos.

15. Mary is/ is being very naughty these days.

Exercise 7. Fill in with Present Simple or Present Continuous.

A: I (think) about visiting Jane this afternoon.

B: I wouldn’t bother. I (think) she’s away on holiday.

A: Mr. Jones (have) a telephone message from his wife.

B: Can it wait? He (have) a business meeting and I don’t want to disturb him.

A: The police (still/look) for fingerprints left in the room.

B: It (look) as if they won’t find the criminal.

A: I (love) breathing in clean, country air.

B: So do I. I (love) every minute of this walking trip.

A: I (see) my boss about a pay rise this afternoon.

B: I (see). That’s why you’re wearing a suit and a tie.

A: Why (you/ taste) the soup? Is there anything wrong with it?

B: Yes – it (taste) too sweet. I think I’ve used sugar instead of salt.

A: Why (you/feel) the baby’s forehead, Mom?

B: I think she’s got a temperature. She (feel) rather hot.

A: John (be) a very rude person, you know.

B: I know. Sheila (be) very rude these days too, although she’s usually polite.

A: It (look) as if it’s going to rain this afternoon.

B: I know. I (look) for my umbrella to take out with me.

A: Why (you/smell) the inside of your car?

B: Because it (smell) of petrol and I want to check for leaks.

A: How much (your new baby/ weigh)?

B: I don’t know yet. The nurse (weigh) him at the moment.

Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Ted: Hello Dad, I’m in Birmingham. It (pour) with rain, and I (not, have got) any money.

Bob: What (you, want) me to do about it?

Ted: Could you come and pick me up?

Bob: Ted, you (always, ask) me to do this! I (get) tired of it.

Ted: Please, Dad. I am tired and hungry. My evening classes (start) at 7.00 and I have to be there on time. Can’t Mum come and get me?

Bob: The Smiths (visit) us tonight and she’s busy in the kitchen. She ( bake) a cake at the moment.

Ted: Please Dad. I (ask) you to do this for me one last time. The success of my presentation tonight (depend) on you.

Bob: O’K. I’ll be there in half an hour. But this is the last time. I (mean) it!

PAST INDEFINITE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences by using the Simple Past of the given irregular verbs. Use each word only one time.

Wear come sleep write break dig teach bring freeze think buy ring wake catch rise

1. I dropped my favourite vase. It fell on the floor and … into a hundred pieces .

2. When I went shopping yesterday I … some light bulbs in a cooking pot.

3. Alex … his book to class with him. He didn’t forget.

4. My brother and his wife … to our apartment for dinner last night.

5. Last night around midnight when I was sound asleep, the telephone … It … me up.

6. The sun … at 6.04 this morning.

7. I … a letter to my folks after I finished studying yesterday evening.

8. Ms. Manning … chemistry at the local high school last year.

9. The police … the bank robbers. They are in jail now.

10. Today Paul on slacks and a sport jacket, but yesterday he … jeans and a sweatshirt to class.

11. Last night I had a good night’s sleep. I … nine hours.

12. It was really cold yesterday. The temperature was three below zero. I nearly … to death when I walked home.

13. I …about going to Florida for my vacation, but I finally decided to go to Puerto Rico.

14. My dog … a hole in the yard and buried his bone.

Exercise 2. Complete the following dialogues.

A: (you, go) to class yesterday?

B: No, ____. I (stay) home because I (feel, not) good.

A: (you, sleep) well last night?

B: Yes, ____.I (sleep) very well.

A: (Tom’s plane, arrive) on time yesterday?

B: Yes,____. It (get in) at 6.05 on the dot.

A: (you, stay) home and (study) last night?

B: No,____. I (go) to a new movie, The Valey of the Vampires.

A: (you, like) it?

B: It was O’K, I guess, but I don’t really like horror films.

A: (Mary, study) last night?

B: No,_____. She (watch) TV.

A: (Mark Twain, write) Tom Sawyer?

B: Yes, ____. He also (write) Huckleberry Finn.

A: (the children, go) to the zoo yesterday?

B: Yes, ____. And they (have) a wonderful time.

A: (you, eat) breakfast this morning? B: No, ____. I (have, not) enough time. I was late for class because my alarm clock (ring, not).

Exercise 3. Use Simple Past or Past Progressive.

1. Sally (eat) dinner last night when someone (knock) on the door.

2. I began to study at 7 last night. Fred (come) at 7.30. I (study) when Fred (come).

3. While I (study) last night, Fred (drop by) to visit me.

4. My roommate’s parents (call) him last night while we (watch) TV.

5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after that. When he (come) home, I (talk) to my mother on the phone.

6. Yesterday afternoon I (go) to visit the Parker family. When I (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker (be) in the yard. She (plant) flowers in the garden. Mr. Parker (be) in the garage. He (work) on their car. He (change) the oil. The children (play) with a ball in the yard.

7. Yesterday Tom and Janice (go) to the zoo around one o’clock. They (see) many kinds of animals and (have) a few adventures. While they (walk) by the elephant, it (began) to squirt water at them, so they (run) behind a rock and (dry) themselves. Later, while they (pass) the giraffe area, one of the tall, purple-tongued animals (lower) its head towards Tom and (start) to nibble on his green hat. Janice said, “Shoo!” At that point, the giraffe (stretch) its head toward Janice and (try) to eat her ice-cream cone. Janice (let, not) the giraffe have the ice-cream because she (stand) right in front of a sign that said, “DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS”. She (point) at the sign and (say) to the giraffe, “Can’t you read?”

8. There was a power outage in our part of town last night. (Your lights, go out) too? - Yes, they did. It (be) terrible! I (take) a shower when the lights went out. My wife (find) a flashlight and rescued me from the bathroom! We couldn’t cook dinner, so we (eat) sandwiches instead. I (try) to study by candlelight, but I couldn’t see well enough, so I (go) to bed and (sleep). How about you? - I (read) when the lights (go out). I (study) for a history exam. Of course, I couldn’t study in the dark, so I (get up) very early this morning and finished studying for my test.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.

Last Friday was a holiday. It (be) Independence Day, so I didn’t have to go to classes. I (sleep) a little later than usual. Around ten, my friend Larry (come) over to my apartment. We (pack)a picnic basket and then (take) the bus to the Forest Park. We (spend) most of the day there.

When we (get) to the park, we (find) an empty picnic table near a pond. There were some ducks on the pond, so we (feed) them. We (throw) small pieces of bread on the water, and the ducks (swim) over to get them. One duck was very clever. It (catch) the bread in midair before it (hit) the water. Another duck was a thief. It (steal) bread from the beaks of other ducks. While we (feed) the ducks, Larry and I (meet) a man who usually (come) to the park every day to feed the ducks. We (sit) on a park bench and (speak) to him for fifteen or twenty minutes.

After we (eat) our lunch, I (take) a short nap under a tree. While I (sleep), a mosquito (bite) my arm. When I (wake) up, my arm itched, so I scratched it. Suddenly I (hear) a noise in the tree above me. I (look) up and (see) an orange and a grey bird. After a few moments, it (fly) away.

During the afternoon, we (do) many things. First we (take) a long walk. When we (get) back to our picnic table, I (read) a book and Larry, who (be) an artist, (draw) pictures. Later we (play) a game of chess. Larry (win) the first game, but I (win) the second one. Then he (teach) me how to play a new game, one with dice. While we (play) this new game, one of the dice (fall) from the picnic table onto the ground. We finally (find) it in some tall grass.

In the evening, we (join) a huge crowd to watch the fireworks display. The fireworks (be) beautiful. Some of the explosions (be) very loud, however. They (hurt) my ears. When the display (be) over, we (leave). All in all, it (be) a very enjoyable day.

Exercise 5. Use the Simple Past or Past Progressive in the following.

1. I am sitting in the class right now. I (sit) in the class at this same time yesterday.

2. I don’t want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same thing happened yesterday. We (want, not) to go to the zoo because it (rain).

I (call) Roger at nine last night, but he (be, not) at home. He (study) at the library.

I (hear, not) the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep)

It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine). A cool breeze (blow). The birds (sing).

My brother and sister (argue) about something when I (walk) into the room.

I got a package in the mail. When I (open) it, I (find) a surprise.

Tommy went to his friend’s house, but the boys (be, not) there. They (play) soccer in the vacant lot down the street. Stanley (climb) the stairs when he (trip) and (fall). Luckily, he (hurt, not) himself. While Mrs. Emerson (read) the little boy a story, he (fall) asleep, so she (close) the book and quietly (tiptoe) out of the room. I really enjoyed my vacation last January. While it (snow) in Iowa, the sun (shine) in Florida. While you (shovel) snow in Iowa, I (lie) on the beach in Florida. While Ted (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

Exercise 6. Use Simple Past or Past Progressive.

1. I (have, almost) a car accident last night. I (drive) down Washington Avenue when suddenly I (see) a car in my lane. It (come) right at my car. I (step) on the brakes and (swerve) to the right. The other car (miss, just) my car by about an inch.

2. Ten years ago, the government (decide) to begin a food program. At that time, many people in the rural areas of the country (starve) due to several years of drought.

3. It was my first day of class. I (find, finally) the right room. The room (be, already) full of students. On one side of the room, students (talk, busily) to each other in Spanish. Other students (speak) Japanese, and some (converse) in Arabic. It sounded like the United Nations. Some of the students, however, (sit, just) quietly by themselves. I (choose) an empty seat in the last row and (sit) down. In a few minutes, the teacher (walk) into the room and all the multilingual conversation (stop).

4. A: (hear, you) what she just said? - B: No, I (listen, not). I (think) about something else.

5. A: Why weren’t you at the meeting? - B: I (wait) for an overseas call from my family.

6. A: I’m sure you met Carol Jones at the party last night. - B: I don’t remember her. What (wear, she)?

7. A: What’s wrong with your foot? - B: I (step) on a bee while I (run) barefoot through the grass. It (sting) me.

8. A: How (break, you) your arm? - B: I (slip) on the ice while I (cross) the street in front of the dorm.

Exercise 7. Fill in with Past Simple or Past Continuous.

Simon (walk) home from work the other day when he (notice) something shining on the pavement on the other side of the road. Acar (come) down the street, so he waited until it had driven past, then he (cross) over. When he (get) to the other side he saw that it was a shiny gold coin! He (look) around to make sure no one (look), then he (bend) down to pick it up. Imagine his surprise when he (not, can) move it! He (be) just about to give up when he (hear) a strange sound behind him. Someone (laugh) at him, but he couldn’t see who it (be). Two little boys (hide) behind a hedge, laughing at anyone who tried to pick up the coin they had stuck to the pavement.

USED TO… VS WOULD…

Exercise 1. Make sentences with the similar meaning by using used to.

1. When I was a child I was shy. Now I’m not shy.

2. Now you live in this city. Where did you live before you came here?

3. When I lived in my hometown. I went to the beach every weekend. Now I don’t go to the beach every weekend.

4. Rita worked in a law office for many years. Now she doesn’t have a job.

5. Adam ahs a new job. He has to wear a suit every day. When he was a student he always wore jeans.

6. Sara has two cats that she enjoys as pets. In the past she hated cats. These are her first pets.

7. Now you have a job every summer. Have you always worked during summer?

8. When I was in high school, I wore a uniform to school.

9. When I was a child, I drank a lot of milk. I never drank coffee. How about you?

10. When I was a child I watched cartoons on TV. I don’t watch cartoons anymore. Now I watch news programs. How about you?

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences. Each sentence should have a form of used to. Add your own words.

1. I _____ my bicycle to work, but now I take the bus.

2. What time _____ to bed when you were a child?

3. I _____ past midnight, but now I often go to bed very late because I have to study.

4. I _____ wild and reckless when I was younger, but now I’m not.

5. Tom _____ tennis after work every day, but now he doesn’t.

6. I _____ any physical exercise, but now I exercise for an hour every day.

7. When you were a child, where _____ on vacation?

8. Ann _____ most of her lunches and dinners at restaurants before she got married.

9. I used to spend a lot of time with _____, but now ______.

10. When you were a little kid, what _____ after school?

11. I _____ breakfast, but now I always have something to eat in the morning because I read

12. that students who eat breakfast do better in schools.

13. I _____, but now I don’t have any pets at all.

14. I _____, but now I attend _____.

15. I live in _____ now, but I _____ in _____.

16. I didn’t use to ______, but _____.

17. What _____ for fun when you were _____.

18. ______ live with my parents, but now ______.

19. ______ interested in ______, but now I am.

Exercise 3. Combine two sentences in one by using clauses (when, till, until, after, before, while).

1. First: I got home. Then: I ate dinner.

2. First: I washed dishes. Then: I watched TV.

3. First: I unplugged the coffee pot. Then: I left my apartment this morning.

4. First: I was eating dinner. Then: Jim came.

5. First: It began to rain. Then: I stood under the tree.

Exercise 4. In order to practice using would to express a repeated action in the past use would whenever possible in the following sentences. Otherwise use used to.

1. I (be) very shy. Whenever a stranger came to our house, I (hide) in a closet.

2. I remember my Aunt Susan very well. Every time she came to our house, she (give) me a big kiss and pinch my cheek.

3. Illiteracy is still a problem in my country, but it (be) much worse.

4. I (be) afraid of flying. My heart (start) pounding every time I stepped on a plane. But now I’m used to flying and enjoy it.

5. I (be) an anthropology major. Once I was a member of an archeological expedition. Every morning, we (get) up before dawn. After breakfast, we (spend) our entire day in the field. Sometimes one of us (find) a particularly interesting item, perhaps an arrowhead or a piece of pottery. When that happened, other members of the group (gather) around to see what had been unearthed.

6. I got a new bicycle when I was ten. My friend (ask) to ride it, but for years I (let, never) anyone else use it.

7. When my grandfather was a boy and had a cold, his mother (make) him go to bed. Then she (put) goose fat on his chest.

8. When I was a child, I (take) a flashlight to bed with me so that I could read comic books without my parents knowing about it.

9. Last summer, my sister and I took a camping trip in the Rocky Mountains. It was a wonderful experience. Every morning, we (wake) up to the sound of singing birds.

10. During the day, we (hike) through the woods along mountain streams. Often we (see) deer. On one occasion we saw a bear and ran quickly in the opposite direction.

11. I can remember Mrs. Sawyer’s fifth grade class well. When we arrived each morning, she (sit) at her desk. She (smile, always) and (say) hello to each student as he or she entered.

12. When the bell rang, she (stand) up and (clear) her throat. That was our signal to be quiet. Class was about to begin.

Exercise 25. Fill in used to or would.

I _____ live in a small house in the country when I was a little girl. I _____ get up every day at seven o’clock and get ready to school. My mother _____ get our breakfast ready and then she _____ walk to the bus stop with us and wait for the school bus to pick us up. The bus _____ be on time. We stayed at school until 3.00 p.m. and then we _____ catch the bus home again. In the afternoon we _____ walk home alone because Mother didn’t pick us up. She _____ work in the office, but she stopped working last year and now she stays at home.

FUTURE INDEFINITE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Exercise 1.Complete the sentences. Use a pronoun + will/won’t. Use probably.

1. I went to the library last night and _____________ there tonight.

2. Ann didn’t come to class today, and ____________ tomorrow either.

3. I watched TV last night, and ___________ TV tonight too.

4. I wasn’t at home last night, and __________ at home tonight either.

5. Greg went to bed early last night, and __________ to bed early tonight too.

6. Jack didn’t hand his homework in today, and ___________ it in tomorrow either.

7. It’s hot today, and __________ hot tomorrow too.

8. My friends didn’t come over last night, and_________ over tonight either.

9. The students had a quiz today, and __________ one tomorrow too.

10. Alice didn’t ride her bike to school today, and ___________ it to school tomorrow either.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with be going to or will.

1. Why did you buy this flour? - I ________ make some bread.

2. Could someone get me a glass of water? - Certainly. I _______ get you one.

3. I arranged to borrow some money because I ________buy a motorcycle tomorrow.

4. Could someone please open the window? - I _________ do it.

5. Can I borrow this book? - Sure, but I need it back soon. - I ________ return it to you tomorrow. Okey?

6. I ________ wear a dark suit to the wedding reception. How about you? - I’m not sure.

7. What are your vacation plans? - I ________ spend two weeks on a Greek island.

8. Gee, I’d really like an ice-cream cone, but I didn’t bring any money with me. - That’s O’K. I _________ get one for you. - Thanks!

Exercise 3. Fill in: will or going to.

1. Have you decided where to go for your holidays? - Yes, I ________ tour Spain.

2. We’ve almost run out of petrol. - Don’t worry. We ______ get some on the way home.

3. Does your tooth really hurt? - Yes, I _______ see the dentist tomorrow.

4. Did you buy any stamps? - I forgot to, but I _______ get some now if you like.

5. Have you heard about Sharon? - Yes. She _________ have a baby.

6. When did you last speak to Susan? - Oh, weeks ago, but I _______ meet her tonight.

7. Your car is very dirty. - I know. My son ________ wash it this afternoon.

8. Have you found your bracelet yet? - No, but I’m sure I _________ find it when I tidy my room.

9. Do you know what the weather forecast is for tomorrow? - No, but I expect it _______ be warmer than today.

10. Shall we go out tonight? - Sorry! I _______ eat at the Chinese restaurant with Paul.

11. What do you want to eat? - I ______ a hamburger and some chips, please.

12. Are you watching TV tonight? - Yes, I _________ watch the interview with the Queen.

13. I’ve lost my keys! - I … help you look for them.

14. Watch out! You … knock the vase over. - Oh, I didn’t see.

15. This ice-cream is delicious! - Don’t eat anymore. You … be sick.

16. Here’s the waiter! Would you like a drink? - Yes, please. I … have a glass of wine.

17. I’ll park the car here. - Be careful, you … hit the wall.

18. … have a biscuit with your tea? - No, thank you. I’m not on a diet.

19. Have you decided what to wear tonight? - Yes, I … wear my black velvet dress.

20. Have you seen John today? - No, but I … visit him this afternoon.