The present continuous tense

The future simple tense

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple.

1. I (know) the result in a week.

2. You (be) in Rome tonight.

3. You (be) able to drive after another five lessons.

4. Do you think that he (recognize) me?

5. Unless he runs he (not catch) the train.

6. He (lend) it to you if you ask him.

7. I hope I (find) it.

8. He (believe) whatever you tell him.

9. I (remember) this day all my life.

10. Perhaps he (arrive) in time for lunch.

11. If he works well I (pay) him £10.

12. I wonder how many of us still (be) here next year.

13. If you think it over you (see) that I am right.

14. If you learn another language you (get) a better job.

15. I am sure that you (like) our new house.

16. Newspaper announcement: The President (drive) along the High Street in an open carriage.

17. You (need) a visa if you are going to Spain.

18. You (feel) better when you've had a meal.

19. She (have) £1000 a year when she is twenty-one.

20. If you put any more polish on that floor someone (slip) on it.

21. I wonder if he (succeed).

22. I hope he (remember) to buy wine.

23. If you leave your roller skates on the path someone (fall) over them.

24. If they fall over them and hurt themselves they (sue) you.

25. If you want twenty cigarettes you (have) to give me more money.

26. Notice: The management (not be) responsible for articles left on the seats.

27. If I drop this it (explode).

28. You (have) time to help me tomorrow?

29. It (matter) if I don't come home till morning?

30. He (mind) if I bring my dog?

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.

1. She (not work), she (swim) in the river.

2. He (teach) his boy to ride.

3. The airplane (fly) at 2,000 metres.

4. Mrs Jones (sweep) the steps outside her house.

5. It is a lovely day. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing).

6. We (have) breakfast at 8.00 tomorrow as Tom (catch) an early train.

7. She always (ring) up and (ask) questions.

8. Ann usually does the shopping, but I (do) it today as she isn't well.

9. Mother (rest) now. She always rests after lunch.

10. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they (do). - They (cut) up some £5 notes.

11. I can't hear what you (say); the traffic (make) too much noise.

12. She always (lose) her glasses and (ask) me to look for them.

13. Can I borrow your pen or you (use) it at the moment?

14. It (rain)? ~Yes, it (rain) very hard. You can't go out yet.

15. Someone (knock) at the door. Shall I answer it? ~ I (come) in a minute. I just (wash) my hands.

16. You (do) anything this evening? ~ No, I'm not. – Well, I (go) to the cinema. Would you like to come with me?

17. What Tom (do) now? He (clean) his shoes.

18. Why Ann (not wear) her new dress?

19. Why you (mend) that old shirt?

20. You (not tell) the truth. ~ How do you know that I (not tell) the truth?

21. Who (move) the furniture about upstairs? ~ It's Tom. He (paint) the front bedroom.

22. What you (read) now? I (read) Crime and Punishment.

23. Why you (make) a cake? Someone (come) to tea?

24. Where is Tom? ~ He (lie) under the car.

25. Why you (type) so fast? You (make) a lot of mistakes.

26. They (dig) an enormous hole just outside my gate. ~ What they (do) that for? ~ I don't know. Perhaps they (look) for oil.

27. What (make) that terrible noise? ~ It's the pneumatic drill. They (repair) the road.

28. What you (wait) for? – I (wait) for my change; the boy just (get) it.

29. Mother: What you (look) at? Something (happen) in the street?

30. Child: Yes. The house opposite is on fire! Come and look.
Mother: I can't. I (bath) the babies. Is the Fire Brigade here?

31. Child: Yes. Fire engines (rush) up and the firemen (jump) out and (unroll) their hoses.

32. Smoke (pour) from the windows! People (stop) to watch.
A policeman (try) to move them on.

33. An old man (climb) out of a first floor window!
A fireman (help) him! Two boys (slide) down a rope!

34. A woman (wave) from the attic and a fireman (go) up a ladder to help her!

35. Now he (come) down again! He (carry) a baby! The crowd (cheer)

The simple present and the present continuous
8.Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.

1. Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.

2. You can't see Tom now: he (have) a bath.

3. He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea.

4. What she (do) in the evenings? ~ She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV.

5. I won't go out now as it (rain) and I (not have) an umbrella.

6. The last train (leave) the station at 11.30.

7. He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him.

8. Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her own clothes.

9. Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays.

10. I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups. ~ Don’t worry. I (not like) that set anyway.

11. I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.

12. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.

13. I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting room.

14. The kettle (boil) now. Shall I make the tea?

15. You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? -
I (enjoy) myself very much. I (want) to stay to the end.

16. How you (get) to work as a rule? ~ I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car.

17. Why you (put) on your coat? ~ I (go) for a walk. You (come) with me? -
Yes, I'd love to come. You (mind) if I bring my dog?

18. How much you (owe) him? – I (owe) him £5. ~ You (intend) to pay him?

19. Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not seem) able to learn modern Greek.

20. I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything.

21. You (like) this necklace? I (give) it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow.

22. I won't tell you my secret unless you (promise) not to tell anyone. – I (promise).

23. You always (write) with your left hand?

24. You (love) him? – No, I (like) him very much but I (not love) him.

25. You (dream) at night? – Yes, I always (dream) and if I (eat) too much supper I (have) nightmares.

26. These workmen are never satisfied; they always (complain).

27. We (use) this room today because the window in the other room is broken.

28. This car (make) a very strange noise. You (think) it is all right?-
Oh, that noise (not matter). It always (make) a noise like that.

29. What Tom (think) of the Budget? - He (think) it most unfair. ~ I (agree) with him.

30. What this one (cost)? – It (cost) forty pence.

31. You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly tonight.

32. You (see) my car keys anywhere? - No, I (look) for them but I (not see) them.

33. He never (listen) to what you say. He always (think) about something else.

34. You (understand) what the lecturer is saying? ~ No, I (not understand) him at all.

35. What you (have) for breakfast usually? ~ I usually (eat) a carrot and (drink) a glass of cold water.

36. Why you (walk) so fast today? You usually (walk) quite slowly. ~ I (hurry) because I (meet) my mother at 4 o'clock and she (not like) to be kept waiting.

37. You (recognize) that man? ~ I (think) that I have seen him before but I (not remember) his name.

38. Look at that crowd. I (wonder) what they (wait) for.

39. Stop! You (not see) the notice? ~ I (see) it but I can't read it because I (not wear) my glasses.

40. She always (borrow) from me and she never (remember) to pay me back.

41. I (save) up because I (go) abroad in July.

42. I (think) it is a pity you don't take more exercise. You (get) fat.

43. Tom never (do) any work in the garden; he always (work) on his car.

44. That film (come) to the local cinema next week. You (want) to see it?

45. How Peter (get) on at school? ~ Very well. He (seem) to like the life.

46. This story is about a boy who (make) friends with a snake which he (find) in his garden. Then he (go) away but he (not forget) the snake and some years later he (return) and (look) for it. He (find) the snake who (recognize) its old friend and (coil) round him affectionately. But, unfortunately, the snake is by now a full-grown boa-constrictor and its embrace (kill) the poor boy. – The snake (feel) sorry about this? – I (not know). The story (end) there.

47. How you (end) a letter that (begin), 'Dear Sir'? ~ I always (put), 'Yours truly', but Tom (prefer) 'Yours faithfully'.

48. What the word 'catastrophe' (mean)? ~ It (mean) 'disaster'.

49. Who (own) this umbrella? ~ I (not know). Everybody (use) it but nobody (know) who (own) it.

50. You (mind) if I (ask) you a question? ~ That (depend) on the question. ~ It (concern) your brother. ~ I (refuse) to answer any question about my brother.

The past continuous tense
9. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.

1. Detective: I'm afraid I must ask you both what you (do) yesterday at 10.20 p.m. Mr X: I (play) chess with my wife. Mr Y: I (listen) to a play on the radio.

2. The children were frightened because it (get) dark.

3. It was a fine day and the roads were crowded because a lot of people (rush) to the seaside.

4. He usually wears sandals but when I last saw him he (wear) boots.

5. The house was in great disorder because he (redecorate) it.

6. The director didn't allow the actors to travel by air while they (work) on the film.

7. The car had nobody in it but the engine (run).

8. I was alone in the house at that time because Mr Jones (work) in the garage and Mrs Jones (shop).

9. Are you going to Rome? I thought that you (go) to Milan.

10. My wife and I (talk) about you the other day.

11. When I first met him he (study) painting.

12. There was a strong smell and the sound of frying. Obviously Mrs Jones (cook) fish.

13. Tom ate nothing for lunch because he (diet). He said that he (try) to lose 10 kilos.

14. Who you (talk) to on the telephone as I came in? – I (talk) to Mr Pitt.

15. When I first met him he (work) in a restaurant.

16. He watched the children for a moment. Some of them (bathe) in the sea, others (look) for shells, others (play) in the sand.

17. She (stand) at the bus stop. I asked her what bus she (wait) for.

18. From the sounds it was clear that Mary (practise) the piano.

19. Tom (sit) in a corner with a book. I told him that he (read) in very bad light.

20. The traffic (make) so much noise that I couldn't hear what he (say).

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