a) Present Indefinite èëè Present Continuous
1. What he (do) in the evenings? – He usually (play) chess or (watch) TV.
2. I won't go out now as it (rain) and I (not to have) an umbrella.
3. The last train (leave) the station at 11.30.
4. He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not to understand) him.
5. Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She always (make) her own clothes.
6. Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays.
7. I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups. – Don't worry. I (not like) that set anyway.
8. I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
9. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.
10. I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting room.
11. The kettle (boil) now. Shall I make the tea?
12. You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? – I (enjoy) myself very much. I (want) to stay to the end.
13. How you (get) to work as a rule? –
14. I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car.
á) Past Indefinite èëè Past Continuous
1. How you (damage) your car so badly? – I (run) into a lamp-post yesterday. – I suppose you (drive) too quickly or were not looking where you (go).
2. As he (get) into the bus it (start) suddenly and he (fall) backwards on to the road.
3. I (call) Paul at 7.00 but it wasn't necessary because he already (get) up.
4. She (walk) along Oxford Street when she (realize) that a man she had seen that afternoon (follow) her.
5. As I (cross) the road I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily. I still (lie) on the road when I (see) a lorry approaching. Luckily the driver (see) me and (stop) the lorry in time.
â) Present Perfect èëè Present Perfect Continuous
l. This is the first time he (be) to London.
2. I only (hear) from him twice since he went away.
3. I (plant) the flowers, that's why my hands are dirty.
4. I (polish) this table all the morning but I am not satisfied with it yet.
5. He (teach) in this school for five years.
6. "I (teach) hundreds of pupils but I never (meet) such a hopeless class as this", our teacher used to say.
ã) Future Indefinite èëè Future Continuous
1. I want to post this letter but I don't want to go out in the rain. – I (post) it for you. I am going out anyway as I have to take the dog for a walk.
2. The prima ballerina is ill so I expect her understudy (dance) instead.
3. This time next Monday I (sit) in a Paris cafe reading Le Figaro. – You (not read). You (admire) the sights of the city.
4. Wages have gone up, so I suppose prices (go up) too.
5. It is nearly autumn; soon the leaves (change) co-lour.
6. Mother (on phone): My son has just burnt his hand very badly.
Doctor: I (come) at once.