Группа Continuous (exersices)

1. Look at the examples and say which of the rules they illustrate.

 1. Lucy is coming to see us on Sunday morning. 2. Tom was only 20 when the Second World War began. He was living with his mother at that time. 3. He is always borrowing money! 4. (In a restaurant) - What would you like to drink, sir? - Nothing, thank you. I'm driving. 5. At this time tomorrow I will be lying on the beach. 6. As I was walking down the road I saw Irene. 7. I can't take the phone: I am washing up. 8. While I was reading John was playing the guitar. 9. It was raining all night. 

2.Choose the correct tense: present simple or present continuous. 

1. Do you know that water (freezes/is freezing) at -4 °C. 2. Sue (looks/is looking) very smart today: she (wears/is wearing) her new black evening dress. 3. Robert (plays/is playing) football best of all in the team. 4. I (don't eat/am not eating) honey: it always (makes/is making) me sick. 5. What beautiful swans! Look! One (swims/is swimming) towards us. 6. - What (do you look/are you looking) at? - This book. It hasn't been here before. 7. - Can you explain the rule again? I (don't understand/am not understanding) it, I am afraid. 8. My father usually (has/is having) coffee in the morning, but today he (has/is having) tea. 9. Where (do you go/are you going)? May I go with you? 10. Fewer and fewer people (smoke/are smoking) tobacco nowadays.

 3. Match the questions and answers.

 1) What languages does he speak?

 2) Is he speaking German to us?

 3) Do you buy any periodicals?

 4) Why are you buying this funny hat? 

5) Do you go to the opera at all? 

6) Are you going with us? 

7) (At) what time do you usually get your mail?

 a) I like it. I think I can wear it at the Halloween party.

 b) Between seven and eight in the morning.

 c) Yes, dear. It is getting dark.

 d) Yes, he does. He is a great detective.

 e) I'd like to. f) Just one - his native. 

g) Sherlock Holmes is. He is a great detective.

 h) Yes, I do, but not many.

 i) I don't think so. I think he is speaking Spanish.

 j) I do, but not very often.

8) Are we going home already?

 9) Who is solving the mystery of the lost notebook? 

10) Does Holmes solve all the mysteries easily?

  

4 Put the verbs in the correct tenses. 

1. - What you (do) at about 9 o'clock tonight? - I don't know yet. Probably I (watch) television.

 2. - What you (think) about? - My brother. I often (think) about him these days.

 3. When I (be) younger, I (prefer) bananas to all fruits, but now I (eat) only citrous fruits. 

4. Yesterday evening, when my sister and I (do) our homework, the telephone (ring). I (answer) it and (hear) a strange voice.

 5. - Could you give me a lift? - Not today, I (not drive) I (go) by bus. Sorry.

 6. Tomorrow after classes John (work) in the library. He usually (go) to the library after classes. He (prepare) for his exams. 

7. - You (fly) to the sea or (go) by train? - I (fly); my flight is tomorrow morning.

 8 - Whom you (talk) to when I (meet) you in the shop? - To my friend. We (do) shopping together.

 9. - How can I get to the station? - I (take) you in my car. I (go) to the sta- 31 tion myself. 

10. Usually Mary (not make) mistakes in her spelling, but yesterday she (do) the spelling test rather badly. I hope she (learn) the new words now.

 11. They (walk) in silence for a long time and then Ben (turn) to Johnny and (smile), "Why you never (tell) me about your family?" he (ask).

 12. If someone (call), tell them I (be) free after seven.