1. pass me the crib/ as soon as/ the teacher/ away 2. tell me/ the train for Moscow 3. If/ me/ for advice/ know/ what to say 4. As long as/ the teacher/ us/ will behave 5. wonder/ how soon 6. are sure to fail/ if/ work properly 7. hide the crib/ before/ the teacher 8. raining/ will/ home 9. before/ it/ raining/ we/ home 10. money for/ next year
Present Simple or Present Progressive
| repeated actions | actions in progress repeated processes |
| Present Simple | Present Progressive |
| You oftenlose things. | Youre alwayslosingthings! You alwayslose things, when youre daydreaming. |
Correct the mistakes, if any.
1. She always smiles! 2. Its often raining here in autumn. 3. Im never missing classes. 4. Shes always smiling when I see her in college. 5. She always smiles when she sees me in college. 6. Im singing when Im cooking. 7. Hes just being clever, thats all. 8. Its raining and raining. 9. Fewer and fewer people take up teaching as a profession. 10. He often lies, I hate it.
Complete, using the correct tense form.
1. Im a teacher, but for the moment ___. 2. Youre hard to please. You ___. 3. Im afraid I cant do my homework today. We ___. 4. She is daydreaming today, but generally ___. 5. Jogging is healthy. How often ___. 6. You always look sleepy in class. Im sure you ___. 7. I seldom make so many mistakes, but today the teacher ___. 8. How well Mom cooks! The soup ___. 9. My parents have bought a new flat, and now we ___. 10. Mother prefers fish. I wonder why this time she ___.
Future Simple or Future Progressive or Present Progressive
| predicting future actions | foreseeing future progresses | anticipating future actions |
| Youll play tennis very well in a month. | At 7 tonight well be playingtennis, youd better call a bit later. | Were playing tennis tonight. Would you like to join us? |
| Future Simple | Future Progressive | Present Progressive |
Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. Are you sure he ___ (write) to you every day? 2. Lets wait for Jack. Then we ___ (have) lunch. 3. By 6 they ___ (watch) TV already. 4. How long ___ you ___ (play) football today? Could I call you at 7? 5. Ill ___ (see) her this evening, so you neednt call her, Ill tell her everything. 6. Ill scream if she ___ (play) the piano all the evening again. 7. If you ___ (not/ do) your homework when I come, Ill punish you. 8. Will your friends ___ (arrive) by noon tomorrow? 9. Can we meet this Saturday? Im afraid not. I ___ (sit) for the exam. 10. We ___ (wait) for you downstairs, but dont stay too long. 11. They ___ (fire) him, if they ___ (learn) the truth. 12. You ___ (use) your car this Sunday, or can I borrow it?
Present Simple, Future Simple,
Future Progressive or Present Progressive
Correct the mistakes, if any. Be ready to comment on the rules.
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1. We leaving soon, in a day or two. 2. Are you sure that he leaves on Saturday? 3. Call me as soon as he will leave. 4. Theyll calling again in half an hour. 5. If he call at night, dont answer the phone. 6. Im calling him and then leaving him. 7. He always calls very late! 8. I thought he will call you. 9. I thought he would call you when he would learnt everything. 10. He realized theyre calling him. 11. Ill do my homework, while Mother cooks the supper. 12. They play tennis tonight. Theyre always playing it on Saturday. 13. Im seeing off my friends tonight. Theyll leave at midnight. 14. If they have dinner when youll come, they have to invite you. 15. I wont hear the telephone if Ill be doing my homework at that time. Ill listen to the cassette. 16. Wages are not increasing all the time, prices do. 17. Will they still wait at six? Theyll wait till he will come. 18. They redecorate their flat, theyll do it till May, I believe. 19. Youll be recognizing her the moment youll be seeing her. Shell wear dark glasses. 20. Will you dine out tonight? Then Im calling you at six.
Past Simple or Past Progressive
| single or repeated past actions | past actions seen between the beginning and the end |
| Past Simple | Past Progressive |
| I looked and looked, but saw nothing interesting in the book | I was looking at the book, I was trying to see something interesting. |
