PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS

A: My sister……………………….(have got) a very good ear for languages. She ……………………(speak) three
languages very well.

B:…………………………..she…………………….(speak) Chinese?

A:No, but she …………………………….(learn). She ………………….(say) it’s the language of the future

.A: What ………………….you……………………(do) here?

B: I……………………….(wait) for a friend. We……………………….(go) to the library to do some research for our
history project. 

A:…………………………you…………………..(live) here?

B: No, I…………………………(stay) with my granny because she………………….(not feel) very well and
I…………………….(look after) her. My father………………………(go) jogging in the park with a friend when he
………………..(finish) work. He usually…………………(run) for about half an hour. He……………..(train) for a 10-
kilometre race next spring. 

SOME VERBS ARE NOT USUALLY USED IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Los que están entre paréntesis
son algunos ejemplos.

1.You haven’t won the lottery! I …………………….(not BELIEVE) you.

2. Let’s go out. We…………………..(NOT WANT) to watch any more TV

3.I……………………..(NOT UNDERSTAND) what you are saying.

4.It……………………….(SMELL) delicious. What are you cooking?

5. My aunt………………(LOVE) animals. She………………..(HAVE GOT) three dogs, two cats and a tortoise.

6………………you………………(KNOW) what time the next train to Glasgow leaves?

 PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Our student of the month is Almudena García who………………….(come) all the way from Spain.
She……………….(take) part in an exchange programme between our local secondary school and her school
in Spain. She………………..(stay) with us until June and she really………………….(want) to improve her
English. Her teachers ………………..(say) that she…………………….(do) fine. She says she………………………
(learn) a lot and ………………..(have) a good time. She……………………(not like) the weather, ‘York is colder
than Segovia’ and she………………….(find) it difficult to adapt to mealtimes, ‘I………………..(be) always
hungry when I………………………(go) to bed. In Spain we …………………..(not have) dinner at 6!’
She…………………….(not mind) wearing a uniform and she………………….(enjoy) visiting local shops at the
weekend. ‘I love shopping, but everything………………..(be) so expensive here!’

 PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. I…………………..(know) your best friend

2. I can’t help you know. I………………….my homework (do)

3. Your perfume…………………….really nice (smell

)4. She…………………..(think) about tonight’s party

5.I…………….Kevin’s new look! (love

)6. I…………………why you are friends (not understand)

7. They…………………..(be) always late for school8. She never……………………(worry) about her exams results

9. I…………………..(not like) listening to the radio.

10. ………………..the baby often ………………(cry) at night?

11. Angela…………………….(not go) to class on Saturdays.

12. Mr. Green usually……………………(stay) in the same hotel when he………………(go) to London.

13……………….you…………..(know) his address?

14.This lesson ……………………(finish) at half past eleven.

15.He always………………….(try) to do his best.

16. My friend………………….(have) music lessons twice a week.

17. He………………….(stay) at the hotel for two nights only.

18. I……………………..(run) five kilometers every day

19. Steve……………………..(have) swimming classes on Saturdays

20. Close the window! The rain…………………..(come) in

.21.They can’t rescue the ship because the wind…………………(blow) too strongly.

22. James is busy at the moment. He………………….(fix) his bike.

23. They……………………(sell) lots of interesting things in that shop.

24. Dolphins……………………..(eat) sardines

.25. Can you ring later?. The director………………………..(interview) somebody right now.

26. Listen to me. I…………………….(talk) to you.

 DIALOGUE

JUDY: Hi Andy! What………………………(do)?

ANDY: Oh, I ……………………..(make) dinner

JUDY: What ……………(be) it? It……………………(smell) delicious.

ANDY: Paella. ………………..you………………….(like) Spanish food?

JUDY: Yes, I………………….(love) it. Bill ………………….(prefer) Italian food though

ANDY: Ah, by the way, ……………….you…………….(know) Helen Smith? I……………..(think) she……………………

(live) in Italy at the moment. She…………………(study) Italian for a month.

JUDY: Really? I…………………..(not understand). She already……………(speak) five languages!  

   PAST SIMPLE/ PAST CONTINUOUS?  1.      While I waited/ was waiting to jump off the bridge, my
mobile phone was ringing/rang2.      My hands sweated/were sweating and my heart beat/was
beating faster and faster3.      When the jumpmaster was saying/said ‘Your turn’ , my legs began/were
beginning to shake4.      While I looked/ was looking down at the river, they tied the bungee cord to my
harness5.      Some buzzards circled/ were circling slowly overhead and I was
feeling/felt worried6.      When the moment finally came/ was coming, a soft breeze was
blowing/blew7.      I was jumping/ jumped off and was closing/ closed my eyes8.      It took/ was
taking me nine seconds to get to the bottom and bounce back up. They were the longest nine seconds of
my life!

 PAST SIMPE/PAST CONTINUOUS 1.      While/ take phontos/ drop a roll of film 2.      When the

gorilla/hear me/ he / start running towards me/ and/ I/ sprint to the jeep 3.      As soon as /I/ reach the
jeep /I / get in / start/ the engine/ and / drive away 4.      As I / drive to the camp/ some monkeys / climb
onto the jeep 5.      They/ bang on the windscreen with sticks/ when/ I / blow the horn 6.      They/ get so
frightened that they / jump off/ and disappear