fe Present continuous (I am doing) qa study this example situation Sarah isin her car, Shes on her way to work. She's driving to work. (= Sheis driving...) This means: shes driving now, at the time of speaking, The action isnot finished. am/is/are + ingis the present continuous: 1am I'm) driving hejshe/it is Ehe'setc) | working we/you/they are (-we'reetc) | doing etc Eat {1am doing something=| started doing itand | haven'tfinished; fm inthe midlle of doingit ©. Please don't make so much noise. 'm trying to work. (not Itty) © ‘Where's Mark?’ ‘He's having a shower’ (not He has a shower) © Lets go out now. itisn’t raining any more. (notit doesn't rain) ©. Howisyour new job? Are you enjoying it? ©. Whatsall that noise? What's going on? or What's happening? ‘Sometimes the action isnt happening at the time of speaking, For example: Steve i talkingtoa fiend on the phone. He says: ‘Pm reading a really good book atthe moment. ’sabout aman who Steve says I'm reading... buthe isnot reading the book at the time of speaking He means that he has started reading the book, but has not finished ityet. He isin the middle of reading it. ‘Some more examples: (Kate wants to workin italy, so she’s learning italian. (but perhaps she isnt learning italian at the time of speaking) ©. Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer. ‘You can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year etc. (periods around now): ©: You're working hard today. (not You work hard today) 8: Yes, havea lotto do, ©. The company lwork forisn’t doing so wel this year. ‘We use the present continuous when we talk about a change that has started to happen. We often use these verbs in this way: getting, becoming changing, improving starting, beginning increasing, rising, falling, growing. © IsyourEnglsh getting better? (not Does your English get better) ©. The population of the world is increasing very fast. (notincreases) © Att! didnt like myjob, but ’'m starting to enjoy itnnow. (not! start) 2 Present continuousand presentsimple=b Units 3-4 Present lenses for the utu EvExercises A What's happeningin the pictures? Choose from these verbs: (eros hide scrote take the “wave . He's scmtching 1 She's. taking. picture. 4 gtle's_semching __hishead 2 He'é beng Lashoelace, 5 Shelf hidina behind atree. 3 They've evossum Nenaed, 6-they!i@—\aiavians to somebody. TEER the sentences on the right follow those on the left. Which sentence goes with which? A. Please don't make so much noise 2 Emgetting hungry. 1 2 We need to leave soon. b They'etying, 2 3 Idon'thave anywhere tolive rightnow. | | c Itestartingte-rain. 3 4 Ineed to eat something soon. d._ Theyteseyingto-seltit 4 |& They don't need their car any more © Wegettinglate. 5 “2, Things are not so good at work f fmtrying towork- 6 7 Itisn’t true what they say. mstaying with friends: 7 # We're goingto get wet. h The-companyislosingmoney. | 8 Write questions. Use the present continuous. 1 What'sallthat noise? What's happening? (what / happen?) 2 Whats the matter? Whine Your Cron 2 (why /you cry?) 3 Where's your mother? wn. iS..8/#,..Wer¥on)joelei > (she / work / today?) 4 Thaven't seen you for ages. ut aie You. dou Yo a. {what / you / do / these days?) 5 Amyisastudent, ..w Wat she sh e (what /she / study?) 6 Who are those people? Us. inact aie 1 4 (what /they / do?) 7 Iheard you started a new job. Yoo...eo key £2 (you / enjoy /it?) 8 Wee notina hurry. lbs 008. a 8 why / you / walk /s0 fast?) Put the verb into the correct form, positive (I'm doing etc.) or negative (I’m not doing ete.). 1 Please don't make so much noise. —l'm. trying... (| / try) to work, 2 Let's go out now. It isn't raining... (it / rain) any more. 3 You can turn offthe radio. .00..noct.. Uskenls. (I /listen) to it 4 Kate phoned last night. She's on holiday with friends. ..._Sse wows... (She / have) a great time and doesn't want to come back. 5 Andrew started evening classes recently. ..6.t 6... Mane ae... (He/ learn) Japanese. 6 Paul and Sarah have had an argument and now... 6 Sea -(they / speak) toone another. 7 The situation is already very bad and now... L AS..WMeXSun...(it/ get) worse. 8 Tim..5 Wyn _AMnve ons... (Work) today. He's taken the day of 9 ln ldahiE 5... (0/ 100K) for Sophie. Do you know where she is? 10 The washing machine has been repaired, _.LE.aS....auO0is...(it/ work) now. 1 they ts. ballin... (They /build) anew hospital. Itwil be finished next year. 12 Benisa student, but heS nat very happy. lei iust —€no4ind "(He /enjoy) his course 13 Theat, is Chane ong, (The weather / change). Look at those clouds. [think its going to rain. 14 Dan has been in the same job for a long time. a's s: Sonu (He / start) to get bored with itSym Present simple (I do) Alexisa bus drive, butnow heis in bed asleep gas Study this example situation: He isnot drivinga bus. (Heis asleep) 4 but He drives a bus. Heisa bus driver. drive(s), work(s), dofes) et. isthe present simple: Wfwejyoujthey drive/work/do etc. he/she/it__ drives/works/does etc. time or epestedy or that somethings tuein genera: ©. Nurses took after patientsin hospitals usually go away at weekends. The earth goes round the sun, The cafe opens at 7.30n the morning ganas We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We use it to say that something happens all the Wesay: work but heworks yougo but itgoes theyteach but _mysisterteaches thave but hehas For spelling (- or -es),see Appendix 6. a= ‘We use do/does to make questions and negative sentences: work? work do | lwe/yousthey Ywe/yourthey | don't | 2 does | he/shesit | Gre? he/she/it | doesn't | Gave ©. come from Canada. Where do you come from? ©. Idon’t go away very often. ©. What does thisword mean? (not What means this word?) © Rice doesn’t grow in cold climates. Inthe following examples, do is also the main verb (do you do / doesn't do etc) © What do youdo?’ ‘Iworkina shop” © He'saiwaysso lazy. He doesn’t do anything to help. ‘We use the present simple to say how often we do things: © Iget up at 8oclock every morning. How often do you go to the dentist? Julie doesn’t drink tea very often, © Robert usually goes avay two or three times a year. =a | promise /1 apologise etc. ‘Sometimes we do things by saying something. For example, when you promise to do something, you can say’ promise ..; when you suggest something, you can say I suggest © I promise! won't belate. _(not!'m promising) © ‘What doyou suggest Ido?’ ‘I suggest that you.” Inthe same way we say: lapologise .../I advise .../linsist ... /lagree... /I refuse ... etc nple and present continuous -> Uni resent forthe future + Unit 19Exercises PI [EEE complete the sentences using the following verbs: | causes) closes) -connect(s}- goles) tive(s} speaks). -take(e)-) 1 Tanya... 8eeas._. German very well. 5 My parents.....Livé. inavery small 2 Ben and Jack...9.0 to the same flat. school 6 The Olympic Games... teivee.._....place 3 Bad driving Ua many accidents, every four years. 4 The museum....C Lass ....at4 o'clock on 7 The Panama Canal...0.onnee\S.....the Sundays, Atlantic and Pacific oceans. [EEE] ut the verb into the correct form. Julia..dcean dink (ot dink) tea very often. What time.....tines ‘Yhoe bank... cose... (the banks / close) here? 2 3 thave acar, but!....dan't...U&&. (not / use) it much. 4 Where....daes... Masa... tome. (Maria / come) from? Is she Spanish? 5 ‘What.....t0._.\teu...cb, snus (yOu/ do}? ‘man electrician’ 6 Lookat this sentence, What...cdnes..h...00004.. mes... {this word / mean)? 7 David isn't very fit. He £. (not / do) any sport. 8 It..dots tore. ----w-e~ (take) me an hour to get to work in the morning, How long. dines....i.b..take, (it take) you? [EB compete the sentences using these verbs. Sometimes you need the negative. “believe eat flow go. grow make rise. tell. translate. 1 The earth ..goes... round the sun. 7 An interpreter shan = 2 Rice...dogsn't. grve.in cold climates. from one language into another. 3 TRE SUN lL Ee nei the east 8 Liarsarepeoplewho.clan’? feb 4 Bess, Maks, honey. the truth. 5 Vegetarians... at “meat 9. The River Amazon... lau 6 Anatheist...han't..belieue..._in God. into the Atlantic Ocean. You ask Lisa questions about herself and her family. Write the questions. 1 Yu now that splays tennis, You nat nowhow fen. Aske How often...d2..yot. play. beanmis... 2 Pega roms Yoyanto row. skis How.oflen.daes. your sister...plexy.... Annis... = 2 3 You know that Lisa goes to the cinema alot. You want to. know how often. “Ask her. rw oldin db ypu..go dn se Clantene 2 4 You know that Lisa's brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Lisa, Sobat......do@S Your knother work. 2 5 Youre not sure whether Lisa speaks Spanish. You want to know. Ask her. eau. Speak. Spanish 2 6 You don't know where Lisas grandparents live. You want to know. Ask Lisa whe de Your —gmnd ponents hive’ ‘Complete using the following: “-fegree- apologise insist -tpromise- recommend suggest 1 Mr Evans is notin the office today. |. suggest... you try calling him tomorrow. 2 Iwor't tell anybody what you said. __|...Prom) 6 ¢ 3. (inavestayrant) You must let me pay for the meal. .1_in 4 od Ra.l25.0€._forwhat said, | shouldn't have said it. 5 6 The new restaurant in Baker Street is very good. [email protected]®.rn..edh...it Ithink you're absolutely right. I..-9 8%. with you.Present continuous and present simple 1 (Lam doing and I do) GRE come present continuous (1am doing) ‘We use the continuous for things happening at or around the time of speaking The action isnot complete. past now future The wateris boiling. Be careful © Listen to those people. What language are they speaking? Let's go out. Itisn’t raining now. ‘Ym busy’ ‘What are you doing?” i'm getting hungry. Let's go and eat. Kate wants to work in Italy, so she’s learning ttalian. ‘The population of the world is increasing very fast. 0000 present simple \ do) We use the simple for things in general or things that happen repeatedly. $1 —___ past now future Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. Excuse me, de you speak English? Itdoesn’t rain very much in summer. What do you usually do at weekends? Lalways get hungry in the afternoon, Most people learn to swim when they are children © Every day the population of the world increases by about 200,000 people. 1000 O We use the continuous for temporary situations {things that continue fora short time): Pm tiving with some fiends until find a place of my own © & You're working hard today. 8: Yes, havea lotto do. ‘We use the simple for permanentssituations (things that continue fora longtime): (O- Myparents tive in London. They have lived there all their lives. O Joeisn't lazy. He works hard most of the time. ‘See Unit 1 for more information, 2] | always do and I'm always doing \ always do something=do it every time: Lalways go to work by car. (not!'m always going) ‘See Unit2 for more information, ’m always doing something = |do it too often or more often than normal For example: F?m always losing them =| lose them too often, or more often than normal © Paulis never satisied. He's always complaining. (-he complains too much) © You're always looking at your phone. Dor'tyou have anything else to do? 6 D7 Fecsentcontinvous andsimple 2-> Unit _ Present tenses forthe ture Unit 19Exercises ec} [EEG are the undertined verbs ok? Correct them where necessary. 1 Water bails at 100 degrees Celsius. How often are you going to the cinema? Ben tries to find ajob, but he hasn'thad any luck yet. Martina is phoning her mother every day. The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? What-do vou do in your spare time? Sarah isa vegetarian, She doesn't eat meat. : - © I must go now. It gets late. ials Settins late 20 ‘Come on! It’stimeto leave’ ‘OK, I come: Ok» lien .C.0.enins, 11 Paul is never late. He's always starting work on time. Ok Se 12. They don't get on well. They’re always arguing. Qk. Joltetong.abowt TEER] Put the verb into the correct frm, present continuous or present simple. La ..f.wsually get... (I / usually / get) hungry in the afternoon. b Lm. gelding _(1/ get) hungry. Let’s go and eat something, 2a Abe ypulisdening. (you /listen} to the radio?” ‘No, you can turn it off? b tDo.dot. lat ten, {you /listen) to the radio alot?" ‘No, not very often’ 3a TheRivernile... Plows (flow) into the Mediterranean. b The river wud. Housing __.. (flow) very fast today ~ much faster than usual. 4-9 tmnotvery active, nl chant t..A®...(1/ not /do) any sport. b [email protected].....(you {usually /do) at weekends? 5 a Rachel sin New York “ght rom Shel Sto Yin... (She / stay) at the Park Hotel. b Sle aluaus. Stay S (She / always / stay) there when she's in New York. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple. 1 Whyare all these people here? at's. (What / happen)? 2 Wluisgoodartnqages She -SBeak ee ope ourongogesveywel 3 Are you ready yet? Ue bel 1S..Wwai sung... (Everybody / wait) for you. 4 ('ve never heard this word. How. tia 400... PD.NO.U0.CE...... (you / pronounce) it? 5 Kate. S0/k_ Uuor¥iung........ (not / work) this week, She's on holiday. 6 [think my English... fora (improve) slowly. It's better than it was. 7 8 9 0 1 Nicola .. Lawes. (live) in Manchester. She has never lived anywhere else. ‘Can we stop walking soon? ......t' SLL, (I/start) to get tired. Sam and Tina are in Maid ight now _Hheyte vic bmg. (They visita friend of theirs. what Ades Join Lerlher...did....-(your father /do)?” ‘He's an architect’ Ittook me an hour to get to work this morning, Most days....S doesn't... tae. (it/not take) so long, 12 12D... Let nLind.._...(I/ learn) to drive, My driving test is next month. My father is cheach'ung... (teach) me, Bis sentences. Use always-ing. 1: Eve lost my keys again. 8: Not again! .. You're always losing your keys... ™ 2 Tecar as ken dan gap t Thatearis useless. eS... always... brealeem do ue ue 3: Look! You've made the same mistake again. 8: Ohno, not again! tm. wais. dong he Same. 2 4 Oh, {ve leftmy phone af home again, tpt oukealuunysendoing. ke Same :1 Present continuous and present simple 2 (lam doing and I do) We use continuous forms ('m waiting, i's raining etc.) for actions and happenings that have started but not finished. Some verbs (for example, knew and like) are not normally used inthis way. We don't say'lam knowing, “they are liking’ We say't know; ‘they like ‘The following verbs are not normally used in the present continuous: like want need prefer know realise understand _ recognise believe suppose remember mean belong fit. contain consist seem CO. Fmhungry. Iwant somethingto eat. (notl'm wanting) © Doyouunderstand what! mean? ©. Anna doesn’t seem very happy right now. think ‘When think means ‘believe or ‘have an opinion’ we do not use the continuous: © think Mary is Canadian, but not sure. (not'm thinking) ‘What do you think of my idea? (=what is your opinion?) ‘When think means ‘consider the continuousis possible: (© Tim thinking about what happened. {often think about it O_Nickyis thinking of giving up herjob. (=sheis considering it) see hear smell taste look —feel We normally use the present simple (not continuous) with see/hear/smell/taste: © Do yousee that man over there? (not are you seeing) ©. Theroom smells. Lets open a window. © Thissoup doesn’t taste very good. ‘You can use the present simple or continuous to say how somebody looks or feels now: © ‘Youtookwelltoday. or You're looking wel today. G. Howdeyoufeelnow? or Howare you feeling now? but © tusually feel ted inthe moming. (not 'm usually feeling) amyis/are being, You can say he’s being... you're being... etc to say how somebody is behaving now: © can't understand why he's being so selfish. He sn'tusualy like that. (being selfish =behaving seshly now) O ‘"Thepathisicy. Dor'tslip’ ‘Don'tworry. I'm being very careful’ Compare: (He never thinks about other people. He's very selfish heis selfish generally, not only now) © Idon'tike to take risks. 'm a very careful person. We use am/is/are being to say how a person is behaving (= doing something they can control) now. Itis not usually possible in other situations: ©. Samisill. (notis being) © Are youtired? (not are you being tired) DP cert conimaosardnplei-) URS have 9 Uni Pree enacor ie fae uni ToExercises TEEN ree ver into te cnc fxm, preset continuous or preset sip ‘Are you hungry? ...R0. you. want... (you / want) something to eat? 2 Alan says he's 90 years old, but nobody, beleves. (believe) him. 3 She told me her name, but.....1....elon “emer hier .(V/ not remember itnow. 4 Don't put the dictionary away. Ln (1/ use) it. 5 Don’t put the dictionary away. .....1¥m.... ee ‘d ~Uy/ need) it 6 Air fonsists, (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. 7 Whois that man? What. does. he ant. (he / want)? 8 Whoisthat man? Why.....cu0*S_.. Wte_....L00¥e, {he / look) at us? » Who js that man? GO... oy... TeCOSniS®.... (you / recognise) him? 20 ...Um... hin king. (1/think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it? 11 Tean't make up my mind. What —.du.\Jnu) nine (yu / think) Ishould do? 12 Gary wasn't well earlier, but...._ae._. S¢ern.s. (he / seem) OK now. Use the words in brackets to make sentences. ‘are you OK? (you not /seem / very happy today) peek eos, You. don't seem.very happy. today. (tye /smet/en08) (vio bumble [bdoog tn sThis."Smells...gocd aloes belong. (hese gloves not me) Excuse me. (anybody /sit/there?) athese. Slaves dnece S_.ainy bord,_S: $4. koe ‘They're too small, [EER 1c the underined verbs x? Correct them where necessary. 1 Nicky is thinking of giving up her job. nk 2 ttsnot tue. Cmnot blew dani alloc 3 I'm feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat? 1 wn 4 Te never eaten hat i Whats tasting ke? 5 I'mnot sure what she does. | think she works in a shop. Dk. > Look over there. What are you seeing? what do” You're very quiet. What are you thinking about? hat de [EZ complete the sentences. Use is/are being (continuous) or is/are (simple) 1 Ican’tunderstand why he's. being...so selfish, He sn usually like that 2 You'll like Sophie when you meether. She is very nice 3 Sarah... is..beiund, very nice to me at the moment. | wonder why. 4 They. Very happy. They ve just got married 5 You're normally very patient, so why... You. being... $0 unreasonable about waiting ten more minutes? 6 Would you like something to eat? Are_you hungry?[gm Past simple (I did) an ‘Study this example: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian ‘musician and composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791, He started composing at the age of five ey anc wrote more than) pecs muse Wa saat Hlewas onys2yeorsokd when he dled lived/started/wrote/was died areal pase simple « ‘ery often the past simple ends in -ed (reqular verbs) (O Iworkin a travel agency now. Belore that | worked in a department store, ©. They invited usto their party, but we decided not to go. The police stopped me on my way home last night. © Laura passed her exam because she studied very hard. Forspelling (stopped, studied etc.) see Appendix. But many verbs are irregular. The past simple does not end in-ed. For example: write > wrote O Mozartwrote more than 600 pieces of music. see > saw (O. Wesaw Alice in town a few days ago. go > went © Iwent to the cinema three times last week shut — shut CO Itwas cold, so shut the window. Fora list of iregular verbs, see Appendix 1. eae: In questions and negative sentences we use did/didn’t + infinitive (enjoy/see/go etc): 1] enjoyed you | enjoy? 1 ‘enjoy she | saw did | she | see? she | didn’t | see they | went they | go? they 0 © lenjoyed the party alot. Did you enjoy it? © How many people did they invite to the wedding? © Ididn’t buy anything because didn’t have any money. © ‘Did yougo out” ‘No, didn’t ‘Sometimes dos the main verb in the sentence did you do?, I didn’t do} © What did youde at the weekend? (not What did you at the weekend?) © Ididn’t do anything, (not didn't anything) == ‘The past of be (amyis/are) is was/were: Vhefshe/it _ was/wasn’t was he/she? we/you/they were/weren’t | | were we/youythey? ©. twas annoyed because they were late. Was the weather good when you were on holiday? ‘They weren't able to come because they were so busy. wasn’t hungry, | didn't eat anything, Did you go out lastnight or were you too tired? 0000 10 Past simple and present perfect = Units 13Exercises [EEG] read what Laura says about a typical working day: ‘usually get up at 7 o'clock and have a big breakfast. [walk to work, which takes me about half an hour. start work at 8.45. I never have lunch. | finish work at § o'clock. 'm always tired when | get home. | usually cooka meal inthe evening, I don't usually go out. | goto bed at about 11 o'clock, and | always sleep well my Yesterday was a typical working day for Laura. Write what she did or didn’t do yesterday. Yo. 908 UP een nner at 70%lock, 7 She Amiched uudrk at o'clock 2 She mona. abigbreakast. 8 Se WM. tred when. ‘Yn ___ home. 3 She WAKE a Aun DOV. ~, 9 -Shak__Und edd a meal yesterday evening, 4 itinpe. her. nal ea Reve to gettowork. 10 Slts..didn\€ 40. outyesterday evening. 5 Shu... Started. wore ataas. 11 She went itn bed at 11 otlock 6 She... idol... wie lunch, 12 che Slept. well last night. ‘Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct for \buy- catch cost fall hurt sel -spend- —teach- —throw- write 1. Mozart..trete.... more than 600 pieces of music. 2 ‘How did you learn to drive?” ‘My father t8.U5Sh 4... me? 3 We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we.....2l.¢h it A DAVE rane Sl down the stairs this morning and... war... his leg, 5 Joe...thr@W the ball to Sue, who... §.)n "Fit 6 Kate.. Rent ‘a lot of money yesterday. She.bo.U4 hob a dress which Lost £100, [EBB you ask James about his holiday in the US. Write your questions. 1 you: Where...did. you go...? JaMes: To the US, We went on 2 trp from San Francisco to Denver. 2v0u: How....adid. You. 90 - ? Bycar? nMeS: Yes, we hited a car in San Francisco. . 3 You: It’salongwaytodrive. Howlong... did. i+ dave You. 2 JAMES; Two weeks. We stopped at alot of places along the way. 4 you: Where did You. Stay 2 Inhotels? James: Yes, small hotels or motels 5 vou: ea good? Jaws: Yes, but itwas very hot - sometimes too hat. 6 ou: Did_yow 30... 90... the Grand Canyon? Janes: Of course, Itwas wonderful [EBA] compicte the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative. 1 Itwas warm, 0-220. off my coat. (ake) 2. Theflm wasnt very good. I..daenia..itrmuch. (enjoy) 3. Iknew Sarah was busy, $0 fwnftiddMut..ciStur... her. (disturb) 4 Wewere very tired, sowe....\e be the party early. (leave) 5. twas hard carrying the bags. They.—\§2E Gn onounnou ally heavy. (be) 6 The bed was very uncomfortable. 1..lidin'E Slee? well. (sleep) 7 Thiswatch wasn'texpensive. it...dicle\E.§pA+ much, (cost) 8 The window was open and a bifd wwf 10 My nnsinto the room. (fl) 9 Iwas ina hurry, so 1...bi.¢h.nbk..... WOuee time to call you. (have) 10 I didn’t like the hotel. The room.—_Uuna.cn\ very clean. (be) iPast continuous (I was doing) aa Study this example situation: a Yesterday Karen and Joe played tennis. They started at 30 otlockand finished at 11.30. So, at 1.30 they were playing tennis, they were playing = they were in the middle of playing, they had not finished was/were + -ing isthe past continuous: he/shefit was. | playing doing we/you/they were | working etc. | was doing something =I was in the middle of doing tata certain time, The action orsituation started before this time, but had not finished: I started doing Iwas doing | finished doing is 4 | post past Tow © Thistime last year! was tiving in Hong Kong, What were you doing at 10 o'clock lastnight? ©. Iwaved to Helen, but she wasn’t looking, ‘Compare | was doing (past continuous) and | did (past simple) | was doing = in the middle ofan action) I did (= complete action) ©. Wewere walking home when I met ©. Wewalked home after the party last Dan. (in the middle of walking home) night. (all the way, completely) O Kate was watching TV when we © Kate watched TV a lot when she was ill atved. last year ‘You can say that something happened (past simple) in the middle of something else (past continuous}: Matt phoned while we were having dinner. (©. Itwas raining when | got up. © I'saw you in the park yesterday. You were sitting on the grass and reading a book. (© thurt my back while | was working the garden. But we use the past simple to say that one thing happened after another: ©. Iwas walking along the road when | saw Dan. So! stopped, and we talked for a while, Compare: When Karen arrived, we were having When Karen arrived, we had dinner, dinner. (= we had already started before (=Karen arrived, and then we had she arrived) dinner) Some verbs (for example, know and want) are not normally used in continuous forms is +-ing, was +-ingetc). See Unit 4A fora list of these verbs. © Wewere good friends, We knew each other well. (notwe were knowing) (© Iwas enjoying the party, but Chris wanted to gohome. (not was wanting) 12 PZ casisinpiew aia) > UnitsExercises Complete the sentences. Choose from: “wastoking~ waewoorng wasntltening- -werentiooking “Necsnowing -wesworking- _waresitingwereyou going 1. Today Helen is wearing a skirt. Yesterday she_.1was. wearing... trousers. 2 ‘Whatdidhe say?" ‘Idon't know. |....wacn!t aclenin 9 , 3 We. we Xe Suttuns. at the back of the theatre, We couldn't hear very well 4. This time last year Steve. workin on a farm. 5 They didn't see me, They...Wwerealé..... Lome nd in my direction, 6 The weather was bad. Itwas very cold and it....\0.s__$ hou 7 Tsawyou in your car, Where nn WKS... OY 90.8... 8 Isaw Katea few minutes ago. She... UU#t Look ng for you. EEA mich goes with which? AC When | got to the cafe a auhen she was ivingin-Rome: auf. 2 We fell asleep b-shewasworkingtractottesstop- | 2 ©. (27 Amy learnt Italian c-when-}wasdrivinghome- 3 Y Tom didn't come out with us dubutnobodynaowretehingte a9 5? The car began to makeastrange noise | | © -whilowo.werewatching- film, 5 The TV was on F my friends were waiting forme. 6 4. When | first met Jessica because he wasn'tfeeting welt. 7 nb. Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. (see) Sue jn town yesterday, but 1.uas.6y.C laps. {cycle) home yesterday E_See.(not/see) me. whenaman._ Passed. (step) out into the 1.5 _Ln@% L05.(look)theotherway. | roadin front of me. 1 WU... 80.4205... (go) quite fast, ut luckily ima, and|...! Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. 2 Jenny bias. waiting. wait for me when |.arrived... (arrive). 2 "What...vel...J00_ Cn V0.8. 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