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Complete the conversation, using the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. Practise the conversation with your partner.
Nick: Hi, Hoa. What ___were you doing__ (1. you/do) yesterday afternoon? I tried to chat, but you didn't reply. __were you playing___ (2. you/play) badminton?
Hoa: Hello, Nick. No, I (3. not play) __wasn't playing___ badminton. It (4. rain) __was raining___ all afternoon.
Nick: Really? The sun (5. shine) ___was shining__ here.
Hoa: Well, it (6. not shine) __wasn't shining___ here. I didn't turn on my computer because I (7. watch) __was watching___ TV. There was a great film on. Did you see it?
Nick: No. I (8. help) __was helping___ my parents. They (9. clean) __were cleaning___ the house for a party.
Hoa: My dad (10. clean) __was cleaning___ the house, too.
Nick: __was he getting___ (11. he/get) really for a party?
Hoa: No, we're going to sell the house. We're going to the countryside.
Nick: What! When? You can't...
Hoa: Nick ...
Nick: Yes?
Hoa: I (12. wind) ___was winding__ you up!
Note: to wind someone up = to annoy or upset someone (trêu chọc ai)
1. Why (you/smell) do you smell the soup? - It (smell) smells lovely. It's like roses!
2. Why (you/taste) do you smell the soup? - To see if it (taste) tastes good. I think it needs more salt.
3. I ( fell) feel very tired. -You should go to bed early.
4. I (see) am going to see Ann this evening. - I ( see) see. So, you don't want to come to the cinema with me, do you?
5. How much ( the bag of apples/weigh) does the bag of apples weigh? - I don't know yet. The man (weigh) is weighing the bag now.
6. I ( think) am thinking about buying a new car soon. - Why? I ( think) think your car is fine. You don't need a new one.
7. What ( you/look) are you looking at? - The sky. It ( look) looks as if it's going to rain.
8. I really (enjoy) enjoy home-made food. - So do I, and I ( enjoy) enjoy every bit of this meal.
9. Why (you/feel) do you feel the radiator? - It ( feel) feels cold in here. Is the heating on?
10. That famous opera singer (appear) is going to appear at the opera house tonight. - Yes. He (appear) is going to appear to be feeling better after his operation.
11. Chris (be) is a sensiable person, isn't he? - Yes, but in this case he (be) is rather foolish.
12. My back (hurt) hurts. - Why don't you lie down for a while
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following conversations:
A. John: I (have cut) .... my hand badly. Do you have a bandage ?
Ann: Yes, I do. I (will get) .... you one. How did it (happen) ... ?
John: I (was chopping) .... some wood and the axe (slipped) ...
B. Tom: Jack is a translator; he (translates) .... 1000 words a day and (gets) ... $100 a week, which he (says) ... isn't enough to live on.
Bill: Well, if he (wants) .... more money, he (will have) ... to do more work. Advise him to translate 2000 words a day.
1. - Where are you ?
- I want to be a dentist.
- Is it hurt ?
- Yes, horribly.
2. - You will see your aunt lately ?
- Nop, she hasn't been out since she has bought her television set.
3. - Come in, Tom. I am glad to see you. You look pale. Anything will have to you ?
- I wouldn't have an accident, if that's what you mean. But it was almost as bad.
- I just have maked tea. Sit down and have a cup and tell me what you will be up to.
- Last Week I bought a packet of nut chocolate. I put a piece in my mouth and bit hard and believe me, one of my teeth had broken With a crack like a pistol-shot! I spat out a large bit of tooth and a small stone.
- Does your tooth hurt dreadfully ?
- To begin with, it only ached a little but I was woken up in the night with violent toothache. I had no more sleep that night. I have never been in such agony. I rang up the dentist as soon as possible. I was seen him the same day and he gave me a temporary filling. I had losen my appetite, especcially for chocolatr, but I would be grateful if you gave me a cup of tea.
- I'm sorry you have such a dreadful time. I'm glad you remember me and come here. I have something very good for toothache.
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
a. Albert Maltz was a progressive American writer. He (be) ..was. born in 1980. He (write) .wrote... His first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest).arrested.. him and (put) ..put. him in prison in 1950.
b. Ha (come) .came.. back a moment ago and (turn) .turned.. the TV on very loudly. My son (sleep) .was sleeping..then, so I (tell) ..told. her to turn if off.
c. Last Friday was a holiday, I didn't have to go to school, I (sleep) .slept.. a little later than asual. Around ten, may friend Harry (come) ..came. over to my apartment. We (pack) .packed.. a picnic basket and then (take) .took.. the bus to Forest Park. We (spend) ..spent. most of the day there.
II. Use the present or the present continuous tense
a. It's 6.00 p.m. Marry is at home. She (have) .is having.. dinner. She always (have) .has.. dinner with her family around six o'clock.
b. Jang (speak) ..speak. Chinese. Chinese is his native language, but right now he (speak) .is speaking.. English.
c. Tom is very untidy. He always (leave) .leaves.. his things all over the place.
d. The train is never late. It's always (leave) ..leaves. on time.
e. "What does your mother (do) .do.. ?" "She a doctor but she (not/work) is not working... at the moment."
III- Read the reading below carefully, then supply the correct tense of the verbs
Dennis Heal is a politician. He (go) ..went. to Oxford University in 1950 and (become) .became.. a member of parliament for the Labour Party in 1957. He (be) .has been.. an MP since then. He (write)..wrote. three story books including his autobiography. He married to the artist, Ann Heal, and they (have) .had.. two children. They (live) .have lived.. in Oxford for 15 years, then (move) ..moved. to London in 1970. They now (live) .live.. in Cadogan Square in central London.
IV. Put these verbs into the correct form, present continuous or present simple
1. Air (consist) .consists.. mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
2. Hanh used to drink a lot of coffee but these days she (prefer) .prefers.. tea.
3. We (think) ..think. you should sell your car. You (not/use) ..don't use. it very often.
4. He (think) ..think .of selling his car. Would he be interested in buying it?
5. She told us her name but we (not/ remember) .don't remember. it now.
6. John say he's 70 years old but nobody (believe) .believe.. him.
7. Who is that woman? Why is she (look) .looking.. at me?
8. Don't put that dictionary away. We (need) are needing... it.
9. Who is that girl? What does she (want) .want..?
10. Don't put those dictionaries away. We (use) .use.. them.
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My name is Long. I am (0)..IN... grade 8, now. I am the best learner of English in my (1)CLASS... .Do you want to know (2).HOW.. i have improved my English? In the first year of lower secondary school, i had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really (3)..BAD... and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. I used to get bad (4).TEST... for English. This (5).MADE.. my parents sad and worried a lot. One day, i came across an article. I read it and follow its advices. I bought a lot (6).OF.. books on English exercise and practiced doing these exercises everyday. I tested myself after each lesson. I tried to learn all grammatical rules by heart but it was really difficult to remember them in a long term.But doing more exercises on English grammar enabled me to remember them easily. I also improved my pronunciation by (7).LISTENING.. to some cassettes of pronunciation drills. I made much progress and i got (8)...GOOD...marks for my English tests in the following semesters. Last year, i (9).WON... the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my city. Now, i understand the saying ''Practice makes progress''. I think the fastest way to learn anything is to do it- again and again (10).BEFORE...... you get it right.
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My name is Long. I am (0) in grade 8, now. I am the best learner of English in my (1) class / school .Do you want to know (2) how i have improved my English? In the first year of lower secondary school, i had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really (3) bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. I used to get bad (4) marks for English. This (5) made my parents sad and worried a lot. One day, i came across an article. I read it and follow its advices. I bought a lot (6) of books on English exercise and practiced doing these exercises everyday. I tested myself after each lesson. I tried to learn all grammatical rules by heart but it was really difficult to remember them in a long term.But doing more exercises on English grammar enabled me to remember them easily. I also improved my pronunciation by (7) listening to some cassettes of pronunciation drills. I made much progress and i got (8) good marks for my English tests in the following semesters. Last year, i (9) won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my city. Now, i understand the saying ''Practice makes progress''. I think the fastest way to learn anything is to do it- again and again (10) until you get it right.
1. How much money (you/spend) do you spend on food every weekend?
2. Where is Ann? She (sunbathe) is sunbathing in the garden.
3. (you/watch) Are you watching the TV? No. You can switch it off if you like.
4. I'm afraid I (not/speak) don't speak Spanish very well.
5. John (look for) is looking for a bigger flat.
6. She (usually/finish) usually finishes work before 6 o'clock.
7. (you/know) Do you know how to use this computer programme? Not yet. But I (learn) will learn.
8. Where ( Joe/go) does Joe go with that gun in his hand? Oh, he (always/carry) always carries it with him when he goes walking in this woods.
9. Be quite! I (think) think Dad (sleep) is sleeping upstairs.
10. I (not/like) don't like cooking, but I (love) love eating.
11. Why (you/cry) are you crying? Have you hurt yourself?
12. Something (smell) smells good. What (you/cook) are you cooking?
13In autumn the leaves (fall) fall from the trees.
14. (you/hear) Did you hear the latest news? A bomb (explore) was exploding in the station at 10 o'clock this morning.
15. I can't find my diary. What (you/do) did you do with it? I (put) put it in your drawer last night.
16. I (see) saw Steven when I was in Manchester. He (not/change) hasn't changed at all.
17. She (pass) passed her degree last year , then she (get) got a job in London.
18. Gary ( not/be) hasn't been to work since he (win) won all that money.
19. I ( never/eat) have never eaten Octopus, but I (eat) ate squid.
20. How many times (you/be) have you been to the cinema this year? I (go) went twice in January, but I (not/be) haven't been since then.
21. When (Paul and Sue/get) did Paul and Sue get married? I don't know. I (not/go) didn't to their wedding.
22. Look at that! Someone (leave) has left The fridge door open again! It (not/be) wasn't me. I (not/be) haven't been in the kichen for hours.
23. I (just//read) have just read your composition. It's very good. How much time ( you/spend) did you spend writing it?
24. We (look) have looked everywhere for a purple silk shirt, but we (not/find) haven't found one yet.
25. Oh, hello Debby! I'm sorry, I (not recognize) didn't recognize you at first. You (lose) have lost weight!
26. You(work) have worked very hard recently. I'm surprised the boss (not/give) didn't give you a pay rise when you (ask) asked him.
27. I (learn) learned to speak a little Spanish when I was at school, but I (never/have to) have never had to use use it until the day I (meet) met Conchita. Since that day , I (learn) have learned a lot more.
28. Oh no! I think I (break) have broken Mum's stereo. How (you/do) did you do that?
29. Sally is very clever. She (speak) speaks five languages.
30. I don't understand those people. What language (thay/speak) are they speaking?