Ex. 1. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple. 1. Let's go out. It isn't raining (not / rain) now. 2. Julia is very good at languages. She speaks (speak) four languages very well. 3. Hurry up! Everybody _____________ (wait) for you. 4. '_____________ (you / listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.' 5. '_____________(you / listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.' 6. The River Nile _____________ (flow) into the Mediterranean. 7. The river _____________ (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual. 8. We usually _____________ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we _____________ (not / grow) any. 9. A: How's your English? B: Not bad. I think it _____________ (improve) slowly. 10. Rachel is in London at the moment. She _____________ (stay) at the Park Hotel. She always _____________ (stay) there when she's in London. 11. Can we stop walking sdon? I (start) to feel tired. 12. A: Can you drive? B: I _____________ (learn). My father _____________ (teach) me. 13. Normally I _____________ (finish) work at five, but this week I _____________ (work) until six to earn a little more money. 14. My parents _____________ (live) in Manchester. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where _____________ (your parents/ live)? 15. Sonia _____________ (look) for a place to live. She _____________ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.
Ex. 2. Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the past continuous. 1. Matt phoned while we were having dinner . 2. The doorbell rang while I __________________. 3. We saw an accident while we __________________. 4. Ann fell asleep while she __________________. 5. The television was on, but nobody __________________.
Ex. 3. Put the verb into the correct form, will be (do)ing or will have (done).
1. Don't phone between 7 and 8. We'll be having (we / have) dinner then. 2. Phone me after 8 o'clock. ________________ (we / finish) dinner by then. 3. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4 o'clock, ________________ (we / play) tennis. 4. A: Can we meet tomorrow? B: Yes, but not in the afternoon. ________________ (I / work). 5. В has to go to a meeting which begins at 10 o'clock. It will last about an hour. A: Will you be free at 11.30? B: Yes, ________________ (the meeting/end) by then. 6. Ben is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, ________________ (he / spend) all his money before the end of his holiday. 7. Do you think ________________ (you / still / do) the same job in ten years' time? 8. Lisa is from New Zealand. She is travelling around Europe at the moment. So far she has travelled about 1,000 miles. By the end of the trip, ________________ (she / travel) more than 3,000 miles. 9. If you need to contact me, ________________ (I / stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday. 10. A: ________________ (you / see) Laura tomorrow? B: Yes, probably. Why? A: I borrowed this CD from her. Can you give it back to her?