Simple present / present progressive

quite good.

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) drives her kids to football

practice.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) is made by a small

chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

2. Usually, I (work) work as a secretary at ABT, but this

summer I (study) am studying French at a language school
in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

A Trekking Journal

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) is sleeping.

Today (be) is the second day of my trek around Mount

Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs (shake) are
shaking ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My
feet (kill, really) are really killing me and my toes
(bleed) are bleeding, but I (want, still) still want to
continue.

November 12, 1997

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) is raining.

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) always
rains.
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) are saying because
everybody (talk) is talking so loudly.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to

learn. Everything (be) is so different, and I (try) am
trying to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) am
learning a little bit of the language to make communication
easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) do not learn foreign
languages quickly. Although I (understand, not) do not
understand much yet, I believe that I (improve,
gradually) am gradually improving.

7. Justin (write, currently) is currently writing a book

about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good
publisher when he is finished.
8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) am going to a movie
tonight with some friends.

I (travel, currently) am currently traveling with Liam, a

student from Leeds University in England. He (be) is a nice
guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) always walksahead of
me and (complain) complains that I am too slow. I (do) am
doing my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and

9. The business cards (be, normally ) are normally printed

by a company in New York. Their
prices(be) are inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is

stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for

myself because I am getting old.

5. John (work) has been working for the government since

he graduated from Harvard University. Until recently, he
(enjoy) has been enjoying his work, but now he is talking
about retiring.

Right now, Liam (sit) is sitting with the owner of the inn.
They (discuss) are discussing the differences between life
in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not) do not know the
real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) just
calls him Tam. Tam (speak) speaks English very well and he
(try) is trying to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every
time Tam (say) says a new word, Liam (try) tries to repeat
it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) also seems to have
difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't
get lost and have to ask for directions.

6. Lately, I (think) have been thinking about changing my

career because I (become) have become dissatisfied with
the conditions at my company.
7. I (see) have been seeing Judy for more than five years
and during that time I (see) have seen many changes in her
personality.
Robin: I think the waiter (forget) has forgot us. We
(wait) have been waiting here for over half an hour and
nobody (take) has taken our order yet.

Present perfect/ perfect continuous

1. Judy: How long (be) have you been in Canada?
Claude: I (study) have been studying here for more than
three years.

Michele: I think you're right. He (walk) has walked by us at

least twenty times. He probably thinks we (order,
already) have already ordered.

2. I (have) have had the same car for more than ten years.
I'm thinking about buying a new one.

Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only) have
only been here for five or ten minutes and they already
have their food.

3. I (love) have loved chocolate since I was a child. You

might even call me a "chocoholic."

Michele: He must realize we (order, not) have not

ordered yet! We (sit) have been sitting here for over half
an hour staring at him.

4. Matt and Sarah (have) have been having some

difficulties in their relationship lately, so they (go) have
been going to a marriage counselor. I hope they work
everything out.

Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even) has even noticed us.

He (run) has been running from table to table taking orders

and serving food.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this

time yesterday, she (watch, also) was also
watching television. That's all she ever does!

Michele: That's true, and he (look, not) has not looked in

our direction once.

6. A: I (call) called you last night after dinner, but you (be,
not) were not there. Where were you?
B: I (work) was working out at the fitness center.
7. When I (walk) walked into the busy office, the secretary
(talk) was talking on the phone with a customer, several
clerks (work, busily) were busily working at their desks,
and two managers (discuss, quietly) were quietly
discussing methods to improve customer service.

Simple past/ Past Continuous

A: What (you, do) were you doing when the accident

occurred?
B: I (try) was trying to change a light bulb that had burnt
out.

8. I (watch) was watching a mystery movie on TV when the

electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how
the movie ends.

2. After I (find) found the wallet full of money, I (go,

immediately) immediately went to the police and
(turn) turned it in.

9. Sharon (be) was in the room when John told me what

happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen,
not) was not listening.

3. The doctor (say) said that Tom (be) was too sick to go to
work and that he (need) needed to stay at home for a
couple of days.

10. It's strange that you (call) called because I (think,

just) was just thinking about you.

4. Sebastian (arrive) arrived at Susan's house a little

before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not) was not there. She
(study, at the library) was studying at the library for her
final examination in French.

11. The Titanic (cross) was crossing the Atlantic when it

(strike) struck an iceberg.
12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants
(bargain, busily) were busily bargaining and (try) were

trying to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt)were

hunting for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) were
leading their donkeys through the narrow streets on their
way home. A couple of men (argue) were arguingover the
price of a leather belt. I (walk) walked over to a man who
(sell) was selling fruit and (buy) bought a banana.

professor was at the front of the hall lecturing while she

(talk) was talking to me. I couldn't believe she (make)was
making a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was
going on.
She said her biology professor was so boring that several
of the students (sleep, actually) were actually sleeping in
class. Some of the students (talk) were talkingabout their
plans for the weekend and the student next to her
(draw) was drawing a picture of a horse. When Angela
(tell) told me she was not satisfied with the class, I
(mention) mentioned that my biology professor was quite
good and (suggest) suggested that she switch to my class.

13. The firemen (rescue) rescued the old woman who

(be) was trapped on the third floor of the burning building.
14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) was always
leaving her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect,
actually) actually expected me to do them for her.
15. Samantha (live) lived in Berlin for more than two years.
In fact, she (live) was living there when the Berlin Wall
came down.

While we were talking, I (hear) heard her professor yell,

"Miss, are you making a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went
dead. I (hang) hung up the phone and went to the kitchen
to make dinner. As I (cut) was cutting vegetables for a
salad, the phone rang once again. It (be) was Angela, but
this time she wasn't sitting in class.

Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela

(call) called. She said she (call) was calling me on her cell
phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if
she (wait) was waiting for class, but she said that the