GRAMMAR FOCUS

A. Simple Present or Present Continuous?

1. Look! It ___________ (snow). We are going to have a white Christmas.
2. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)________.
3. Usually, I (work) ________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) _______
French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
4. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)__________.
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ____________.
6. This delicious chocolate (be) _______ made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,
Switzerland.
7. One of them often (pass) _______ my house in the morning.
8. The men (want) _______ to withdraw some money from his account.
9. Some of us (work) ________ overtime on Sunday.
10. Our receptionist always (serve) ______ the customers patiently.

B. Simple Past or Past Continuous?

1. I (watch) ________ a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out.
2. The Titanic (cross) _________ the Atlantic when it (strike) __________ an iceberg.
3. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch,
also) __________ television. That's all she ever does!
4. He nearly (have) _______ a heart attack when he (see) ________ the bear.
5. She (fill) _______ in a questionnaire when the pen (run) _______ out of ink.
6. The chef (cook) a delicious meal when the guests (start) to arrive.
7. The man (talk) on the phone when he (crash) against the other car. On the other
hand, the woman (put on) some make-up when the accident (happen).
8. Diana (kiss) her boyfriend when her parents (come back) home from the theatre.

C. Change into Passive

1. He opens the door.
2. They wear blue shoes.
3. She pays a lot of money.
4. Rita wrote a letter.
5. My friend visited his relatives.
6. Sheila is drinking a cup of tea.
7. My father is washing the car.
8. He was playing the guitar.
9. She was watching a film.
10. I was repairing their bikes.