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1 A: Linda ...is learning... (learn) to drive at the moment.
B: I know. She told me last week.
2 A: Has Alan got a job?
B: Oh yes. He … (be) the manager of a leisure centre.
3 A: Do you want to have a break now?
B: Not yet. I … (write) a report for tomorrow's meeting.
4 A: It's ten o'clock. Have you given the manager his letters?
B: Yes, and I … (also/type) six reports so far this morning.
5 A: Is Jeff still in the garden?
B: Yes. He … (plant) flowers all afternoon.
6 A: That author is very well-known, isn't she?
B: Yes. She … (write) twenty novels so far.
7 A: You look very happy today.
B: I am. I … (just/hear) some good news.
8 A: What time … (the play/start) tonight?
B: Seven o'clock, I think.
9 A: Are you new to this company?
B: Not really. In fact, I … (work) here for almost two years.
10 A: Are you ready for the concert?
B: Yes. I … (practise) for weeks.
11 A: Do you do any exercise at all?
B: Yes. Actually, I … (go) swimming three times a week.
PAST TENSES
Brian and Ruth went on a day trip yesterday. Look at the notes below and say what they did, using the linking words from the list.
first, then, next, after that, later, finally
S1: First, they travelled to Brighton by train.
9:15 - 10:30 - travel to Brighton by train
10:30 - 11:30 - look around shops
11:30 - 12:30 - walk on beach
14:30 - 2:00 - eat lunch at seaside restaurant
2:00 - 4:30 - visit funfair
4:30 - 5:30 - have afternoon tea
2. Now, in pairs, ask and answer questions about what Brian and Ruth were doing at the times in the list below, as in the example.
SA: What were Brian and Ruth doing at half past nine in the morning?
SB: They were travelling to Brighton by train.
9:30 am
11:00 am
11:45 am
1:15 pm
2:30 pm
5:00 pm
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
A) The sun 1)... was shining... (shine) and the birds 2) … (sing) as Mike 3) … (drive) down the country lane. He 4) … (smile), because he 5) … (look forward) to the journey ahead. Mike 6) … (enjoy) driving, especially when he 7) … (go) somewhere new. Then, suddenly, the engine 8) … (begin) to make a strange noise and the car 9) … (stop) dead in the middle of the road. Mike 10) … (try) to start it, but nothing 11) … (happen). He 12) … (sigh), then 13) … (get out) of the car. As he 14) … (push) the car to the side of the road, Mike 15) … (start) to wish he had stayed at home.
B) John 1) … (enter) his flat and 2) … (close) the door. He 3) … (hang up) his coat when he 4) … (hear) a strange noise. A tap 5) … (run) in the kitchen. He 6) … (walk) into the kitchen and 7) … (turn) it off. Then, he 8) … (freeze). Someone 9) … (stand) behind him. He 10) … (take) a deep breath and 11) … (turn) around. His flatmate, Steve, 12) … (lean) in the doorway. 'You 13) … (give) me a fright!' John exclaimed. Steve 14) … (laugh) at him. John 15) … (start) to laugh, too. 'I 16) … (think) you had gone to London today,' he said. 'No,' 17) … (reply) Steve. 'Unfortunately, I 18) … (miss) the train.'
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