Present: Simple or Continuous?
1. I have to change my shoes. These _____ (kill) me. I'm sure I have a blister.
are killing
George _____ (fall) off the ladder while he ______ (paint) the ceiling.
fell / was painting
My best friend and I _____ (know) each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.
have known
After Fred _____ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he ____ (to want) to learn Italian.
had spent / wanted
The music from the festival ______ me awake last night.
kept
Sarah ______ (always / interrupt) me when I speak. It's so irritating. I ______ (frequently / tell) her how I feel.
is always interrupting / frequently tell
It ______ (be) a quiet morning: the birds ______ (sing) in the trees and the cows _____.(eat)
was / were singing / were eating.
Listen Donna, I don't care if you _____ (miss) the bus this morning. You ______ (be) late to work too many times. You are fired!
missed - have been
She _____ (to watch) a video after the children _____ (to go) to bed.
watched / had gone
All the boots donated must _____ in good shape.
be
Some teenagers ______ (be) undecided about whether they want to go directly to college after high school. Gap years ___________ (become) more popular.
are /are becoming
When the police _____ (arrive) at the party, the music _____ (play) loudly and everybody ____ (dance).
arrived / was playing / was dancing
I _____ (have, not) this much fun since I _____ (be) a kid.
have not had or haven't had / was
1. After we ______ (discuss) it on the phone, I _____ (write) him an email about it.
had discussed / wrote
I get angry very easily, in fact I completely ________ my temper yesterday when my boyfriend was annoying me
lost
David ______ (take) part in the World Harmony Run. According to its Web site, the run is a global relay that ______ (seek) to promote international friendship and understanding. The relay ______ (take) place in more than 100 countries
is taking / seeks / takes
The sun ______(shine) when I ________ (get) up this morning. I_________ (feel) so tired!
was shining / got / felt
In the last hundred years, traveling _____ (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it _____ (take) two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip ____ (be) very rough and often dangerous. Things _____ (change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
have become / took / was / have changed
I can't believe I _____ (get) that apartment. I ______ (submit) my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I ______ (show) up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who _____ (arrive) before me. Most of them _____ (fill, already) out their applications and were leaving.
Got / submitted / showed / had arrived / had already filled
I can't ______ the twins apart, they are so similar it's really confusing!
tell
Jeremy usually ______ (speak) so quickly that I _______(not understand) him. When he _________ (speak) rapidly, I ask, "Could you please _______ (speak) more slowly?"
speaks / don't understand / is speaking / speak
Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I ____ (try) to do my English homework on my laptop, the battery ____ (run out). The computer _______ (shut down) and I had to start over.
was trying/ ran out / shut down
Things _____ (change) a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first ______ (start) working here three years ago, the company _______ (have, only) six employees. Since then, we ______ (expand) to include more than 2000 full-time workers.
have changed / started / had only / have expanded
I _____ (try) to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They _____ (want) me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I _____ (have) some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I ____ (end) up listing my father as a reference.
tried / wanted / had had / ended
My sister, my mom, and I all wear glasses. Nearsightedness ______ in the family.
runs