Present Simple Present Continuous
I have to change my shoes. These _____ (to kill) me. I'm sure I have a blister.
1. I have to change my shoes. These are killing me. I'm sure I have a blister.
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 _____ (spend) his holiday in Italy, he ____ (want) to learn Italian.
had spent - wanted
How do you call a person who worries about what people think about them? What is its opposite?
Insecure / self-confident
Sarah ________ (always / to interupt) me when I speak. It's so irritating. I ____ (frequently / to tell) her how I feel.
6. Sarah is always interupting me when I speak. It's so irritating. I frequently tell her how I feel
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 _____ (watch) a video after the children _____ (go) to bed.
watched - had gone
How do you call a person who doesn't like to spend their money? What is its opposite?
Tight-fisted / generous
Some teenagers (be) ______ too busy thinking about themselves to worry about world issues. But David Morrison _________ (be) your average teenager. Instead of spending his summer vacation on the baseball diamond or at the pool, the 14-year-old _______ (run).
are - is not - is running
When the police _____ (arrive) at the party, the music _____ (play) very loud and everybody ____ (shout).
arrived - was playing - was shouting
I _____ (have, not) this much fun since I _____ (be) a kid.
have not had - was
After we ______ (discuss) it on the phone, I _____ (write) him an email about it.
had discussed - wrote
How do you call a person who doesn't listen to new ideas or other's opinions? What is its opposite?
Narrow-minded / Open-minded
David (take) ________ part in the World Harmony Run. According to its Web site, the run is 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.
has 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 already leaving.
Got - submitted - showed - had arrived - had already filled
As busy as a ____________.
As sly as a _____________.
bee / fox
He usually ______ so quickly that I _______ him. (speak, not understand).
How ______ to work? – I usually ______ by car but tomorrow I _______ in Tom’s car. (you get, go, go)
speaks - don't understand
do you get - go - am going
Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I ____ (try) to do my English homework on my laptop, the battery
____ (run out). I ______ (lie) on my bed and I was listening to music while I _______ (chat) to my friend Daniel on Facebook. OK, so I ______(not concentrate) very hard on my homework
was trying - ran out - lay - was chatting - didn't concentrate
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 - only had - 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
As wise as a(n) __________.
As quiet as a(n) __________.
As gentle as a(n) __________.
owl / mouse / lamb