Present continuous
Bill________today. (work)
Bill is working today.
Mr. Thompson _________(cook) dinner in the kitchen
Mrs Thompson was cooking dinner in the kitchen.
Look! She _______ (finish) the race! There's only 100m left!
Look! She is finishing the race! There's only 100m left!
We _____________(sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up.
We had been sleeping for 12 hours when he woke us up.
refer
referring
Are your friends ______ now? (cook)
Are your friends cooking are now?
Yesterday at six I_____________ (prepare) dinner.
Yesterday at six I was preparing dinner.
Gaby _______ (eat) by the time I got there.
Gaby was eating by the time I got there.
They ____________(wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
They had been waiting at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
They _______________(discuss) the problem since one o'clock.
They have been discussing the problem since one o'clock.
(wait/here/I)
I am waiting here.
we / explore / a new territory
We were exploring a new territory.
I think _________ (behave) in a silly way.
I think you are behaving in a silly way.
I _______________(not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
I had not been walking for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
the cat / the mouse / chase
The cat has been chasing the mouse.
(a shower/Luke/take/now)
Luke is taking a shower now.
Jill / dance / ?
Was Jill dancing?
They ________ (wait) for hours
They have been waiting for hours // They have waited for hours
I _____________(not / work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
I had not been working all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
Kerry / paint / ?
Has Kerry been painting?
(Fight/Jack and Jill/Always)
The mice _______ running away from the cat.
The mice were running away from the cat.
Sorry I'm late. How long ________ (sit) here?
Sorry I'm late. How long have you been sitting here?
How long______________ (learn / she) English before she went to London?
How long had she been learning English before she went to London?
you / at the door / knock / how long
How long have you been knocking at the door?