ESL - NAB - 4

Present Continuous

100

You (watch) TV.

You are watching TV.

You're watching TV.

200

She (read) book.

She is reading a book.

She's reading a book.

300

I (cook, not) dinner.

I am not cooking dinner.

I'm not cooking dinner.

400

They (hurry) home?

Are they hurrying home?

500

We (do, not) the laundry?

Are we not doing the laundry?

Aren't we doing the laundry?

Past Continuous

100

You (study) when she (call).

(Hint: Interrupted action in the past)

You were studying when she called.

200

She (baking) at noon yesterday?

Was she baking at noon yesterday?

300

The young boy (fun, have) with the butterflies.

The young boy was having fun with the butterflies.

400

While John (sleep) last night, someone (steal) his car.

While John was sleeping last night, someone stole his car.

500

What (you, do) when you (break) your leg?

What were you doing when you broke your leg?

Vocabulary

100

impressive:

a) a mind made up to do something

b) outstanding

b) outstanding

200

discovery:

a) to create or figure out

b) to connect

a) to create or figure out

300

relatives:

a) a person connected by blood or marriage

b) a friend

a) a person connected by blood or marriage

400

rescue:

a) help someone with something

b) save someone from a dangerous situation

b) save someone from a dangerous situation

500

success:

a) the accomplishment of an aim or a purpose

b) ease and well being

a) accomplishment of an aim or purpose

past tenses

100

Past tense of "notice"

noticed

200

Past tense of "have"

had

300

past tense of "go"

went

400

past tense of "build"

built

500

past tense of "stand"

stood

Future Continuous

100

I (wait) for her when her plane arrives.

I will be waiting for her when her plane arrives.

I am going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives.

200

Tonight at 7:00 pm I (eat) dinner.

Tonight at 7:00pm I will be eating dinner.

Tonight at 7:00pm I am going to be eating dinner.

300

Choose the correct form:

a) While I am going to be finishing my homework, she will make dinner.

b) While I am finishing my homework, she will make dinner.

b) While I am finishing my homework, she will make dinner.

Note: Like all future tenses, the future continuous cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of future continuous, present continuous is used.

400

You (wait) for me when my bus arrives?

Will you be waiting for me when my bus arrives?

Are you going to be waiting for me when my bus arrives?

500

Just think, next week at this time, I (relax) in Jamaica, (drink) fruity drinks, and (read) my favourite novel.

Just think,next week at this time, I will be relaxing in Jamaica, drinking fruity drinks, and reading my favourite novel. 

Just think, next week at this time, I am going to be relaxing in Jamaica, drinking fruity drinks, and reading my favourite novel.