Present Simple Present Continuous
1. 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 _____ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he ____ (to want) to learn Italian.
had spent - wanted
The music from the festival ....... me awake for ages last night.
kept
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 _____ (to watch) a video after the children _____ (to go) to bed.
watched - had gone
All the boots donated must be in good ______
condition
Some teenagers (BE) ______ too busy thinking about themselves to worry about world issues. But David Morrison is not your average teenager. Instead of spending his summer vacation on the baseball diamond or at the pool, the 14-year-old _______ (RUN) .
are - 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
1. After we ______ it on the phone, I _____ him an email about it. (discuss, write)
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 already leaving.
Got - submitted - showed - had arrived - had already filled
I can't ______ the twins apart, they are so similar it's really confusing!
tell
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 I _______ (chat) to my friend Daniel on Facebook. OK, so I ______(not concentrate) very hard on my homework
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 mum and I all wear glasses - it ______ in the family.
runs