Write affirmative sentences

Example: Can you clean the windows? – Sure, I’ll clean them this afternoon.

1. Can you phone me later? – Sure, ………… tonight.

2. Can you repair the clock? – Okay, ……………. tomorrow.

3. Please don’t tell anyone. – All right, …………………..

4. Please don’t hurt me. – Don’t worry, ……………. .

 

16. Put the verbs into Present Continuous.

Example: They (wait) for us on the corner now. – They are waiting for us on the corner now.

1. I see that you (wear) your new suit today.

2. Listen! Someone (knock) at the door.

3. The bus (stop) for us now.

4. Please, be quiet! The baby (sleep).

5. The leaves (begin) to fall from the trees.

6. John (have) lunch in the cafeteria now.

7. Listen! I think the telephone (ring).

8. Ann seems to be busy. I guess she (prepare) her English lesson.

17. Use the verbs in brackets in Past Continuous.

Example: They (eat) dinner when we came. – They were eating dinner when we came.

1. When you telephoned, I (have) dinner.

2. The baby (sleep) soundly when I went to wake him.

3. She (talk) with Mr. Smith when I saw her in the hall.

4. The accident happened while they (travel) in the South.

5. When I got up this morning, the sun (shine) brightly.

6. At seven o’clock, when you telephoned, I (read) the newspaper.

7. Mary (play) the piano when I arrived.

8. Helen fell just as she (get) off the bus.

9. The wind (blow) hard when I came to work this morning.

 

18. Use the verbs in brackets in Future Continuous.

Example: At ten o’clock tomorrow morning she (have) her music lesson. – At ten o’clock tomorrow morning she will be having her music lesson.

1. I (wait) on the corner for you at the usual time tomorrow morning.

2. It probably (rain) when you get back.

3. If you come before six, I (work) in my garden.

4. At this time tomorrow afternoon I (take) my final English examination.

5. If we go there now, they (have) dinner. But if we go later, they (watch) television.

6. At this time next year he (study) at the university.

19. Make sentences about what have/has done and what have/has not yet done.

Done drink coffee clean the floor wash the dishes water the plants do lessons Not yet done take the dog for a walk do the shopping have the breakfast cook dinner paint the walls

 

20. Use since or for.

1. I have been awaken ... three hours/ ... six o'clock.

2. We have been working ... nine o'clock/ ... five hours.

3. That old apple tree has been standing ... fifty years/ ... Grandfather's wedding day.

4. The weather has been very cold ... Christmas/ ... a month now.

5. The baby has been sleeping ... two o'clock/ ... two hours.

6. The aerodrome has been out of use ... ten years/ ... the new one was opened.

7. I haven't worn a top hat ... 1948/ ... over thirty-five years.

8. Mary hasn't seen Peter ... a week/ ... last Friday morning.

9. We haven't had a swim ... last summer/ ... almost a year.

10.Mary's husband hasn't been ill ... the day they were married/ ... " over four years.

21. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect Con­tinuous.

1. Will that gramophone never stop? It (play) the same tune for two hours.

2. Sergeant Black is a real old soldier. He (serve) for nearly twenty years.

3. Turn the television set off. The children (watch) for too long a time.

4. Mary is learning the piano. She (prac­tise) since breakfast time.

5. He (live) in this country for many years but he still can't speak our language.

6. The new students (behave) very well so far.

7. John needs a holiday. He (work) too hard.

8. Please wake Peter soon. He (sleep) for ten hours.

9. We (travel) for three days and we are still only halfway to London.

10. We must economize next month. We (spend) far too much money lately.

Self-study practice

22. Use the verbs in brackets in Present Indefinite.

1. We (read) the newspaper in class every day.

2. He always (prepare) his homework carefully.

3. He always (play) tennis on Saturdays.

4. She (speak) several foreign languages.

5. The children (play) in the park every afternoon.

6. Helen (work) very hard.

7. They (take) a lot of trips together.

8. We always (travel) by car.

9. I (eat) lunch in the cafeteria every day.