71 Present Simple or Present Continuous One day Tom happens to meet his old friend Sarah in the street

71. Present Simple or Present Continuous?
One day Tom happens to meet his old friend Sarah in the street. Complete their conversation by putting in the correct form of each verb in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Tom: Hello, Sarah.
Sarah: Tom! I don’t believe it!
Tom: How are you? And what are you doing these days?
Sarah: Oh, I’m fine. I am working at a bank at the moment. But I don’t think I’ll be there for very long. Anyway, Tom, where are you going?
Tom: To the library. I am taking this book back.
Sarah: I am going to the travel agent’s. But I’d love a cup of coffee and a chat.
Tom: Great. But have you got time?
Sarah: Yes, I don’t work today. I’ve got the day off. I suggest we go to the little café in the town hall. They serve really good coffee there.
Tom: But do you want to go to the travel agent’s first?
Sarah: No, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, I want to ask them some questions, and it always takes ages in there. Let’s have a coffee first.
Tom: What time does the café open?
Sarah: I don’t know, but it must be open soon. It’s nearly ten o’clock.

72. Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the previous one. Use the verb in brackets in the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
I usually go to work by train.
The telephone is ringing.
This cake contains nuts.
I am traveling to India.
The children like ice-cream.
I think it’s a lovely painting.
My sister is reading that book.
The hot air always rises.
Nicola eats vegetables.

78. Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.
Polly: Someone told me last week that you’ve given up your job, Justin.
Justin: That’s right. I gave up it in March. For the last six months I had a job as a hospital porter.
Polly: Oh, really. And why have you decided to take a job like that?
Justin: I got fed up with my old job in the City. It was well paid, of course, but I didn’t believe I was playing a useful role in society. So then I decided to start a new life and do something socially useful. So I have applied for the job in a hospital, and they have given it to me. And so far it was a great success. I didn’t regret for one moment. It’s marvelous to be helping other people.
Polly: Well, I’m amazed, Justin. You simply aren’t the person I knew last year.
Justin: I have changed since then. I’m a different person now. That’s because I’m a member of the Church of Goodness.
Polly: Eh? What’s that?
Justin: I’m not surprised you haven’t heard of it. It’s quite small, but it’s growing. It doubled its membership over the last six months.
Polly: And how long have you been a member?
Justin: I have joined earlier this year, before I have left my old job. Look, Polly, why don’t you come along to our church on Sunday?
Polly: Sorry, Justin. I have just remembered an appointment. I must dash. See you.

83. The Past Continuous. Choose the best answer.
1. When I woke, the phone was ringing.
Did I wake a) before or b) after the phone started ringing?
2. We were living in a bungalow at the time.
Does it sound as if the bungalow was a) a temporary home or b) a permanent home?
3. I was dialling 999 when I heard a shout.
Which took longer, a) the dialling or b) the shout?
4. When the music started, everyone stood up.
What happened first? Did a) the music started or did b) everyone stand up?
5. We sat down at the table next to four men who were playing cards.
Did we sit down a) before, b) during, or c) after the game?
6. I had to hurry because I was seeing the doctor at ten thirty.
Does “was seeing” refer to a) an action over a long period, b) a routine, or c) an arrangement?
7. As I was drilling the hole, I felt a sudden pain in my back.
Did a) the drilling interrupt the pain or b) the pain interrupt the drilling?
8. When I looked out of the window, I saw that someone was cutting the grass.
Which happened first, a) I looked out of the window or b) someone started cutting the grass?

87. Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous? Put these sentences in the right place.
1. I’ve driven here. I didn’t come on the train.
2. I’ve read this book. I just couldn’t stop turning the pages.
3. I’ve been reading this book. I’m about halfway through.
4. They’ve cut off the power. We’re in the dark now.
5. They’ve been cutting off the power. We sometimes have to sit in the dark.
6. Steve has learned Welsh. He can speak it perfectly.
7. Steve has been learning Welsh. He can already say a few words.
8. I’ve eaten the chocolates. They are none left, I’m afraid.
9. I’ve been eating the chocolates. They’re delicious.

89. Past Simple and Past Perfect. Put the verbs into the Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. When the man fell from the window, he landed on the roof of a car.
2. We were late. When we arrived, the show had started.
3. We were the guests of the honour, so they were all waiting for us. As soon as we arrived, the show started.
4. It’s a brilliant film, you know. I saw it last Saturday.
5. When the guard had inspected the bag, he handed it back to Mark.
6. When Adam woke, it was light. A new day dawned. He looked around him and saw that he was in a hospital. How did he get there? Obviously, someone took him there, presumably, in an ambulance. But he wasn’t in pain. He felt all right. He didn’t think he had suffered any major injuries. He tried to remember the events of the previous evening, but they had disappeared from his memory.

95. The main uses of the tenses. Put each verb in brackets into the correct tense. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
Hannah: What’s that you’re reading?
Phil: It’s a news article about that accident at the crossroads last month.
Hannah: Yes, I remember.
Phil: The police are completing their enquiries now. Apparently the van was doing fifty at the time of the accident. It hasn’t slowed down at the crossroads at all. It has crashed straight into a car and has killed two people. The driver of the van was only sixteen and was taking drugs regularly for at least a year. And the van had been in an accident before.
Hannah: Oh, that’s terrible. Completely irresponsible.
Phil: Mind you, that crossroads is dangerous. I had seen some near misses there before now. I think they should put traffic lights there. It says here that they had put up warnings signs only a week before the accident, but that obviously wasn’t enough.
Hannah: I usually take another route if I can. I don’t like going that way.
Phil: Last year when I had that job in town, I went that way every day.
Hannah: They are digging up the road by the park at the moment, so more traffic than usual is coming through the crossroads.
Phil: There’s too much congestion Journey times was getting slower and slower over the last few years.
Hannah: But we still have accidents, unfortunately.

96. Review of the verb tenses.
1. It wasn’t me. I haven’t taken the money.
2. I’m ready now. I have been ready for ten minutes.
3. Sorry, but you phoned at a bad moment yesterday. I was cooking the supper.
4. Where have you been? I have waited for you here for 20 minutes.
5. I have to go to the town hall. Do you know where it is?
6. Yes, I’ve washed the dishes. I did it ages ago.
7. Is this enough potatoes? I have peeled about twenty.
8. Nicola felt very pleased with herself. She has achieved all her aims.
9. There’s something wrong with this computer. It doesn’t work properly.
10. Maybe I’ll throw this old sweater out. I have had it for ages.
11. Are you busy? What are you doing now?
12. Let’s go to a restaurant. We haven’t eaten out since your birthday.
13. They’re decorating my office. I am working here this week.

104. Will and be going to. Complete conversations. Put ‘ll or a form of be going to.
1. We are going to have a party next weekend. Would you like to come? – Yes, I’d love to. Thank you.
2. Look at Sophie. – Her eyes are closing. She is going to fall asleep.
3. I’m busy getting things ready at the moment. We will help you if you like.
4. What’s Jane doing these days? – She’s studying medicine. She is going to be a doctor.
5. This car is making a funny noise. – Yes, we are going to break down at any moment.
6. I’m having next week off, so I will see you the week after. – OK. Have a nice break.
7. Your brother is always reading computer magazines. – He is going to buy a new computer, so he needs to find out about all the latest models.
8. Would you like something to drink? – Er, I will have a cola, please.
9. What’s the matter? – Quick! The ladder is going to fall!
10. Are you doing anything tonight? – Yes, I am going to work on my project. I have to finish it soon.

105. Be to. Some of these sentences give news of an event which has been officially arranged, and some are instructions to do or not to do something. Complete each sentence by putting in the missing word.
1. This ticket is to be shown to any inspector who wishes to see it.
2. Bicycles are not to be left in front of this window.
3. The tax is to be reduced by one per cent from next month, bringing it down to fifteen per cent.
4. The fee is to be paid in full before the goods can be delivered.
5. New rules on the transport of live animals are to be introduced next April by the Ministry of Agriculture.
6. The Foreign Secretary is to discuss a number of issues with ministers from the other EU countries in Brussels tomorrow.
7. This fire door is to be kept shut at all times.

Then say which sentences are about a future event and which are instructions.
Future events: numbers 3, 5, 6.
Instructions: numbers 1, 2, 4, 7.

108. The Future Continuous and Future Perfect.
1. This paint is still wet, but it will have dried by tomorrow morning.
2. These jackets are going out of fashion now. People will not be wearing them much longer.
3. I’ve got an exam tomorrow, so I can’t come out tonight. I will be revising all evening.
4. I haven’t got much money left. If I go on at this rate, I will have spent it all soon.
5. Lucy never misses a disco. She will have come to the one here tomorrow evening, I expect.
6. I’m late with my project. I will not have finished it by the time we’re supposed to hand it in.
7. Gemma’s leg is all right now, so she will be playing volleyball with us later.
8. I use this car quite a lot. It will have passed the 20,000 mile mark before I’ve had it a year.
9. How much longer will you be using the video recorder?

110. Was/were going to. Rewrite the sentences using was going to or were going to.
1. Adam was going to have a bath, but there was no hot water.
2. The girls were going to look round the museum, but there was no time.
3. Tony was going to buy some flowers, but he forgot.
4. We were going to play golf, but then it started to rain.
5. Linda was going to take some photos, but she didn’t have a film.
6. Gary was going to take driving lessons, but he couldn’t afford it.
7. We were going to work in the library, but it was closed.

111. Was going to, would, was to, etc. Complete the sentences. Put one of these words in each space: about, going, seeing, to, was, would, wouldn’t.
1. All the players were ready, and the game was about to start.
2. I was in a hurry yesterday. I was seeing the doctor at eleven.3. We went to night club, but for some reason the doorman wouldn’t let us in.
4. I was going to be a lawyer, but unfortunately I failed the exams.
5. We wondered what our new boss would be like. She was to start the next day.
6. The family had decided to emigrate. It was a decision that would change their lives.

112. Review of the Future. Decide which answer is correct.
1. The letter will be here tomorrow.
2. I haven’t got much homework I’ll have done it by eight o’clock.
3. I think we’ll win the game tomorrow.
4. We’re having a party here next Saturday.
5. Look at that car! It’s out of control! It’s going to crash.
6. The caretaker retires next year. He’ll have been working here for 25 years.
7. This time next week I’ll be walking in the Highlands.
8. Please note that all visitors are to report to the office.
9. I’ll give you the photos when we meet.
10. I was on the point of signing the document when my mobile rang.
11. Where will we go for our holidays? Any ideas?
12. I was going to have an early night, but some friends called round.

113. Review of the Future. Write a second sentence of similar meaning using the word in brackets.
1. This time tomorrow we’ll be flying over Atlantic.
2. You will definitely pass the test.
3. We are going to get up at six in the morning.
4. The ferry is due to leave at ten thirty tonight.
5. They are about to close the flight.
6. I’m going to have next week off work.
7. We’ll probably get a message when we arrive at the hotel.
8. All the guests will have left by tomorrow.
9. I will have been at the hospital for ten months.
10. The government is not to comment on the affair.

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