Tuesday, November 17, 2020

17.11 Homework

Exercise 1: Fill in the present progressive. Use the verbs in brackets.

1. I'm busy now because I am cleaning the house. (clean)
2. Are they preparing lunch? (prepare)
3. The girls are writing an email to their friend. (write)
4. Her friends are not playing in the park. (not play)
5. They are celebrating his birthday. (celebrate)
6. Do you have time to talk? Sorry, but I am studying. (study)
7. Peter is phoning his best friend. (phone)
8. He is wearing a green baseball cap. (wear)
9. They are looking for the key. (look)
10. Hurry! The bus is coming. (come)
11. He is cleaning his teeth. (clean)
12. Why are you laughing? (laugh)
13. Please listen to me. I am talking to you. (talk)
14. Frank and Mary are dancing at the party. (dance)
15. She is opening her presents. (open)

Exercise 2: Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. They have a cold. (have)
2. She gets up at seven. (get up)
3. We have breakfast at eight. (have)
4. Peter goes to school. (go)
5. Anna gets home at two. (get)
6. He wants an ice cream. (want)
7. I hate peppermint. (hate)
8. Kelly watches TV. (watch)
9. She does her homework. (do)
10. Our teacher lives in Oxford Street. (live)
11. Eric and Tom wear blue shirts. (wear)
12. My sister sings a song. (sing)
13. My mum cooks spaghetti. (cook)
14. Mr. Black works in his office. (work)
15. The girls often read a book. (read)

Exercise 3: Put the sentences into past tense.

1. She wins the money. She won the money.
2. They can eat. They could eat.
3. She must go. She had to go.
4. We go shopping. We went shopping.
5. She runs to school. She ran to school.
6. I can walk. I could walk.
7. We buy a new car. We bought a new car.
8. They leave the party. They left the party.
9. We collect coins. We collected coins.
10. You are allowed to eat. You were allowed to eat.
11. Peter eats a hamburger. Peter ate a hamburger.
12. She has to wash it. She had to wash it.
13. They want to go home. They wanted to go home.
14. I close the windows. I closed the windows.
15. She studies for a test. She studied for a test.
16. They can drive. They could drive.
17. Sam likes to laugh. Sam liked to laugh.
18. Mary goes home. Mary went home.
19. We write a letter. We wrote a letter.
20. She opens the window. She opened the window.

Exercise 4: Use the past continuous to complete the sentences.

1. They were playing cards. (play)
2. I was sweeping the floor. (sweep)
3. Sam was reading the newspaper. (read)
4. A lot of children were waiting at the station. (wait)
5. Mum was working in her office. (work)
6. He was walking to school. (walk)
7. When they looked at her, she was smiling. (smile)
8. We were playing outside when it started to rain. (play)
9. The boys were watching their favorite TV series. (watch)
10. I was working yesterday afternoon. (work)
11. Tim and Maggie were sitting in the sun. (sit)
12. Were you swimming in the sea? (you swim)
13. They were decorating their house. (decorate)
14. Nora was handing out leaflets. (hand out)
15. Was he relaxing on the beach? (he relax)

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