Choose the right tense form to complete the sentences.
1. "Attention, please! The boat (sails/is sailing) in a few minutes."
2. Look at the timetable, our boat (sails/is sailing) at 6.15.
3. Who (comes/is coming) to dinner tonight?
4. (Is Joanna Rowling writing/Does Joanna Rowling write) a new Harry Potter book?
5. The timetable shows the next train, the 10.45 to Dover (leaves/is leav¬ing) from platform 15.
6. When (does the concert begin/is the concert beginning)!
7. We (play/are playing) a tennis match on Sunday.
8. I (get/am getting) a new computer for my birthday.
9. Harry (always forgets/is always forgetting) his things at home!
10. Little Lillie (always fights/is always fighting) for independence! Just think of it!
11. We can't go to the sea. We (have/are having) our exams in the first week of June.
12. Mr Potter ... on the bench. It was so quiet around.
a) sat b) was sitting
13. Mr Potter ... on a bench for half an hour and then began reading a paper.
a) sat b) was sitting
14. ... for Ann for an hour and a half and then left. It was useless to wait longer, a) waited b) was waiting
15.. We ... all day long.
a) walked b) were walking
16.. We ... for ten minutes and then saw the palace, a) walked b) were walking
17.. Whenever I met Tom he ... constantly about his grandson, a) talked b) was talking
18. Something is wrong. Billy ... so quiet! a) is b) is being
19. The Thompsons couldn't understand why George ... so rude to them. He was generally nice to his clients.
a) was b) was being
20.. The children didn't go skiing as it ... from noon till evening, a) snowed b) was snowing
21. Nobody could recognize Polly. She ... so nice trying to charm the guests, a) was b) was being
22. Don't argue, please. I feel that you don't really mean it. You ... diffi¬cult.
a) are just b) are just being
1. "Attention, please! The boat is sailing in a few minutes."
2. Look at the timetable, our boat sails at 6.15.
3. Who is coming to dinner tonight?
4. Is Joanna Rowling writing a new Harry Potter book?
5. The timetable shows the next train, the 10.45 to Dover is leaving from platform 15.
6. When does the concert begin
7. We are playing a tennis match on Sunday.
8. I am getting a new computer for my birthday.
9. Harry always forgets his things at home!
10. Little Lillie always fights for independence! Just think of it!
11. We can't go to the sea. We are having our exams in the first week of June.
12. Mr Potter was sitting on the bench. It was so quiet around.
13. Mr Potter sat on a bench for half an hour and then began reading a paper.
14. I waited for Ann for an hour and a half and then left. It was useless to wait longer.
15. We were walking all day long.
16. We walked for ten minutes and then saw the palace.
17. Whenever I met Tom he was talking constantly about his grandson.
18. Something is wrong. Billy is so quiet!
19. The Thompsons couldn't understand why George was being so rude to them. He was generally nice to his clients.
20. The children didn't go skiing as it was snowing from noon till evening.
21. Nobody could recognize Polly. She was being so nice trying to charm the guests.
22. Don't argue, please. I feel that you don't really mean it. You are just difficult.