He runs a large travel agency. – Permanent situation or states.
2. c
The thief enters the room and opens the safe. – Reviews/sport commentaries/dramatic narratives.
3. h
Skills comes with practice. – Permanent truths or laws of nature.
4. b
She’s been practicing that song for hours. – Emphasis on duration of an action which began in the past and continues up to the present.
5. d
He’s working hard these days. – Actions started at a stated time in the past and continuing up to the present.
6. i
He’s gained a lot of weight recently. – Personal experiences or changes which have happened.
7. e
Tom’s picking me up at 7 o’clock tonight. – Fixed arrangements in the near future.
8. a
She’s staying with a friend in London at present. – Actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking; temporarily situations.
9. f
The ferry arrives at 10.00 am. – Timetables/programmes (future meaning).
10. b
They’ve been talking on the phone since 9 o’clock this morning. – Emphasis on duration of an action which began in the past and continues up to the present.
Exercise 3.
I 1. am writing on behalf of Midfield school. Every year, our students 2. choose a project on an environmental problem. Then, they 3. work to raise money to help solve this problem. We 4. have recently seen your advertisements about protecting dolphins, so, for the last few weeks, we 5. have been trying to learn about the dolphins that 6. live in the sea near there. We 7. have already been on two boat trips and 8. have persuaded the local fishermen to change their fishing nets because the ones they 9. are using at the moment can trap dolphins. Could you please send the children some World Wildlife Fund posters to add to the work that they 10. have done so far?
1 Complete the sentences.
Example: We have English lessons in the evening.
1 John goes to work by car.
2 They have lunch at half past one.
3 Richard works at a car factory.
4 The party is on Saturday.
5 I often go shopping at the weekend.
6 It's very hot in August.
7 Do you often work at/from home?
2 Underline the correct word or phrase.
Example: It's Ann's / the Ann's pen.
1 Whose purse is this?
2 These are my children's friends.
3 I like Charles but I don't like Charles's sister.
4 That's my parents' dog.
5 She's my teacher's wife.
6 This is my sister's husband.
Exercise 2
1. g
He runs a large travel agency. – Permanent situation or states.
2. c
The thief enters the room and opens the safe. – Reviews/sport commentaries/dramatic narratives.
3. h
Skills comes with practice. – Permanent truths or laws of nature.
4. b
She’s been practicing that song for hours. – Emphasis on duration of an action which began in the past and continues up to the present.
5. d
He’s working hard these days. – Actions started at a stated time in the past and continuing up to the present.
6. i
He’s gained a lot of weight recently. – Personal experiences or changes which have happened.
7. e
Tom’s picking me up at 7 o’clock tonight. – Fixed arrangements in the near future.
8. a
She’s staying with a friend in London at present. – Actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking; temporarily situations.
9. f
The ferry arrives at 10.00 am. – Timetables/programmes (future meaning).
10. b
They’ve been talking on the phone since 9 o’clock this morning. – Emphasis on duration of an action which began in the past and continues up to the present.
Exercise 3.
I 1. am writing on behalf of Midfield school. Every year, our students 2. choose a project on an environmental problem. Then, they 3. work to raise money to help solve this problem. We 4. have recently seen your advertisements about protecting dolphins, so, for the last few weeks, we 5. have been trying to learn about the dolphins that 6. live in the sea near there. We 7. have already been on two boat trips and 8. have persuaded the local fishermen to change their fishing nets because the ones they 9. are using at the moment can trap dolphins. Could you please send the children some World Wildlife Fund posters to add to the work that they 10. have done so far?