1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Eric never 1. (miss) his favourite sports programmes. He 2. (watch) basketball games on Tuesdays and Sundays. The Sports Channel 3. (show) football matches on Mondays and Wednesdays. There is no sport on TV today. What 4. Eric (do)? He 5. (go) with his friends to watch the local football team.
2. Jack 1.(work) in his father’s office this summer. He usually 2. (get) a job at the snack bar at the swimming pool, but the manager 3. (not need) any help this summer. Jack 4. (like) working for his father. He 5. (learn) how to use new computer programs now.
2 Rewrite the sentences with the time expressions in brackets. Make any necessary changes.
1. Beth is driving to work now. (usually)
2. Rick doesn’t read the newspaper. (at the moment)
3. Dad empties the bin every evening. (now)
4. The dogs are making a lot of noise at the moment. (in the mornings)
5. Mark is working at Zara’s Café. (often)
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. They (arrive) home while their mother(cook) dinner.
2. The electricity (go off) while Larry (play) a computer game.
3. The children (talk) when the teacher (enter) the classroom.
4. David suddenly (remember) the phone number while he (look) through his book.
5. the baby (cry) when the babysitter (leave) the room?
6. I (buy) the film tickets while my boyfriend (park) the car.
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. I 1. (think) that Dani 2. (come) to the meeting tonight, but she is late. Everyone 3. (wait) for her at the moment. A week ago, she 4. (call) me while I 5. (plan) this meeting. She 6. (say) that she 7. (want) to participate.
2. Yesterday, Yvonne 1. (watch) her baby brother when he 2. (fall) down the stairs. He 3. (not stop) crying and she 4. (begin) to worry. She 5. (decide) to take him to hospital.
