Keys Tenses - Present Tenses - Engleza

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P173 - A1 - PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

Ex. 1

1. I wish that dog would lie down. He is keeping jumping up on my lap. I

think he wnts to go out.2. 'Why !e "#$ w%king so fast today? You usually w%k quite slowly.' &I&'

h$!!"ing because I&' 'eeting my mothe at ! and she (#esn&t %ike to

be "ept waiting.'

#. I $m sa%ing because I&' g#ing aboad in &uly.

!. 'hat (lm is )#'ing to the local cinema ne)t wee". *# "#$ wnt to see

it?'

*. +he always +#!!#ws fom me and ne%e !e'e'+e!s to pay me bac".

,. om and - itt !e h,ing a long con%esation. I w#n(e! what they&!e

t%king about.

/. I won't go out now as it&s !ining and I (#n&t h,e an umbella.0. I can't answe the telephone now because I&' ppe!ing the sitting oom

walls.

. his telegams just ai%ed and the man is witing in case you wnt to

send a eply.

13.Why (#es M!s Pitt %##k so angy?' $- itt&s s'#king a cigaette and

(!#pping the ash on the capet.'

11.I&' spen(ing this wee"end in 4astboune. I g# thee nealy e%ey wee".

12.he sun w!'s the ai and gi,es us light.

1#.+hips t!,e% fom +outhampton to 5ew Yo" in fou o (%e days.

1!.'I see that you&!e we!ing you best clothes. A!e "#$ g#ing to a paty?'

'5o6 I&' g#ing to a wedding.' $7nd who is the unhappy man who&s

th!#wing away his feedom?' You must tell him I ee% soy fo him.' 'He&s

speking to you now.'

1*.It is %ey cold now. *# "#$ think it&s !eeing?

Ex.

I wo" in a lage o8ce with about thity othe people6 most of whom I kn#w quite

well. We spen( most of the day togethe6 so we ha%e all become fiends. In fact6

most of my colleagues ae so inteesting6 that I &' thinking of witing a boo"

about them9 Tke Helen Watson fo e)ample. Helen uns the accountsdepatment. 7t the moment she is g#ing #$t with :eith ;allantine6 one of the

sales epesentati%es6 and they see' %ey happy togethe. ;ut e%eyone <

e)cept Helen appaently < kn#ws that :eith n)ies +usan ote. ;ut I hppen

to "now that +usan (is%ikes :eith. $I cant stand people who ne%e st#p

apologising all the time96 she told me. $7nd besides6 I "now he is (e)ei,ing poo

Helen. He is seeing ;etty Wills fom the o%eseas depatment. 7nd plenty of

othe inteesting things !e cuently g#ing #n. =o instance6 e%ey wee" we

expe!ien)e moe and moe poblems with thefts < pesonal belongings and e%en

money ha%e been stolen. When you !e%ise that someone in you o8ce is a

thief6 it $psets you at (st. ;ut I ' %s# t!"ing to catch whoe%e it is befoe


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the police ae called in. Im not going to tell you who I ' s$spe)ting / s$spe)t

. Well6 not yet anyway9


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P170 - A - PRESENT PERECT 2SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

Ex. 1

1. $I&,e +een 'king sausage olls fo the paty all the moning. $How many

h,e "#$ '(e? $I&,e '(e 233.2. he di%e hs +een (!inking. I thin" someone else ought to di%e.

#. We&,e +een w%king fo thee hous but we&,e w%ke( only ten

"ilometes.

!. I&,e s%ept on e%ey bed in this house and I don't li"e any.

*. He&s +een !i(ing> that's why he's weaing beeches.

,. I&,e !i((en all the hoses in this stable.

/. What a lo%ely smell9 -ay hs +een 'king jam.

0. I&,e +een p#%ishing this table all the moning and -s itt isn't satis(ed

with it yet.

. I&,e +een w#!king fo him fo ten yeas and he hs ne%e once si( 'ood moning' to me.

13.I&,e t$ght hundeds of students but I h,e ne%e 'et such a hopeless

class as this.

11.4,e "#$ he!( the news? om and 7n ae engaged9' 'Well6 I&,e kn#wn

it fo ages.

12.'I&,e +een t!"ing to (nish this lette fo the last half@hou. I wish you'd go

away o stop tal"ing.' 'I&,e hadly si( anything.'

1#.his di%e hs +een s#$n(ing his hon fo the last ten minutes.

1!.It&s +een !ining fo two hous and the gound is too wet to play on6 so

the match hs +een postponed.

1*.He hs h#pe( fo a ise in salay fo si) months but he hsn&t (!e( to

as" fo it yet.

1,.'- +mith6 you&,e +een whispe!ing to the student on you ight fo the

last (%e minutes. 4,e "#$ +een he%ping him with his e)am pape o

hs he +een he%ping you?'

1/.You (nges ae %ey bown. You&,e +een s'#king too much.

10.You&,e +een (!i,ing all day. Aet me di%e now.

Ex.

1. eteB You&,e +een te%eph#ning fo ages. 4,en&t "#$ ne!%" 5nishe(? &ac"B I h,en&t g#t though yet. I'm tying to get ou ais o8ce but the

line hs +een engaged all moning.

2. 7nn hs i%e( he di%ing test thee times because shes so bad at

e%esing. ;ut she hs +een p!)tising e%esing fo the last wee" and I

thin" she hs g#t a bit bette at it.

#. omB I often w#n(e! / I h,e #ten w#n(e!e( why ;ill left the county

so suddenly. eteB 7ctually6 I&,e 6$st #$n( out.

!. He&s +een p%"ing the bagpipes since si) ocloc" this moning. He hs

only just st#ppe(.

*. Why h,en&t "#$ +!#$ght me the lettes fo signatue? 4,en&t "#$t"pe( them yet?


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,. om Cloo"ing up absent@mindedly as -ay comes inDB 4,e "#$ +een

s$n+thing

-ay CcosslyDB Eont be idiculous9 It&s +een !ining all day9

/. 7 pai of obins hs +een +$i%(ing a nest in the poch since last wee".

I&,e +een wt)hing them fom my window since they began.

0. he police h,en&t #$n( the mudee yet6 but the dead mans bothehs +een in the station all day. he police say that he hs +een he%ping

them with thei enquiies.

. hey h,e p$%%e( down most of the houses in this steet6 but they

h,en&t t#$)he( the old shop at the cone yet.

13.om is con%inced that thee is gold in these hills but we h,e +een

se!)hing fo si) months and h,en&t seen any sign of it.

11.I&,e wite( fo the pices of the houses to come down befoe buying a

house6 but I thin" I&,e +een witing too long and the pices ae beginning

to go up again.

12.ete hs +een a junio cle" fo thee yeas. Aately he hs +een %##kingfo a bette post but so fa he hsn&t #$n( anything.

1#.$I&,e +een (#ing housewo" all moning and I h,en&t 5nishe( yet$.

$I&,e (#ne mine aleady. I always stat at , a.m.

1!.I&,e 6$st pi)ke( ten pounds of stawbeies9 I&,e +een g!#wing

stawbeies fo yeas but I&,e ne,e! h( such a good cop befoe.

1*.$What you h,e "#$ +een (#ing with the co"scew? he point is bo"en

oF. $Im afaid I&,e $se( it to ma"e holes in this tin.

1,.$+he hs 6$st s#%( two of he own paintings $+hes luc"y. I&,e +een

pinting fo (%e yeas and I h,en&t s#%( a single pictue yet.

1/.$hey ae thowing coc"ey at each othe in the ne)t Gat. $4s thishppene( befoe? $Well6 they h,e h( a good many ows but this is the

(st time they h,e th!#wn coc"ey.

10.$What h,e "#$ (#ne with my typewite? I cant (nd it anywhee. $om

hs 6$st g#ne oF with it. He says hell bing it bac" when he hs

5nishe(.

1.He hs +een w#!king fo ow ;othes fo foty yeas and hs ne,e!

#n)e +een absent. he (m hs 6$st p!esente( him with a gold watch

as a sign of thei appeciation.

23.We h,e +een 'en(ing sheets all moning but we only h,e (#ne

thee6 and now the sewing machine hs +!#ken (#wn so well be e%enslowe with the ne)t.

P.170 - RE8IE9 O ALL T4E PRESENT TENSES

Ex.1. P$t the ,e!+s in +!)ket int# s$it+%e p!esent tense

1. We bought this pictue a long time ago. We h,e h( it fo ages.

2. +aah (nds he mobile phone %ey useful6 she $ses it all the time.

#. ic"y doesnt "now whee he watch is. +he hs %#st it.


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!. Wee in the middle of decoating ou "itchen6 so we cant coo" any meals.

We&,e g#t / !e getting them fom a ta"e@away estauant this wee".

*. laie is on a s"iing holiday. +he is en6#"ing it6 she says on he postcad.

,. he colou of this paint is absolutely awful. I hte it9

/. hese (gues cetainly should add up. I&,e )he)ke( them se%eal times

aleady.0. e%o and Aaua li"e +cabble. hey p%" it most e%enings.

. hese Gowes ae dying. You h,en&t wte!e( them fo ages.

13.$You%e got mud on you shoes. $Its all ight6 Ill ta"e them oF. I&,e +een

w#!king / &,e w#!ke( in the gaden


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Ex.. P$t the ,e!+ in +!)kets int# s$it+%e p!esent tense.

Eea 7nne and ;ill6

7s you can see6 we h,e !e)ent%" '#,e( to the +tates9 &ohn is n#w w#!king

fo a alifonian company and en6#"s / is en6#"ing his wo" %ey much at the

moment6 but we !e sti%% sett%ing (#wn in ou new home and getting $se( t#

li%ing the 7meican way.

We h,e 6$st +#$ght an 7meican ca> h,e "#$ e,e! (!i,en one? hey eally

!e fantastic. &ohn says he hs ne,e! seen so much ta8c in his life and he

ne%e st#ps complaining about the way the 7meicans (!i,e. You kn#w that

they (!i,e on the othe side of the oad o%e hee> we !e sti%% %e!ning not to

di%e the wong way ound a oundabout. &ohn hs h( thee accidents in the

last few wee"s6 which is not eally supising6 though he hs ne,e! h( an

accident in all these yeas he hs +een (!i,ing up to now.

he two boys h,e 6$st st!te( at thei new school but they h,en&t '(e any fiends thee yet. &immy hsn&t st#ppe( eating ice@ceam since ou ai%al6

though he usually htes it. Jobet hs +een w#!king on his accent o%e the

last few wee"s and he now speks li"e a tue 7meican.

7nyway6 enough of ou news. lease let me "now how you ae. 4s :i%% st!te(

his new job yet? What !e "#$ (#ing about selling you house at the moment?

a"e cae of yousel%es. lease gi%e my lo%e to the childen and my fond egads

to you mothe.

Yous aFectionately6

4liKabeth

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