1.3. Say that somebody is doing it.

1. We often visit them. (today)

2. Business in this area never booms much. (at the moment)

3. Kate cleans the house regularly. (this afternoon)

4. Felix plays golf every weekend. (now)

5. We sometimes go to the zoo. (tomorrow morning)

6. We always economize. (at the moment)

7. Mr Turner, the head of the division, generally has a talk with newcomers. (now)

8. I often meet Janet after work. (this evening)

9. My wife always makes some sandwiches for breakfast. (now)

10. Our son usually goes to the cinema with his friends. (tomorrow)

11. Every time I meet Joan she complains of losses her firm suffers. (now)

12. I don't work on Saturdays. (next Saturday)

13. During the afternoon our boss has meetings with clients. (this afternoon)

14. His hobby is gardening. He works in the garden too much. (at the moment)

15. My neighbour is a great theatre-goer. She goes to the theatre very often. (tonight)

1.4. Ask your fellow-student:

1. if he/she is leaving college this year;

2. what she is doing during her winter holidays;

3. if her brother is playing football at present or whether he is watching the match on TV at home;

4. when he/she is beginning his/her new job;

5. why he/she is always making a lot of mistakes in his/her dictations;

6. what he/she is going to cook for breakfast;

7. where they are going during their holidays;

8. if she is visiting the circus on Saturday;

9. how many museums we are going to visit in London;

10. what his mother is doing in the kitchen;

11. why he/she is putting on his/her warm winter coat;

12. what time he/she is going to listen to the latest news;

13. whom he/she is going to invite to his/her birthday party;

14. where they are leaving for at the end of the week;

15. why she is staying away from classes tomorrow .

1.5. Open the brackets. Use either the Present Continuous or Present Indefinite.

(A)

1. Hurry up! The bus (to come). I (not to want) to miss it.

2. I'm sorry it's so noisy, but we (to move) the furniture.

3. It's 12 o'clock, so I (to go) to bed now.

4. The river (to flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.

5. We usually (to grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we (not to grow) any.

6. This coat (to belong) to you? – No, my coat (to hang) there behind the door.

7. Peter is in the Institute canteen. He (to have) his lunch.

8. While Lucy's grandmother (to knit) a sweater for little Nick, he (to play) with his toys.

9. I (to sell) this car. You (to want) to buy it?

10. Please, be quiet! You continually (to interrupt).

11. I (not to understand) what you (to wait) for.

12. They (to revise) the words now?

13. George, is it true that you (to get) married next week?

14. Ron is in Chicago now. He (to stay) at the Hilton hotel. He usually (to stay) at this hotel when he's in Chicago.

15. I (to fly) to Switzerland next week for discussions with Head Office about prices.

16. Hello, Alec. What you (to do) these days?

17. What your father (to do)? – He's a teacher, but he (not to work) now.

18. He is still ill but he (to get) better now.

19. I'm about to move to London and I (to try) to decide what books and records to take along.

20. "You must let me out here. Now I can easily walk to the railway station." "What train you (to take)?" "The next to Montreal." "Then you (to leave) Canada." "Yes." "Just a holiday?" "No. I (to return) to England."

21) June :		Hi, Mum!
Mum:	Hello, June. Where you (to call) from?
June :	I (to be) at work at the moment. My boss (to have) lunch with his wife now. He often (to take) her to lunch on Tuesdays.
Mum:	Well, why you (to phone)? Is there anything wrong?
June :	No, I just want you to know that I (to come) home next Saturday.
Mum:	What time your train (to arrive) in Leeds?
June :	It (to leave) London at 11 o'clock and (to arrive) in Leeds at 2 o'clock.
Mum:	See you on Saturday then.

(B)

I work in a large office with about thirty other people, most of whom I (1) (to know) quite well. We (2) (to spend) most of the day together, so we have all become friends. In fact, most of my colleagues are so interesting, that I (3) (to think) of writing a book about them!

(4) (To take) Helen Watson, for example. Helen (5) (to run) the accounts department. At the moment she (6) (to go) out with John Martin, our manager, and they (7) (to seem) very happy together. But everyone (8) (to know) that John always (9) (to make) eyes at Mary Black. But I (10) (to happen) to know that Mary (11) (to dislike) John. "I can't stand people who (12) (to apologize) all the time!" she told me. "And besides, I know he (13) (to deceive) poor Helen. He (14) (to see) Betty Wilson from the overseas department." And plenty of other interesting things (15) (to go on). For example, every week money (16) (to disappear) from the petty cash box. When you (17) (to realise) that someone in your office is a thief, it (18) (to upset) you at first. But I also (19) (to try) to catch whoever it is before the police (20) (to be called) in.

(C)

Greetings from Wales! Ben and I (1) (to do) something different this year. We're at the North Wales Activity Centre. People (2) (to come) here every summer to learn more about their hobbies and interests. I (3) (to do) photography and tennis this week and Ben (4) (to learn) about computers. We (5) (to get) up at half past eight every morning and (6) (to do) lessons from ten to half past twelve. We (7) (to have) lunch at one and then there are more lessons. So it's hard work. But I (8) (to like) it here. We (9) (to have) a super time. It's half past seven in the evening now, and we (10) (to sit) out on the grass in front of the Centre. The weather is good.

See you soon.

Love,

Kate.

Written Activity

Write a postcard to an English friend from the place where you last went on holiday. Say what you do every day on holiday and what you are doing at the moment.