LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Key 11.11A-11.13E9.2C The simple present and the presentprogressive tenses in typical contexts1 you take ... and sort... you file(Spoken or written explanation or demonstration)2 We hope you are enjoying ... We sunbathe and go... Next week we're going(Letter or postcard from someone who is onholiday)3 The action takes place ... goes up ... are sitting ...They are arguing(Review of a play in a newspaper or on the radio)4 The plumber is putting ... are rewiring ... is building(Letter to, or telephone conversation with a friend)5 I think ... you are doing ... I doubt... knows ... youtell me(Letter to a friend or relation in reply to a phonecall or a letter)6 Pym passes ... runs ... shoots ... pushes(Spoken commentary on a football match on TV orradio)9.2 D Context1 am studying 2 am working 3 don't have to4 opens 5 closes 6 are always coming in7 asking 8 am learning 9 enjoy/am enjoying10find/am finding 11 use 12are 13are 14arealways finding 15 think 16 love17 miss/am missing9.3 The simple past tense9.3A The past form and pronunciation of regularverbs1 waited /id/ 2 cleaned Id/ 3 played Id/4 posted /id/ 5 smiled /d/ 6 stopped M7 dreamt Л/, or dreamed /d/ 8 burnt Л/, or burned /d/9 cried/d/ 10 watched M 11 laughed M12 obeyed/d/ 13 hurried/d/ 14 lied/d/15 finished/t/ 16 included/id/ 17 locked Л/18 travelled /d/9.3B Irregular past forms1 saw 2 understood 3 knew 4 met 5 found6 left 7 wrote 8 sold 9 was 10 had 11 kept12 ate9.3C Uses of the simple past tense: 'I worked/heworked'1 I worked as a civil servant five years ago.2 I last played football when I was 14.3 The Carters left for their summer holiday last night.4 John arrived at 4.5 I last saw 'Gone with the Wind' recently.6 I/We waited at the airport till they arrived.7 Sally told me/us about her engagement when shewas here.2749.3D Context1 claimed 2 attacked 3 was 4 had 5 chased6 jumped 7 believed 8 called 9 set out10 offered 11 captured 12 visited9.4 The simple past and past progressivetenses9.4A Irregular verbs with the same form in thepresent as in the past: 'put/put'1 past 2 present 3 past 4 past 5 present6 present or past 7 past 8 past 9 past 10 past11 present or past 12 past 13 present 14 past9.4B Uses of the past progressive tense:'I was working'I was not listening 2 were enjoying 3 Were theyplaying 4 was gardening 5 Were you watching6 was raining 7 was wondering 8 Were you stillworking 9 were living 10 was always doingII were constantly improving 12 Were youreading 13 was getting9.4C The simple past and the past progressive instory-telling1 It was just before2 Tom was only 203 (he) was living with his mother (1 )4 He was working and travelling (1)5 He received a mysterious letter6 It was addressed7 ... was signed... asked8 as he was dealing ... Tom was wondering (3)9 he decided10 It was full11 He was just wondering ... when a strangerintroduced himself (2)12 (The stranger) said... when Tom was a baby13 The stranger explained... Bill was14 Tom was recruited ...15 was already working ... when the war began (2)9.4 D Context1 was driving 2 was driving 3 saw 4 stopped5 got out 6 was 7 looked 8 was crossing/crossed9 went 10 noticed 11 told 12 pulled 13 pulled14 pulled 15 thought 16 looked/was looking17 noticed 18 gave 19 seized 20 put21 continued