A practical english grammar - Vyssaja skola 1978

Exercises
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Exercise 1. The progressive verb phrase. Change the sentence in the simple present to one using the progressive verb phrase. Change the time expression to now.

Example:

They eat dinner at 7 o’clock.

They are eating dinner now.

1. He works in the garden every afternoon.

2. They visit us in the summer.

3. We listen to the radio in the evening.

4. Helen does her homework after school.

5. Dick writes to his cousin every week.

6. The children play inside when it rains.

7. Mr. Pyle drives to work every morning.

8. Mr. Evans reads the paper after breakfast.

9. The train leaves the station at 5 o’clock.

10. Mary sets the table every afternoon.

Exercise 2. Verbs used in the progressive. Use the progressive phrase where appropriate, and the simple present where the progressive is not appropriate. Use the verb that is shown to the left.

hear

1. I ... the bell every morning.

I ... the bell now.

write

2. John ... letters every evening.

John ... letters now.

run

3. Dick always ... to school.

Dick ... to school now.

taste

4. The soup ... good when the vegetables are fresh.

This soup ... good.

contain

5. Leaves always ... chlorophyll.

Do you see this leaf? It ... chlorophyll.

get

6. The weather ... colder when the north wind blows.

The weather ... colder now.

see

7. We usually ... the lightning before we hear the thunder.

There’s an airplane approaching; I ... it clearly.

look at

8. Jim’s father always ... his homework.

He ... his homework now.

understand

9. Some days I ...the lesson right away.

Oh, yes. Now I ...

taste

10. She always ... the soup before she serves it.

She ... the soup now.