For each situation ask a question using the words in brackets.

1. You have a friend who is learning Arabic. You ask: (how long/learn/Arabic?) How long have you been learning Arabic?

2. You have just arrived to meet a friend. She is waiting for you.

You ask: (how long/wait?)

3. You see somebody fishing by the river.

You ask: (how many fish/catch?)

4. Some friends of yours are having a party next week.

You ask: (how many people/invite?)

5. A friend of yours is a teacher.

You ask: (how long/reach?)

6. You meet somebody who is a writer.

You ask: (how many books/write?)

(how long/write/books?)

7. A friend of yours is saving money to go on holiday.

You ask: (how long/save?)

(how much money/save?)

 

10.3 Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done etc.) or continuous (I have been doing etc.).

1. Where have you been? Have you been playing (you/play) tennis?

2. Look! Somebody --- (break) that window.

3. You look tired. --- (you/work) hard?

4. '--- (you/ever/work) in a factory?' 'No, never.'

5. 'Jane is away on holiday.' 'Oh, is she? Where --- (she/go)?

6. My brother is an actor. He --- (appear) In several films.

7. 'Sorry I'm late.' 'That's all right. I --- (not/wait) long.'

8. 'Is it still raining?' 'No, it --- (stop).'

9. I --- (lose) my address book. --- (you/see) it anywhere?

10. I --- (read) the book you lent me but I --- (not/finish) it yet.

11. I --- (read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

 

Present tenses (I am doing/I do) for the future

A friend of yours is planning to go on holiday soon. You ask her about her plans. Use the words in brackets to make your questions.

1. (where/go?) Where are you going? Scotland.

2. (how long/stay?) Ten days.

3. (when/go?) Next Friday.

4. (go/alone?) No, with a friend of mine.

5. (travel/by car?) No, by train.

6. (where/stay?) In a hotel.

 

Have you arranged to do anything at these times? Write (true) sentences about yourself.

1. (this evening) I'm going out this evening. or I'm not doing anything this evening. or I don't know what I'm doing this evening.

2. (tomorrow morning) I ---

3. (tomorrow evening)

4. (next Sunday)

5. (choose another day or time)

 

19.3 Put the verb into the more suitable form, present continuous or present simple.

I'm going (go) to the theatre this evening.