Complete the phone conversation with the present simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
A: Hi Carlos. Where are you?
B: At home.
A: What 1 are you doing (you/do)?
B: I 2 (relax) on my bed.
A: Why? 3 (you/feel) ill?
B: No. I 4 (write) an email and 5 (listen) to music.
A: But you and Javier 6 (usually/play) tennis on Saturday.
B: Yes, and we 7 (go) to the gym!
A: So what happened?
B: I 8 (feel) really tired today because we went clubbing last night. Javier 9 (go) dancing every week but I 10 (never/dance). And I can’t walk now . . .
A: Poor you. That 11 (not/sound) fun!
3. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.
4. The orchestra had been playing for ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting.
5. I had been walking along the road for five minutes when I saw a monster.
16.3
1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having a party.
2. We were good friends. We had known each other for a long time.
3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast.
4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.
5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating.
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had eaten.
7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.
8. When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time.
9. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.
10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been travelling for more than 24 hours.