Simple Present, Present Continuous Past, or Past Continuous. Part 1: Situation: Right now Tommy (is sitting) ... at the desk. He (is writing) ... in his grammar workbook. His roommate, Bert, (is sitting) ... at his desk, but he (is not studying) ... He (is staring) out the window. Tommy (wants)... to know what Bert (is looking) ... at. Here is the dialogue: T: Bert, what (are you looking) ... at? B: I (am watching) ... the bicyclists. They are very skillful. I (do not know) ... how to ride a bike, so I (admire) ... anyone who can. Come over to the window. Look at that guy in the blue shirt. He (is steering) ... his bike with one hand while he (is drinking) ... a coke with his other. And all the while, he (is weaving) ... in and out of the heavy street traffic and the pedestrian traffic. He (seems) ... fearless. T: Riding a bike (is not) ... as hard as it (looks) .. I'll teach you to ride a bicycle if you'd like. B: Really? Great. T: How come you don't know how to ride a bike? B: I never (had) ... a bike when I (was) ... a kid. My family (was) too poor. One time I (tried) ... to learn on the bike of one of my friends, but the other kids (laughed) ... at me. I never (tried) ... again because I (was) ... too embarrassed. But I'd love to learn now! When can we start? Part 2 Yesterday Tommy (was sitting) ... at his desk and (writing) ...in his grammar workbook. His roommate, Bert, (was sitting)... at his desk, but he (was not studying) ... He (was staring) ... out the window. He (was watching) ... bicyclists on the street below. Tommy (walked) ... over to the window. Bert (pointed) ... out one bicyclist in particular. This bicyclist (was steering) ... with one hand while he (was drinking) ... a with the other. And all the while, he (was weaving) ... in and out of the heavy traffic. Bert never (leart) ... how to ride a bike cyclist (seemed)... fearless. when he (was)... a kid, so Tommy (offered) ... to teach him how. Bert (accepted) ...gladly
1. There was..a... knock on..the... door. I opened it and found small dark man in blue overcoat anda.. woollen cap. 2. What did you eat for lunch today? 3. May I have another cup of .. tea? 4. Ben was making a great progress. The teacher told us of progress he was making. 5. It took..the... two girls only..a.. minute to reach boutique on other side of street. 6. The.. writer has just finished.a.. historical novel. 7. Can you drive eighty kilometers an hour? 8. Married couples with children often rent cottages by seaside for summer holidays. 9. Inthe... galaxy of .the... monarchs who have reigned in Britain since the time of the Anglo-Saxons there has been .a... wide variety of different characters. 10. He broke..the... leg in..a... skating accident. It's still in plaster.
Part 1:
Situation: Right now Tommy (is sitting) ... at the desk. He (is writing) ... in his grammar workbook. His roommate, Bert, (is sitting) ... at his desk, but he (is not studying) ... He (is staring) out the window. Tommy (wants)... to know what Bert (is looking) ... at. Here is the dialogue:
T: Bert, what (are you looking) ... at?
B: I (am watching) ... the bicyclists. They are very skillful. I (do not know) ... how to ride a bike, so I (admire) ... anyone who can. Come
over to the window. Look at that guy in the blue shirt. He (is steering) ... his bike with one hand while he (is drinking) ... a coke with his other. And all the while, he (is weaving) ... in and out of the heavy street traffic and the pedestrian traffic. He (seems) ... fearless.
T: Riding a bike (is not) ... as hard as it (looks) .. I'll teach you to ride a bicycle if you'd like.
B: Really? Great.
T: How come you don't know how to ride a bike?
B: I never (had) ... a bike when I (was) ... a kid. My family (was) too poor. One time I (tried) ... to learn on the bike of one of my friends, but the other kids (laughed) ... at me. I never (tried) ... again because I (was) ... too embarrassed. But I'd love to learn now! When can we start?
Part 2
Yesterday Tommy (was sitting) ... at his desk and (writing) ...in his grammar workbook. His roommate, Bert, (was sitting)... at his desk, but he (was not studying) ... He (was staring) ... out the window. He (was watching) ... bicyclists on the street below. Tommy (walked) ... over to the window. Bert (pointed) ... out one bicyclist in particular. This bicyclist (was steering) ... with one hand while he (was drinking) ... a with the other. And all the while, he (was weaving) ... in and out of the heavy traffic. Bert never (leart) ... how to ride a bike cyclist (seemed)... fearless. when he (was)... a kid, so Tommy (offered) ... to teach him how. Bert (accepted) ...gladly
2. What did you eat for lunch today?
3. May I have another cup of .. tea?
4. Ben was making a great progress. The teacher told us of progress he was making.
5. It took..the... two girls only..a.. minute to reach boutique on other side of street.
6. The.. writer has just finished.a.. historical novel.
7. Can you drive eighty kilometers an hour?
8. Married couples with children often rent cottages by seaside for summer holidays.
9. Inthe... galaxy of .the... monarchs who have reigned in Britain since the time of the Anglo-Saxons there has been .a... wide variety of different characters.
10. He broke..the... leg in..a... skating accident. It's still in plaster.