here I will discuss about English assignments for college level
Exercise 2
Use the present continuous in the
sentences below!
Don’t rush me. I am working as
fast as I can. (I/work)
What are you drinking? It
looks awful. (you/drink)
We are enjoying our
holiday here very much. (We/enjoy)
He is Hurring to
catch his train. (He/hurry)
I am having
treatment on my bad back for few weeks. (I/have)
Exerise
3:
Choose either the simple present or continuous tense
in the following sentences!
Jorge Swimming (swim) right now
Jerry Mowing (mow) the lawn now
They Driving (drive) a car every day
I Studying (study) English with friends at the
moment
Mother always Making (make) a breakfast every
morning.
EXERCISE
4
Complete the sentences by using the
words in parentheses. Use the simple
present or the present
progressive.
1. Shhh.
The baby (sleep) is sleeping . The baby (sleep) sleeps
for ten hours every night.
2. Right
now I'm in class. I (sit) am
sitting at my desk. I usually (sit) sits at the same desk in class every day.
3. Ali
(speak) Speaks Arabic.
Arabic is his native language, but right
now he (speak) is Speaking
English.
4. Our
teacher (stand up, not) doesn’t
stand right now. She (sit) is sitting on the corner of her desk.
5. It's
6:00 p.m. Mary is at home. She (eat) eating dinner.
She always (eat) is eat
dinner with her family around six o'clock.
6. Alice
(take, not) is not taking
the bus to school every day. She usually (walk) walking instead.
Continuous
7. It
(rain, not) is not raining
right now. The sun (shine) is shining
8. It's
7:30 a.m. and the Wilsons are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson (sit) Sitting at the breakfast
table. She (read) is reading
the morning paper. She (read) reads
the newspaper every morning. Mr. Wilson (pour) is pouring a
cup of coffee. He (drink) two cups of coffee every morning before he
(go) going to work. There is a cartoon on TV, but the children (watch,
not) is not watching it. They (play) are playing with their toys
instead. They usually (watch) watching
cartoons in the morning, but this morning they (pay, not) is not paying any attention
to the TV. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson (watch, not) is not watching the TV either. They (like, not)
not liking to
watch cartoons.
EXERCISE
5
Complete the sentences with
the words in parentheses. Use the simple present or the present
progressive.
1. Right
now Yoko (read) is reading an article in the newspaper,
but she (understand, not) doesn't understand it. Some of
the vocabulary (be) is too
difficult for her.
2. Right
now I (look) am looking
at the board. I (see) am
seeing some words on the board.
3. I
(need) am needing
to call my parents today and tell them
about my new apartment. They can't call me because they (know, not) are not knowing my new telephone number.
4. This
tea is good. I (like) am
liking it. What kind
is it? I (prefer) am
prefering tea to
coffee. How about you?
Continuous
5. Sam
is at the library. He (sit) is
sitting at a table. He (write)a composition. He (use)
is using a dictionary to look up the spelling
of some words. The dictionary (belong, no) are not belonging to
him. It (belong) is
belonging to his roommate.
Sam (look) is looking up words in the dictionary because
he (want) is wanting to make sure that he doesn't
misspell any words.
6. Right
now the children (be) is at the beach. They (have) are having a good time. They (have) are having a beachball, and they (play) are playing catch with it. They (like) are liking to play catch.
Their parents (sunbathe) are
sunbathing They (try)
are trying to get a tan. They (listen) are listening to some music on a transistor radio. They
also (hear) are hearing the sound of sea gulls and the sound of
the waves.
7. Right
now I (think) thinking about sea gulls and waves.
8. I(think) am thinking that
sea gulls are beautiful birds
EXERCISE
6
Complete the following dialogues by using the words in
parentheses. Also give short answers to the questions as necessary. Use the
simple present or the present progressive.
1. A:
Mary, have) Does Mary have a bicycle?
B: Yes, she does. She (have) has a ten-speed bike.
2. A:
(it, rain) is
it raining right
now?
B: No, it is not At least, I
(think, not) don’t think
so.
3. A:
(you, like) do you like sour oranges?
B: No, I don’t I (like) like
sweet ones.
4. A:
(your friends, write) are you
friends are writing a
lot of letters?
B: Yes, they are I (get) am getting lots of letters all the time.
5. A: (the
students, take) the students
are taking a test in class right now?
B: No, they are not
.They (do) are doing an exercise.
Continuous
6. A: (you,
know) Do you know Tom Adams?
B: No, i don’t know I've
never met him.
7. A:
(your desk, have) have your
desk any drawers?
B: Yes, it has It (have)
has six drawers.,
8. A:
(Jean, study) Does jean study at the library this evening?
B:
No, she doesn’t She (be) Being at the student union. She (play) played pool with her boyfriend.
A: (Jean, play) does jean
pool every evening?
B: No, she doesn’t She
usually (study) studied at the library.
A: (she, be) is been a good pool player?
B: Yes, she does .She (play) is playing pool a lot.
A: (you, know) do you
know how to play pool?
B: Yes, i do . But I (be,
not) am not being
very good
EXERCISE
7
Complete the sentences by using the words in
parentheses. Use the simple present or the present progressive. Some
of the sentences are negative. Some of the sentences are questions. Supply the
short answer to a question if necessary.
1. A: Where
are the children?
B: In the living room.
A: What
are they doing? (they, watch)
TV?
B: No, they are playing .They (play)
are played a game.
2. A: Shhhh.
I (hear) am hearing
a noise. (you, hear) you
are hearing it,too?
B: Yes, i am hearing . I wonder what it is.
3. A: My
sister (have) is having a new car. She bought it last month.
B: (you, have) you
are having a car?
A: No,
i am not having . Do you?
B: No, but I have a ten-speed bike.
4. A: Shhhh.
B: Why? (the baby, sleep) the
baby is sleeping ?
A: Uh-huh.
She (take) is taking her
afternoon nap.
B:
Okay, I'll talk softly. I (want, not) don’t want to wake her up.
B: I (think) am thinking
about English grammar. I (think,
not) don’t think about anything else.
A: I (believe, not) am not
believing you!
B: But it's true.
5.
A: Ron,
(be) is this your
hat?
B: No, it is not belonging.It (belong, not) is belonging to me. Maybe it (belong) is belonging to Howard. Why don't you ask him about it?
A: Okay
B: No, it is not belonging.It (belong, not) is belonging to me. Maybe it (belong) is belonging to Howard. Why don't you ask him about it?
A: Okay
6.
A: Johnny, (you, listen) you
are listening to me?
B: Of course I am, Mom. You (want) are want me to take out the garbage. Right?
A: Right! And right now!
B: Of course I am, Mom. You (want) are want me to take out the garbage. Right?
A: Right! And right now!
7.
A: What (you, think) you
are thinking about every night before you fall asleep?
B: I(think) am thinking about all of the pleasant things that happened during the day. I (think, not) am not thinking about my problems.
B: I(think) am thinking about all of the pleasant things that happened during the day. I (think, not) am not thinking about my problems.
8.
A: A penny for your thoughts!
B: Huh?
A: What (you, think) are you thinking about right now?
B: Huh?
A: What (you, think) are you thinking about right now?
9.
A: (you, know) you are
knowing any
tongue-twisters?
B: Yes, i do . Here's one: She sells sea shells down by the seashore,
A: That (be) been hard to say! Can you say this: Sue wears cheap shoes to zoos to look at sheep.
B: That (make, not) is not making any sense.
A: I (know) am knowing
B: Yes, i do . Here's one: She sells sea shells down by the seashore,
A: That (be) been hard to say! Can you say this: Sue wears cheap shoes to zoos to look at sheep.
B: That (make, not) is not making any sense.
A: I (know) am knowing
10. A: (you, see) you are seeing that
man over there?
B: Which man? The man in the brown jacket?
A: No, I (talk) am not talking about the man who (wear) is wearing the
blue shirt. B: Oh, that man.
A: (you, know) you are knowing him?
B: No, I (think, not) don’t think so.
A: I (know, not) don’t know him either.
B: Which man? The man in the brown jacket?
A: No, I (talk) am not talking about the man who (wear) is wearing the
blue shirt. B: Oh, that man.
A: (you, know) you are knowing him?
B: No, I (think, not) don’t think so.
A: I (know, not) don’t know him either.
Write the correct form of each
verb in parentheses. Use only the simple past tense (example: he spoke) or
the continuous past tense (example: he was speaking).
1. Mr. Carlson was
talking (talk) to another man when I saw (see) him today.
2. As I crossed
(cross) the street, two cars race
(race) by me at full speed.
3. When we were
meeting (meet) the Burkes in 1954, they left (live) in
Cleveland.
4. Our English teacher gave (give) us an examination yesterday.
5. The boy fell (fall) and
hurt (hurt) himself
while he rode (ride) his
bicycle.
6. Bill was hasing
(have) breakfast
when I stopped (stop)
at his home this
morning.
7. When I left
(leave)
my office last
night, it (rain, still) was still raining very
hard.
8. Mr. Brown (borrow) borrowed the
money from Mr. Wilson two weeks ago.
9. That tourist lost
(lose) his camera while he was
walking (walk) around the city.
10. The two men were
arguing (argue) about
the plan when I came (come)
into the office
11. Our host in the party last Saturday night treat
(treat)us very kindly.
12. The telephone rang
(ring) while
J was laking (lake) my
shower this morning.
13. At the beginning of the semester, this class seemed (seem)
quite easy.
14. The teacher interrupted
(interrupt) us just as we finished
(finish) the
last page.
15. Dorothy and I were just being leave
(leave, just) the
house when the telephone rang
(ring).
16. Charles was
talking (talk )
to Professor Moore when I saw
(see) him.
17. When the students hear
(hear) the bell, they (get up)and
leaved (leave).
18. My friend Louise bought
(buy) a
new spring Coat last week
19. We was still
eating (eat, still) Our dinner when Mr. and Mrs. Holt arrived
(arrive)
20. Mr. Harvey asked
(ask) me about my plans the next time he saw (see) me.
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