December 23, 2009

Answers to Exercise 60

Lesson 60 Put in the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

Example:

Some monkeys ______ (sun) themselves on the rocks.
Some monkeys are sunning themselves on the rocks.

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December 22, 2009

Answers to Exercise 59

Exercise 59 Put in the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

Example:

Some geese __________ (waddle) along the river.
Some geese are waddling along the river.

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December 21, 2009

Answers to Exercise 58

Exercise 58 Put in the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

Example:

Many sheep _________ (graze) in the meadow.
Many sheep are grazing in the meadow.

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December 20, 2009

Exercise 61 Actions that people and things are doing

Exercise 61 Put in the present continuous tense of the verb in brackets.

Example:

Two dogs _________ (beg) for food at the dining table.
Two dogs are begging for food at the dining table.

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December 19, 2009

Exercise 60 Actions that people and things are doing

Exercise 60 Put in the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

Example:

Some monkeys ______ (sun) themselves on the rocks.
Some monkeys are sunning themselves on the rocks.

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December 18, 2009

Exercise 59 Actions that people and things are doing

Exercise 59 Put in the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

Example:

Some geese __________ (waddle) along the river.
Some geese are waddling along the river.

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December 17, 2009

Exercise 58 Actions that people and things are doing

Exercise 58 Put in the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

Example:

Many sheep _________ (graze) in the meadow.
Many sheep are grazing in the meadow.

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December 16, 2009

16.8 Actions that people and things are doing

Rule No. 5: We do not use these verbs when we speak in the present continuous time. Here are some examples:

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December 15, 2009

16.7 Actions that people and things are doing

Rule No. 4: In the continuous time, we double the last letter before adding -ing to a verb if the second last letter is a vowel. Here are some examples:

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December 14, 2009

16.6 Actions that people and things are doing

Rule No. 3: In the continuous time, we remove the last letter ‘e’ from a verb before adding -ing. Read the examples to find out more on this kind of verbs.

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December 13, 2009

16.5 Actions that people and things are doing

We often use indefinite pronouns when we are not talking about a specific person or thing in the present continuous time. They are singular and we use them with a singular verb.

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December 12, 2009

16.4 Actions that people and things are doing

Remember these rules when you are using the present continuous time.

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December 11, 2009

16.3 Actions that people and things are doing

We use the present continuous time to say something which we have already planned. It is a form of future time. Here the actions are not taking place while we are speaking, but they will.


Here are some examples:

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December 10, 2009

16.2 Actions that people and things are doing

We often use the simple present time and present continuous time together when we speak about two actions which are happening at the same time.
We use the present continuous time for the action which started first.

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December 9, 2009

16.1 Actions that people and things are doing

In Lesson 11, we studied the primary verb am, is and are. In this lesson, we use them as helping verbs with other action words or verbs to form the present continuous time.

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December 8, 2009

Answers to Exercise 57

Exercise 57 Making questions with Do/Does/How/What

Example:

My dad travels every month. How about your dad?
How often does your dad travel?

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December 7, 2009

Answers to Exercise 56

Exercise 56 Giving short answers in simple present time

Example:

Does your mom worry a lot? Positive answer Negative answer
Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.

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December 6, 2009

Answers to Exercise 55

Exercise 55 Making positive sentences in simple present time

Example:

It does not cost much time and energy.
It costs much time and energy.

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December 5, 2009

Answers to Exercise 54

Exercise 54 Using do not and does not to make negative sentences

Example:

Our cat catches mice.
Our cat does not catch mice.

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December 4, 2009

Exercise 57 Making questions with Do/Does/How/What

Exercise 57 Making questions with Do/Does/How/What

Example:

My dad travels every month. How about your dad?
How often does your dad travel?

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