Or they may generally be in progress but not actually happening at the moment: I'm learning to drive. At the end of the play both families realize that their hatred had caused the death of the lovers. But what do/are you doing in the afternoons? .. i) I will buy a new swimming suit.
My old one doesn't/doesn't fit anymore. j) This must be the end of the first part of the performance. To be honest, I (doubt) Jim will be here next week. i) You have only just started the job, haven't you. At the moment (date) Keith Ballantine, one of the sales representatives, and they (seem) very happy together.
SUN g) What is on your mind right now?. h) Neil has a bad habit of getting in people's way.
Tense consolidation
Going to is also used to describe an event whose cause is present or obvious. The first two examples in 1 would not seem inappropriate if going to were used, probably because the sense of cause is present in the speaker's mind. 2 It can also describe events that will happen anyway, rather than events that we choose to happen.
By the end of the month I will have worked for this firm for a year. 2 It can also be used to express an assumption of the speaker. By the end of the week we (decide) what to do. g) It (not long) before doctor Smith is here. h) I pressed the red button.
At twenty-four o'clock/this time tomorrow I will be in Bangkok. h) Diana will retire soon/already. i).
Tense consolidation
With an adverb of frequency, this usage is similar to using the present continuous to express annoyance. 3 The past continuous is not used to describe ordinary general actions, without the sense of criticism mentioned above. Contrasts between the simple past and the past continuous can be made in the past perfect tenses for events further in the past.
Tense consolidation
Indefinite events that can have a clear result in the present I twisted my ankle. A common action in a period to date I have been jogging every morning for the last month. Choosing between simple past and present perfect for recent events may depend on the mental attitude of the speaker.
Here the speaker may be ready to return and thinks that the event is related to the present. You will say that Smith stole / has stolen / has been. stealing money from till all this time!. What have you done/did/has done since I left/left the room?.
He called/called me in the middle of the night and told/told me his problems. j). Glasgow for the past hour. j) Bill (get) that new job, but he (complain) about it ever since. This has been my home for thirty years. e) Eating Chinese food is new to me.
It is made/It makes some very funny noises. i) Jack has asked/is asking for a pay rise three times this year. j) I called/I called Ann all evening, but there is no answer. Nothing much has happened now/so far. h) I finally/tonight finished reading her new book. i) Sue bought a CD player last week and she has been listening to music since/for a while. j) Sorry, but I haven't finished that job/yet. Put each verb in brackets into either the past simple, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
A farmer in the west of England now (6) (hold) sheep races regularly and over the past year more than 100,000 people (7) (come) to watch the action. In real horse races, everyone (11) (already study) the form of the horses in advance and there it is clear. In a typical race, half a dozen sheep (16) (race) down a course about half a mile long. wait) them at the other end of the track, I should add.
Anyway, the crowd around me (20) are (obviously) enjoying their day at the races judging by their happy faces and sense of excitement. After taking the pills I started to feel much better.. h) We will have to leave right after the movie ends.. i) Harry left before we reached the hotel.. j) Is there such a place as Eldorado ?. FOR f) By the end of the week Harry was well again.. h) Cathy hadn't been on holiday with her sister yet.
I hope that by the end of the month all the decoration. f) Sheila and Ken to each other since their fight last week!. I supported you at the time because I (felt) that you were right. h) Peter could not understand what was decided because too many people (talk) at once. i) Jean, I'm so glad you finally got here. Jean (8) (visit) Gracelands, the home where Elvis (9) (suffer) his fatal heart attack twice in the past five years. think) to spend two or three months in the US next year. always want) of the places where Elvis (17) (perform) visits.
When . e) The number of people who attended the fair exceeded our expectations. f) I have not received my test results for a month. I promise to have everything ready by eight o'clock at the latest. H). i) I'm sorry you waited so long, but it will be some time before Brian comes back. j) Sit here for a moment, would you? Every day we were exploring the city, and going to exciting bars in the evening. f) The steam engine is usually seen as a relatively modern invention, but the Greeks were a type of steam engine in ancient times. G).
I felt quite worried. darker and colder and there was still no sign of the rescue helicopter. h) Don't worry!. Are you absolutely sure it was fresh? . j) The radiator in my room has burst and there is water all over the floor.
Passive 1
The uses of the passive in English and in other languages are not necessarily the same. If the agent is visible or has already been mentioned, it is not mentioned. we assume from the police). If the agent is not important to the meaning of the sentence, it is not mentioned.
In descriptions of processes, there is an emphasis on the actions that are performed rather than on the people who perform them. Harry is questioned by the police about the accident. i) Many meetings have been held, but nothing has been decided yet. j) Last week it was decided not to have an office party after all. Mr Smith takes out some travel insurance. e) The waitress will bring your drinks in a moment.
You will hear from us when we have dealt with your complaint. You will hear from us after your complaint. h) An announcement of their engagement appeared in the local newspaper. You must complete an application form. j) They don't know what happened to the ship. Hughes' second goal (score) in the 41st minute. j) The cathedral (built) in the fourteenth century.
Someone told me that you have a vacancy for a computer technician. f) Sue was chosen by the selector for the national team. g). The larger portrait was painted by a little-known Flemish artist. i) Everyone agreed that smoking should not be allowed. j) When I arrived at the conference, one of the delegates handed me a message. Rewrite each sentence in a more formal style so that it contains the passive form of the word given in capital letters.
As our new furniture (deliver) on Monday morning I will have to stay at home to check that it (not be) damaged in transit. , (convenient) with electric windows as standard. It will (think) be nearly twice the size of the largest existing field. h) Photos of the surface of the planet Venus (take) yesterday by the space probe 'Explorer' which (launch) last year. i).
Passive 2
If the reporting verb is in the past, the perfect infinitive tends to follow, though not always if the verb be is used. Dave was hit with a branch. a person hit him with a) 3 Make is followed by to when used in the passive. The passive is probably more common in written English, where in some contexts there tends to be less use of personal reference, as the audience may be unknown.
The passive is used to change the focus of the sentence, to avoid generalized subjects and to make an action impersonal. It is believed that the Chinese invented gunpowder.. h) The ship appears to have sustained no damage. We don't know how they got rid of the body. f) I must insist that you follow the rules. g).
We will not look at any attempt to cheat on the exam. i) The youngest complained that people were picking on him. j) Ann was well provided for by her husband's will. The room was crammed with furniture of all descriptions. f) Two of the climbers were injured by falling rocks. g). The bank was quickly surrounded by armed police. i) The window was smashed with/with a hammer taken from the tool shed. j) The stadium was packed with cheering fans.
The house was built with money that David borrowed from the bank. f) The cat narrowly escaped being run over by a car. g) When the accident happened, Sue was hit by flying glass. h). Rewrite the text with the passive where possible, so that the underlined words do not appear. People know for sure that the Chinese made rockets and fireworks long before people used gunpowder in Europe, which was about
