1. The document describes examples using present simple and present continuous verbs. It provides sentences using different verbs in their present tense forms. 2. The second section provides a conversation between Sara and Ben using past simple and past continuous verbs. It describes what they were doing when Sara called Ben earlier. 3. The third section describes Josh's experience during a flood in Katesville, using past simple and past continuous verbs to illustrate what was happening and what he was doing during the flood. It details his actions and observations as the flood waters rose.

1. 1 Present Simple or Present Continuous?
1 Every Monday Jane (have) dance classes.
2 Now she (tell) Dave that she (love) him
3 On Christmas Day we usually (visit) our relatives in Paris.
4 Sometimes I (feel) happy for now particular reason.
has
is telling
visit
feel
loves

2. 5 At this time of the year the weather (be) always warm.
6 Nowadays everybody (have got) a computer.
7 At the moment he (not/study) enough.
8 Today the sun (shine) : it’s a lovely day!
is
has got
is not studying
is shining

3. 2 past simple or past continuous?
Sara: Hi, Ben, it’s Sara here.
Ben: Hi, Sara, how are you?
Sara: I’m fine, thanks. What (you/do) when I phoned half an
hour ago?
Ben: Oh, did you phone? I (do) some homework for college.
Sara: Didn’t you hear the phone?
Ben: No, I (listen) to some music when you (phone) .
Sara: I don’t understand. Were you working or (you/listen)
to music?
were you doing
was doing
was listening phoned
were you listening

4. Ben: I listen to music when I work!
Sara: Ok, I’m sorry. Actually, I (try) to contact Sheila.
Have you seen her?
Ben: Sure. I (see) her a couple of months ago.
Sara: What was she doing when you (see) her?
Ben: She (work) in a music shop.
Sara: Really? (she/live) with Mike?
Ben: I don’t know. I (not/ask) her
Sara: She (live) with Mike when I spoke to her at Christmas. Why
didn’t you ask her about Mike?
was trying
saw
saw
was working
Was she living
didn’t ask
was living

5. Ben: Look! I only (speak) to her for a few minutes.
And it (rain) and I (run) to college.
Sara: Well, you’re not helping very much.
Ben: I’m sorry. Look, I was working when you rang. Have you finished?
Sara: No, you (not/work) . You were listening to music.
Ben: Actually, I (write) something for college.
Sara: What (you/write) ?
Ben: The title was: “Do men and women talk differently?”
spoke
was raining was running
weren’t working
was writing
were you writing

6. 3 past simple or past continuous?
Ken: Are you Ok? We saw pictures of the flood on TV.
Josh: Yes, I’m OK. (it/rain) when I arrived in Katesville at the
beginning of March. And the rain didn’t stop.
Steve: When (you/know) that it was serious?
Josh: A reporter on the local radio station was saying that the river was very high. So I
looked out of the window. It was raining, of course.
Some kids (play) football.
Then suddenly (improvvisamente) a car (stop) in the street.
The driver (shout) , “The water is coming!” Then he (drive)
away.
Ken: What (you/do) ?
was raining
did you know
were playing
stopped
shouted drove
did you do

7. Josh: The phone rang while I (think) about what to do.
My friend Bill said, “Go to the top of the house and wait.”
So I (go) upstairs to the roof garden.
Steve: What did you see?
Josh: The street was now like a river. Some people (walk)
in the water, other people (stand) on top of their cars.
Then I (hear) a helicopter.
was thinking
went
were walking
were standing
heard

8. Ken: Yes, we saw the helicopters on TV. They (fly) around and taking
people to hospital.
Josh: That’s right. They saw that I was OK, so they helped other people first. Old people
and children. I (get) very wet and tired when a
helicopter finally arrived at my house!
were flying
was getting