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English has two'present' tenses. o-
* We use the simple present mostly to talk about things that are always true, and things
that happen repeatedly.
Dogs eot meat. My grandmother lives in Brighton. I work every Saturday.
* We use the present progressive (or'present continuous') to talk about things that are happening
just around the time when we speak.
Look!The dog's eating your shoe. I'm working hard these days.
* We can also use the present progressive to talk about the future (see page 38).
l'm seeing Lucy tomorrow.

Some old songs

I like myself She loves me

I believe in love She loves you

She's leaving home I'm crying

Am I asking too much? l'm flying

ls she really going out with him? Why do I love you?

Where are you going? Why do fools fall in love?

Smoke gets in your eyes Why do lovers break each

other's hearts?
I love Paris in the springtime
I don't want to do it

PRESENTTENSES 15
 simple present* affirmative I won&; ys{"r ws,"&t sfus !vo,'&s
lE ffi
l4+i Iwork you work he/she/it works wework theywork
llive you live he/she/it lives we live they live
I stop you stop he/she/it stops we stop they stop
lwork in a bank. He works in a restaurant.
You live near my brother. She lives in Liverpool.
We stop the lessons at 5.00. The train stops at York.

HOW TO MAKE HE/5HE/IT FORMS

* mostverbs: +-s work ---e. works know -"",p" knows rain .*'* rains
+ -s, -sh, -ch, -x: + -es pass - F passes wash -".-t" washes teach .-.s" teaches mix -..p- mixes
+ exceptionsi go -..+- goes do -' .* does have --,'* has

F Write the he/she/it forms.

/ come / cook drink fetch fix live miss push

catch
read run smoke stand start touch watch wish write
+ -s: ..?9Y99

+ -Es: ..?!y9.\?9......

VERBS ENDING IN -Y

+ vowel + y -ay, -ey, -oy, -uy: + -s soy -*.F says

€ consonant+y -dy,-ly,-py,-ry,etci -y -*p- -ies fly *-*- flies
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ffi Write thehe/she/if forms.

buy / carry / copy enjoy fry marry play stay study try

+ -s: ..9.+.A:
-Y .-p 'tES ..?IY1.9r...

ffi eut the words in the correct order.

ffi Circte the correct answers.
) eats dog too your much
, @d, Wiend atwayswear otd ctothes.
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> You /!:ht) always wears nice clothes.
1 live I that house in
1 We all /The boss thinks you're wonderful.
2 bank Kim in a works
2 l/ Catherine want a new job.
3 Bread / Books costs a lot.
3 badly violin plays the very Claire
4 Andy / Andy ond Pete sings very well.
5 Sophy / Sophy and lan like parties.
4 Scotland those from children come
6 You / She drive too fast.
7 Our cat / Our cats never catches mice.
5 young very look you
8 Thqt child / Children makes a lot of noise.
9 That bus / All those buses go to the station.
10 My father / My mother and father teaches
English.

" Also called'present simple'

,16 PRESENT TENSES

simple present: use I r,vorfq ln s fualn&.

We use the simple present to talk about:

.things that are always true. r habits and things that happen repeatedly.
The sun rises in the east. My parents live near Dover. Joe plays golf on Saturdays.

We often use the simple present with words that tell you how often: for example olwoys, never, often,
sometimes, usually, once a doy, twice a week, every year, oll the time.
She always forgets my birthday. loften get headaches. You never listen to me.
We play basketball twice o week. lt rains oll the time here.

@ Complete the sentences with the correct forms of verbs from the boxes.

ask get up / go make play speak

> Peter always ..99!.:.*P........... late on Sundays.

1 Ann and John sometimes ...... tennis at weekends.
2 My mother often ........ French at home.
3 Small children ...... questions allthe time.
4 Sarah ...... to Oxford to see her mother twice a week.
5 I ............ more mistakes in English when l'm tired.

forget get listen live watch

6 I often ...... people's names.

7 We usually ...... to music in the car.
8 My brother .. -.................... in Vancouver.
91............ alotoffilmsonTV.
10 My parents ...... all their food from supermarkets.

@ Choor" suitable verbs in the correct forms to complete the sentences.

) The sun ..i9!.9.... in the west. (live, rise, set)
1 Thatwoman thatshe everything. (know,think,run,wqsh)
2 Our son ............ karate. (read, study, write)
3 Alice to go skiing every year. (try, play, say)
4 You always very nice clothes. (look, start, wear)
5 Andy always his car on Saturdays. (buy, sell, wash)
6 Most people for other people. (talk, work, teach)
7 That child never 'Thank you'. (like, say, sing)
8 He ............ in the same chair every evening . (know, like, sit, stand)
9 My father TV most evenings. (listen, think, watch)
10 We always what we can't have. (want, get, forget)

We do not use a present tense to talk about how long something has lasted (see page 65).
I hove known her since 1990. (NOT t*nowher+inee'199e,)

ln some answers, both contracted forms (for example /m, don'O and full PRESENT TENSES "17
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.
 simple present negatives I d*ro'f &ru*sqr. Sfos dorsru'f s&1"
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ffi I do not work you do not work he/she/it does not work we/they do not work
Contractions: don't, doesn't

We make simple present negatives (ffi) with do/does not + infinitive (without to).

STATEMENT ruecRrvr ffi

I know Ido not know (Nor+*now-r€+)
You think You do not think
He likes He does not like
She remembers She does not remember
It helps It does not help
We want We do not want
They understand They do not understand

ffi m"t" negative sentences. Use do not or does not.

r play chess. (cards) .. !.49. *.q!.f.lqU9?I4::.

1 You speak very good Arabic. (Chinese)

2 Bill plays the piano very well. (guitar)
3 We agree about most things. (holidays) ...............'.
4 Alan and John live near me. (George and Andrew)
5 My father writes novels. (poetry)
6 Barbara works in London. (/ive)
7 Henry likes old books. (parties)

ffi mut" negative sentences. l)se don't or doesn't.

1 The train stops at Bristol. (Cardiffl 11......................
2 I like jazz. (pop music)
J Peter remembers names very well. (faces)
4 We know our Member of Parliament. (his wife)
5 Alice teaches engineering. (mathematics) ........ .....
6 The children play football on Mondays. (hockey)
7 The shops open on Sunday mornings. (afternoons)

ffi Comptete the negative sentences, using words from the box.
You can use do not / does not ot don't / doesnt as you like.

fish in Britain much petrol ./ much tennis

on Sundays Russian your phone number

My car / use
1 Our cat / like
2 Melinda / speak
3 l/ remember
4 Oranges /grow
5 The postman / come
6 We / play

18 PRESENTTENSES
 Choose one verb to make each sentence negative.
> n . .4qgr*.' L9*.0.Y....... very often i n 5a n Fra ncis co. (snow, si ng, pl ay)
1 I like football, but I ........... cricket at all. (think, like, remember)
2 She lives in Japan, but she ............ a word of Japanese. (sing,work,speak)
3 l'm sorry- I ............. your name. (eat,remember,work)
4 He works in New York, but I ........... what he does. (know, use, come)
5 Mary's really tired, but she to go to bed. (help, want, walk)
6 We ........ ... a big flat - just one bedroom . (work, play, want)
7 Phil ........ ... very hard, but he makes a lot of money. (work, stand, stop)
8 Gemma's parents l'm the right man for their daughter. (write, read, think)

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: games

Look at the table, and write five or more sentences like this:

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tennis
1T"
UP
football
@ @
rugby basketball
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cards hockey badminton

Ann x x x x x x
Pete x x x x x x
Joe x x x
Sarah x x x x x x

What games do you play? And what games do you not play?

NOTE: one negative word is enough (see page 1 15).

Nobody understands me. (xot W)
She never phones me. (not @)

n some answers, both contracted forms (for example /m, don't) and full pRESENT TENSES 19
'orms (for example lom, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.
 g Choose the correct question word and put in do or does.

how how many how much / what when where why K

llow wtwch does the ticket cost?
1 your children live?
2 she want?
3 .............. the holidays start?
4 .............. the teacher talk so fast?
5 .............. languages .. he speak?
6 .............. you pronounce this word?

Make questions.
) where / she rive? . .WI .ey.q .\qp.r.?.49. .\lY.q?. .. .

1 What / you want?

2 What / this word mean?
3 What time / the film start?
4 How much / those shoes cost?
5 Why / she need money?
6 How / this camera work?
7 Where / you buy your meat?
8 Who / you want to see?

Do you know all these simple present questions? Study them, and then put the correct
question into each conversation.

How do you pronounce this word? How do you spell that? What does this word meon?
How much does it cost / do they cost? Do you know Anna? Where do you live/work?
Whot do you dol ( ='1y1-'u1 is your job?') How do you doZ (='l'm pleased to meet youl)
What time does the train/bus/plane leave/arrive? What time does the film/concert/class stqrt?

'With one c an'd double si

'l'm a taxi driver.'

'l don't know. Look in the dictionaryl

'lt gets into the station at 3.00 in the morningl

'€500i

'No, but I know her sisteri

'How do you do?'

8',.............
'l don't know. Look on the cinema programmel

1n some answers, both contracted forms (for example / m , don't) and full
PRESENT TENSES 2''
forms (for exam ple I am, do not\ are possible. Normally both are correct.
 simPle Present: more Practice
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#€ l/you/we/they work he/she/it works
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*= do l/you/we/they work? does he/she/it work?
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?rrg I/you/we/they do not work he/she/it does not work
Contractions: do n't, doesn't

'' l'(Circle)the correct answers.

1 Where do / does your sister live? 6 The post office doesn't open / opens on Sundays.
2 My cat / My cats don't like fish. 7 When does your holiday start / start your holiday?
3 This car don't / doesn't go very fast. 8 My parents both play / plays golf .

4 This train stop / stops at every station. 9 That cafd / Those cafdsstays open all night.
5 Why do English people / English people do 10 Her letters don't say / to soy very much.
drink so much tea?

ffi tvtat e sentences.

) An u (/tve) i n Bi rm i ns ha m #1 . .*.ry*. l:iy q:. .1.* .Pif.ry.U*Zh ?Y |. ... .

> you (speak)Chi nese ff * . .Pp..U?.4. *p'\.F. .?\.y*929?............

}5arah(/ike)classicalmuslcF#..FIr,qtr.4?.q+.ry,.\.|iPp.p|r.::ig,q!'y,++yg
'I | (/lke) getting up early H: ........ ..

:::...,,,,,
''..,....'....'.
1fiffd$Il;jfflJ....'........ ,,,,, , ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,
7 it(rain) much here in summer.t%... ....
B elephants (eat) meat ff ......
t he (think) he can sing *u,E .......... .
10 we (need) anewcar,l"tl . .......

$,$' tvtat<e sentences like the ones in Exercise 2. Write about yourself.
1 I like
2 I don't like ............
3 I want
4 I don't want ..........

5 I need
6 I don't need ..........
7 I often

8 I never
9 I always

e,lgekeoe.

22 PRESINTTENSES
pfesent pfOgfeSSiVe*: fOfmS ,l r'i'l r'{i::i;ii,i'ii'r-'' i' ,t'r'r' j",i.,r:: i.'l,''r,.,r','il,'ii:,ri,

I om working you are working he/she/it is working we/they ore working

I om not working you are not working he/she/it is not working etc
Contractions: l'm, you're, he3 etc (not) ...ing; you aren't, he isn't elc ...ing
What's he ...ing?, Where's she ...ing?, When's it ...ing7 etc

We make present progressive verbs with be (l am, you are etc - see page 2) + ...ing.
)ohn is studying Russian. I'm not working today.
We use contractions (l'm, John's, rsnt etc) in conversation and informal writing.

Make present progressive affirmative ( , ) and negative ('.:,) sentences.

> The tesson ..il.fL?*|ry.g.......... now. (srorr -. )

) Jenny ..i:*'.l.yp.rF!*g................... today. (work )

I You ........ .... too f ast. (tqlk 1: , )

2 The cat ............ a bird. (eot :'':.)

3 Kevin dinner now. (cook ri.ij)
4 I ............ this party. (enjoy:.|)
5 L........... a good book. (read , .,.)
6 lt ........... . now. (rain ,",.:,)

7 You........ ....tome.(//sten,;,)
8 I ............ very happytoday. (feel r,:.)
9 Peter to school this week. (go ,;:,,)
10 We a bit of English. (learn )

HOW TO MAKE -/NG FORMS

most verbs: + -ing work , working sleep sleeping

verbs ending in -e: ({) + -ing make making hope hoping
-ie changes to y t-ing lie lying
Write the -ing forms of these verbs.
oreau. ..9.r.?Iy*!*9.. clean ................. come ................. die ................. enjoy ............ .....
go ................. live ................. make ................. play ........ sing .. .....
start................. wash................. write.................

DOUBLING (stopping, running etc)

one vowel + one consonant

. double consonant + -ing stop ", stopping i+eprngt) run -" running
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two vowels: don't double sleep ,'. sleeping wait ., waiting (t{or ws#frnEr)
two consonants: don't double want ." wanting (Not wan++iag) help -.. helping
Only double in 5TRE55ED syllables beGlN .,. beginning BUf HAPpen :- happening

ANswer OPen.......... V|sit........... forGET

" Also called'present continuous'

r some answers, both contracted forms (for example / m, don'r) and full PRESENT TENSES 23
'orms (for exam ple I am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.
 present progresslve: use
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We use the present progressive to say that things are happening now or around nsw'
l'm working just now. It's raining again. lane's taking driving Iessons.

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l,m sorry, I con',t come out. I'm working iust now. (Compare: Iwork every ddy. - see page 1 7.)

Look -
it's raining again (Compare: lt roins every day here.)
taking driving lessons. (Compare: A lot of people tqke lessons with that driving school.)
Jane's
|m enjaying this party. (Compare: I usually enioy parties.)
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.{.!.ft tvta l<e present prog ressive senten ces.

) Emma / read /the newspaper. ..9.YY*.Y9ql!.Y.A.\Y.q.*p.YSlg?.qf,.....
1 The baby / cry / again.
2 lt / snow / hard.

1fffffffit:.-.....'
7 Chris and Helen / spend / a week in France.
.....' ,.... ...... ...........
...............'..........''.....

f# took at the pictures and use the verbs in the box to say what Helen is doing.

brush brush drink get up / go listen open read read wash

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24 PRESENT TENSES
present progressive negatives i-,,', ' ':,, i il: i

I om not working you ore not working he/she/it is not working we/they ore not working
Contractions: lh not, you're not; he's/she's/it's not, we're not, they're not
Or: you/we/they aren't, he/she/it isn't

We make present progressive negatives with om/are/is not + ...ing.

I'm not working this week.

Choose the right verbs and make negative (ffi) present progressive sentences.
> t(write,ptay,ask)youforatotofmoney. .J'.Y.2*.q:?y*.q..Aq*.f.|f.1.1?.\.qf..ry.2?9.U:.........
1 He (listen, stand, start) to me.
2 I (rain, work, get) today.
3 lt (wear, rain, speak) now.
4 She (wear, Iook, razoif) a coat.
5 John's students (wait, like, /ecrn) very much.
6 We (enjoy, fly, read) this film.
7 You (live, wait, eat) much these days.
B I (sleep,
stand, expect) to pass the exam.
9 My computer (pay, work, write).
10 I (stop, play, give) much tennis these days.

Write negative ends for the sentences.

> rt's cotd, but (#j :*p.Vi*9..........
snoraz) ..i!l:..ryq!.
) r'mateacherbut(##worklustnow)..!'.Y.**.Y?.fPy*g.J*:1.*gY,..............
1 He's a good footballer, but (y,iiplay well today)
2 They are in England nory but (ffi/lve in London)
3 lt's a new car, but (i$trun welD ...........
4 Everybody says this is a good book, but (l '{,zenjoy it)
5 lt's summer, but (rhe sun il# shlne)
6 l'm a student, but (F'sstudyotuniversity)
7 She sings when she's happy, but (t#,Ssingiust now)
8 I don't have any problems, but (f.r+ sleep well these days) ..........
9 We're on holiday, but (i*'#hove a good time)
10 l'm crying, but (i:-fftcry because of you)

Complete the sentences, using the verbs in the box.

not work not listen not rain not move not eat

1 The train
2 The children

NoTE: We do not use a present tense to say how long something has lasted (see page 65).
I've been waiting since 9.00. (NoT +m w€i+ingsin€e9fi$)

^ some answers, both contracted forms (for example / m, don't) and full PRESENT TENSES 25
'::ms (for example I am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.
 present progressive questions ls lf r*rr;r*_e;l
rc :ii!: I omlworking? areyouworking? ishe/she/itworking? arewe/theyworking?

We make present progressive questions wilh om/ore/is + subject + ...ing

STATEMENT : It is raining. You are working. The childmre making something.
QUESTION : ls it raining? n6'wrworkinq? What afe the children making?

Make questions.
) everybody / tisten / to me ? ..lr.9y9.H9qiU.!!S!y*y*9.!2.y{..
1 you /wait / for somebody ?
2 your boyfriend / enjoy / the concert ? ..............
3 those men / take / our car ?

4 youltalk/tome?
5 itlsnow?
6 we /go / too fast ?

7 your computer / work?

8 you read / that newspaper ?
9 the bus / come ?

10 somebody / cook lunch ?

,$ Complete the questions.

) 'Those people aren't speaking Englishl 'What language . . ?.Y ?. !.4 94 .9P.g
g1v * s.z.
1 'Bill's writing something on the wall.' 'l can't see - what
2 'The train's stopping!' 'Why
3 'They're studying nowi 'What
4 'They're playing a gameJ 'What game
5 'l'm going now. Goodbyel 'Wait! Where ........ ...........l
6'Nadia'stelephoning somebodyl'Who ..........
7 'The baby's eating somethingl 'What .........
8 '5ue's working as a secretary.' 'Where
9 'l'm cooking something goodJ 'What
10 'l'm not living with my parents.' 'Where

r,t.i$, ert in question words and make present progressive questions. (More than one answer may
be possible.)
) you / do WtrIl.?l9.Zq*.4p.1.*g!...
1 you / go now
2 Anne / cry
3 he / write
4 you / telephone
5 they / live
6 your brother / study English
7 you / cook
8 those people / look at me
9 the dog / eat
10 the children / do

26 PRESENT TENSES
present progressive: more practice

I om working you qre working hehhe/it/is working we/they are working

am lworking? ore you working? is/he/she/it working? are we/they working?
: lom not working you qre not working he/she/it/is not worki ng etc
Contractions: l'm, you're, he3 etc (not) .. .ing; you aren't, he isn't etc ...ing

=.:: Put the words in the correct order. Use contractions (e.9. it3) where possible.
> a re to ? ..4!3.Y9.*.\?!Py*g}9..y.9.?....
me you ta kingI .. ......... .

1 getting are you up ?

2 raining is again it .
3 not you are listening
4 going where you are ?
5 talking fast too I am ?
6 I film enjoying not this am .

7 laughing those people at are m ewhy?

8 am for you I cooking this not .
9 you what drinking are ?
'l
0 the baby eating the is newspaper .

::: Make present progressive sentences.

) r/ tookfor/the station ffi ..!'.y.lqp.Pif.g.fp.f.!.4p.:!gl!9.*:...........
) you / work / ton isht ffi
. .*.\?.U2* .Y?.r.9y*9.y9*g.b!1..... . .. . ...
) itl rain ffi
..!!l:.*q!.9y*y*9,...
'I Peter / try / to save money # ............
2 why /those children / cry ffi
3 your friends / play football / this afternoon ffi
4 she / look / very well today ffi ... .......
5 I think she / make / a big mistake ffi
6 you / wear /y.our usual glasses ffi . ......
7 I / start/to learn Spanish ffi
8 the 10.15 train / run / today ffi
9 David / live with his parents / any more ffi
l0 what /you / do / in my room ffi
Complete the text with verbs from the boxes.

1-5: come / look not wear snow walk wear

And Mrs Alexander > ..1t.g?Y!.ry.q...... down the steps of the plane now. lt is very cold and it
1........................ heavily, but she 2........................ very happy.She :.......... a dark blue
dress with a black coat and boots, but she +.......... a hat. She really is a very beautiful woman.
Her husband s........................ down the steps with her.

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: kiss look return say stop try

NowMrsAlexanderandherhusband 6........................atthecrowdandsmiling.Thephotographers
7........................ to get nearer, butthe police a....... them.What a day! At last, after
twentyyears,thiswonderful woman e........................toherowncountry.NowthePresident
10............... herhand.What rr ...... he ...... toher,doyouthink?

r some answers, both contracted forms (for example / m, don't) and full PRESENT TENSES 27
'orms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.
the two present tenses: the difference

SIMPLE PRESENT: Iwor? etc PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: l'm working etc

* things that are always true e things that are happening now
* things that happen all the time, * things that are happening around now
repeatedly, often, sometimes, never etc
The sun rises in the east. The sun is not shining today.
She often weors red. She's weoring a blue dress.
I'm playing a lot of tennis these days.

Put the expressions in the correct places.

every day./ just now nearly always now / on Fridays these days
this afternoon today very often when I'm tired

SIMPLE PRESENT: I wor? etc PRESENT PROGRES5IVE: l'm working etc

everu dau
......"GJ'...<,1
wow

Use the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.

chase / chase drive eat fly play play rain sell speak work write

Cats ..?I#.q....... mice. Cows ................ grass. Planes ........ lt often

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But this cow .............. But this But............

...... now.

Luke ................. hard. Ann ............... tennis. John .............. English. Bill ................... a bus.
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books. the piano. poetry. cats.

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 Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.
> ..'.P?.Aq*.:.YqP9?.'..... 'No, neverJ(you / smoke)
> 'what ..?.Y?.A9*.9It.y*.93.'......... 'A cheese sandwichl(yo u / eat)
1 'Where these days?' 'ln a garagel(she /work)
2 '............. here in summer?' 'Not very often! (it / rain)
3 'BonjourJ 'Sorry, I French! (not speak)
4 'Your English better.' 'Oh, thank you! (get)
5 '............. golf?' 'Yes, but not very welll (you / play)
6 'Who to?' 'My boyfriendl (you / write)
7 'Where's Suzanne?' i................ now! (she /come)
8 Well,9oodnight.... tobed.(l/go)
9 Water at 100"C. (boil)
10 '........... .?' 'Not yet:(thatwater / boil)
11 ............?' 'l can't see it (thebus / come)
12 'Thatman........... . allthetime.'
'Yes, and he ............. (talk; never listen)
13 'What's Peter's job?' '................. film scriptsi(he /write)
14 'Summer's comingJ 'Yes, ........... . warmerl (it / get)
15 'How often .......... ..?' 'Every weekendl (you / see your parents)
16 'Where's your brother?' '............... from Scotland today! (he / come back)
17 '........... . fast?' 'Yes, always. Too fast! (John / drive)
18 'Come and have a drinki 'Not now. I ................ a phone call! (wait for)
19 'What at?' A very strange blrd! (you / look)
20 'What kind of music ......... ...' All kindsi (you / like)

Make true sentences about yourself.

) roften ..P.\qb.t9**.i:......... ,but ..1.?.*..?.g!.il11.1.ry.e.\p**y:... now.(ptay)
1 loften but I ........... now.(play)
2 lsometimes ............... but I ........... now.(wear)
3 |often but L.......... now.(speak)
4 I often ........J........ but I ........... now. (/rsten)
5 I sometimes ............... but I ........... now. (read)
6 loften but I ........... now.(watch)
7 lsometimes ............... but I ........... now.(buy)
8 I often but I ........... now. (eat)
9 I often but I ........... now. (drink)
I 0 I never and I .......... now. (7)

When a dogbites a man, that is not news,

I never vole for anybody. I always vole because it happens so often. But if a man
agarnst. (W C Fields)
bites a dog, that is news.

(John B Bogart, Americon newspaper editor)

Inever travel without my diary.
One should always have something
sensational to read in the train.
When a woman isnt beautiful, people
(OscarWilde)
always say,'\bu have lovely eyes, you
have lovely hair'.
I never think of the future.
6nton Chekhov)
It comes soon enough.
(Albert Einstein)

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