Matching Pairs speakout inter u 1 tensesOnline version match the sentences with explanations of the tense used by Margo Gushchina 1 I’m reading a magazine now. 2 He usually played football in his free time. 3 She always comes home late at night. 4 Tina was doing the washing-up while the children were playing in the garden. 5 The Sun goes round the Earth. 6 At 5 o’clock yesterday I was cooking dinner. 7 Emma passed her exam last year. 8 They’re flying to Tokyo next week. 9 She was having breakfast when the phone rang. 10 He is always being late. 11 I’m quite busy these days. I’m doing the course at college. universal facts, truths past action in progress which was interrupted by a short action two actions in progress happening at the same time in the past permanent actions, habits action in progress at a definite time in the past finished actions in the past habits or facts in the past to express annoyance, or when you think that something happens too often with the adverbs always, constantly temporary action happening around the time of speaking the action that is happening at the moment of speaking future plans (arrangements)