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