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