Present and past Flashcards
What’s the matter? __________ (why / you / cry?)
Why are you crying?
Where’s your mother?__________ (she / work / today?)
Is she working today?
I haven’t seen you for ages. __________ (what / you / do / these days?)
What are you doing these days?
Amy is a student. __________ (what / she / study?)
What is she studying?
Who are those people? ___________ (what / they / do?)
What are they doing?
I heard you started a new job. __________ (you / enjoy / it?)
Are you enjoying it?
We’re not in a hurry. ___________ (why / you / walk / so fast?)
Why are you walking so fast?
What time _________ (the banks / close) here?
Do the banks close?
Where (Maria / come)__________ from? Is she Spanish?
does Maria come
Look at this sentence. What __________ (this word / mean)?
does this word mean
It \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(take) me an hour to get to work in the morning. How long \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (it / take) you?
takes … does it take
I think my English __________ (improve) slowly. It’s better than it was.
is improving
‘What __________ (your father / do)?’ ‘He’s an architect.’
does your father does?
It took me an hour to get to work this morning. Most days __________
(it / not / take) so long.
it doesn’t take a long
Use always -ing.
a: The car has broken down again.
b: That car is useless. It _________
is always breaking
Use always -ing.
a: Look! You’ve made the same mistake again.
b: Oh no, not again! I __________
am always making the same
a: Oh, I’ve left my phone at home again.
b: Typical! __________
you are always leaving your phone
a: How __________? By car?
b: Yes, we hired a car in San Francisco.
did you go?
a: It’s a long way to drive. How long _________?
b: Two weeks. We stopped at a lot of places along the way.
did you take?
a: Where _________? In hotels?
b: Yes, small hotels or motels.
did you stay?
a: __________ good?
b: Yes, but it was very hot – sometimes too hot.
Was the weather
a: __________ the Grand Canyon?
b: Of course. It was wonderful.
Did you go to / Did you see /
Did you visit
‘What __________ (you / do) at this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’
were you doing
‘__________ (you / go) out last night?’ ‘No, I was too tired.’
Did you go
How fast _________ (you / drive) when the accident _________ (happen)?
were you driving … happened
Sam ________ (take) a picture of me while I __________ (not / look).
took … wasn’t looking
We were in a very diff icult position. We _________ (not / know) what to do, so we __________ (do) nothing.
didn’t know … did
I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last _________ (see) him, he __________ (try) to find a job.
saw … was trying
