Question

Ex. 50. Use the Simple Present , Present Continuous, or Simple
Past form of each verb in brackets.
1. A: Valerie … now ? (cook) B: No, she’s not. She (cook) yesterday.
Bob (cook) now. Valerie (cook) … every other day.
2. A: Yolanda is a hardworking student! It’s midnight and she …
still … (study). She (study) ... all last weekend, too. B: I think she
(study) every day of the year
3. A: Don’t wash the curtains. You (wash) ... them last week.
B: I (wash, not) ... the curtains now. I (sew) ... them. There’s a
small rip on the bottom.
4. A: It (snow) ... a lot last night. How are the streets? B: I don’t
know. Call Dad at the office. He (walk) ... to work this morning.
A: Okay.
5. A: Gail is in the hospital. She (call) ... me yesterday.
B: I know. I (visit) ... her last night. A: Oh, that’s good. Laura (visit)
... her now, and I (want) ... to visit her this afternoon.
6. A: … you (want) to walk to the park now? B: No, I (walk) ...
five miles before lunch. I’m tired now.
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7. A: What … she (do) now? B: She (bake) ... more cookies. She
(bake) ... cookies yesterday, but we (finish) ... them last night.
8. A: … you (talk) to Bob now? I (need) ... to tell him something.
B: No, I (talk) to Juan. I (talk) to Bob an hour ago.
9. A: You look tired today. B: I am. Ellen (call) ... me at six
o’clock in the morning. A: … you (joke) ... ? Why? B: She (want)
... to borrow my sweater.

Answer 1

1. A: is Valerie …cooking  now ? (cook) B: No, she’s not. She cooked (cook) yesterday.
Bob is cooking (cook) now. Valerie cooks (cook) … every other day.
2. A: Yolanda is a hardworking student! It’s midnight and she is  …
still …studying  (study). She (study) .studied .. all last weekend, too. B: I think she
studies (study) every day of the year
3. A: Don’t wash the curtains. You (wash)washed  ... them last week.
B: I am not washing (wash, not) ... the curtains now. I am sewing (sew) ... them. There’s a
small rip on the bottom.
4. A: It (snow) .snowed .. a lot last night. How are the streets? B: I don’t
know. Call Dad at the office. He walked  (walk) ... to work this morning.
A: Okay.
5. A: Gail is in the hospital. She (call) called ... me yesterday.
B: I know. I (visit) .visited .. her last night. A: Oh, that’s good. Laura (visit)is visiting 
... her now, and I (want) want ... to visit her this afternoon.
6. A: do … you  want (want) to walk to the park now? B: No, I  walked (walk) ...
five miles before lunch. I’m tired now.
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7. A: What is … she  doing (do) now? B: She is baking  (bake) ... more cookies. She
(bake) ...baked  cookies yesterday, but we finished (finish) ... them last night.
8. A: …are  you talking  (talk) to Bob now? I (need) .need .. to tell him something.
B: No, I am talking (talk) to Juan. I  talked (talk) to Bob an hour ago.
9. A: You look tired today. B: I am. Ellen  called (call) ... me at six
o’clock in the morning. A: … are you (joke) joking ... ? Why? B: She wanted (want) to borrow my sweater.

Answer 2

1. Is Valerie cooking now? B: No, she’s not. She cooked yesterday. Bob is cooking now. Valerie cooks every other day.
2. A: Yolanda is a hardworking student! It’s midnight and she is still studying. She was studying all last weekend, too. B: I think she studies every day of the year.
3. A: Don’t wash the curtains. You washed them last week. B: I am not washing the curtains now. I am sewing them. There’s a small rip on the bottom.
4. A: It snowed a lot last night. How are the streets? B: I don’t know. Call Dad at the office. He has walked to work this morning. A: Okay.
5. A: Gail is in the hospital. She called me yesterday. B: I know. I visited her last night. A: Oh, that’s good. Laura is visiting her now, and I want to visit her this afternoon.
6. A: Do you want to walk to the park now? B: No, I walked five miles before lunch. I’m tired now.
7. A: What is she doing now? B: She is baking more cookies. She had baked cookies yesterday, but we finished them last night.
8. A: Are you talking to Bob now? I need to tell him something. B: No, I am talking to Juan. I talked to Bob an hour ago.
9. A: You look tired today. B: I am. Ellen called me at six o’clock in the morning. A: Are you joking ? Why? B: She wanted  to borrow my sweater.