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Grammar reference and practice 136 Grammar reference and practice Unit 1 Present simple, past simple, present progressive You can use the present simple to talk about things that are always true, or happen all the time. I live in Graz in Austria. I play tennis with my sister every weekend. You can use the past simple to talk about things that happened in the past and are finished. When I was fifteen, I decided to be a doctor. I studied for seven years. You can use the present progressive to talk about things happening now, or around now. Sorry, I can’t go out now. I ’m waiting for a phone call. I ’m reading a really interesting book about the history of Turkey. MEANING FORM Present simple Past simple Present progressive Where do you live? What did you study? What are you waiting for? I live in Graz. I studied medicine. I ’m waiting for a phone call. I don’t live in St. Pölten. I didn’t study languages. I ’m not waiting for you. Do you play tennis? Did you have a good weekend? Are you listening to me? Yes, I do . Yes, I did . Yes, I am . No, I don’t . No, I didn’t . No, I ’m not . Remember: In the present simple, verbs with he / she / it have s or es . Where do es he live? He live s in Graz. He do es n’t live in St. Pölten. Do es he play tennis? Yes, he do es . No, he do es n’t. In the past simple, some verbs are regular and others are irregular. Regular: play Æ play ed decide Æ decid ed study Æ studi ed Irregular: be Æ was / were have Æ had go Æ went In the present progressive, you can make negatives in two ways. You aren’t listening to me. You’re not listening to me. No, you aren’t . No, you’re not . But there’s only one kind of negative with I. I’m not talking to you. No, I’m not . PRACTICE 1 Why don’t you call your brother now? He usually (finish) work early on Fridays. 2 It (rain) all day yesterday, so we (decide) to stay at home. 3 Ahmed (not work) today. He’s ill. 4 I (not drive), so I usually walk to places when I can, or get buses. 5 I (see) Helena in town yesterday. And guess what? She (get) an A on her final English exam! 6 Can you make something vegetarian? Pam (not eat) meat. 7 Sorry, Petra (talk) to a client at the moment. Can you phone back later? 8 When I (be) a child, we (not have) a lot of money, so we (not go) on holiday abroad. 1 How often you go to the hairdresser? 2 What age you learn to ride a bike? 3 What time you usually go to bed? 4 What kind of music you listening to at the moment? 5 Where you get your mobile phone? 6 How you meet your best friend? 7 How often your computer crash? 8 How many books you reading at the moment? 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. 2a Complete the questions with do , does , did or are . 2b Ask and answer the questions. Nur zu Prüfzwecken I C – Eigentum des Verlags öbv