Question

Continuous Tense. 1) John often ... (to send) e-mail letters to his friends abroad.2) Paul ... (to write) an e-mail letter to his friend in Canadanow. 3) Margaret ... (to look) for a better job at the moment.4) We... (to attend) language courses three times a week. 5) Thesecretary ... (to be) busy now. She ... (to prepare) the documentsfor the conference. 6) My elder brother ... (always to make fun)of me! 7) The professor ... (not to eramine) patients now. He... (to give) a lecture to the students at the moment. He usually... (to examine) the patients in the morning. 8) The article ...(to contain) the results of important researches in medicine.9) You never ... (to tell) me about your problems at school. I'ma bit surprised that you ... (to ask) me for a piece of advice now.10) Most oils .. (to boil) at 200-300 C. 11) ... the musicians...(to have) lunch now? - No, they ... . They ... (to rehearse) inthe assembly hall. They ... (to perform) some new songs at theconcert tomorrow. 12)... doctors ... (to use) antibiotic drugs tofight viruses? - No, antibiotic drugs ... (not to work) againstviruses. Doctors usually ... (to prescribe) antibiotics againstbacterial infections. 13) Max. (always to play) pranks on hisclassmates! 14)... you ... (to wait) for a ferry? - Yes, we ....The ferry ... (to arrive) at four o'clock. 15) ... Peter and Tim ...(to go) fishing next Thursday? - Yes, .... They often ... (to go)fishing together. And they always ... (to invite) me to join them.​

Answer 1

1) sends
2) is writing
3) is looking
4) attend
5) is, is preparing
6) always makes fun
7) isn’t examining, is giving, examines
8) contains
9) tell, ask
10) boil
11) Are, having, aren’t, rehearse, will perform
12) Do, use, isn’t working, prescribe
13) always plays
14) Do, wait, do, will arrive
15) Will, go, they will, go, invite

Answer 2

1) John often ... (sends) e-mail letters to his friends abroad.

2) Paul ... (is writing) an e-mail letter to his friend in Canada now.

3) Margaret ... (is looking) for a better job at the moment.

4) We... (attend) language courses three times a week.

5) The secretary ... (is) busy now. She ... (is preparing) the documents for the conference.

6) My elder brother ... (is always making fun) of me!

7) The professor ... (is not examining) patients now. He ... (is giving) a lecture to the students at the moment. He usually ... (examines) the patients in the morning.

8) The article ... (contains) the results of important researches in medicine.

9) You never ... (tell) me about your problems at school. I'm a bit surprised that you ... (are asking) me for a piece of advice now.

10) Most oils .. (boil) at 200-300 C.

11) Are the musicians... (having) lunch now? - No, they aren't. They ... (are rehearsing) in the assembly hall. They ... (are performing) some new songs at the concert tomorrow.

12) Do doctors ... (use) antibiotic drugs to fight viruses? - No, antibiotic drugs ... (do not work) against viruses. Doctors usually ... (prescribe) antibiotics against bacterial infections.

13) Max (is always playing) pranks on his classmates!

14) Are you ... (waiting) for a ferry? - Yes, we are. The ferry ... (arrives) at four o'clock.

15) Are Peter and Tim ... (going) fishing next Thursday? - Yes, they are. They often ... (go) fishing together. And they always ... (invite) me to join them.​

Answer 3

1. John often sends e-mail letters to his friends abroad.
2. Paul is writing an e-mail letter to his friend in Canada now.
3. Margaret is looking for a better job at the moment.
4. We attend language courses three times a week.
5. The secretary is busy now. She is preparing the documents for the conference.
6. My elder brother always makes fun of me!
7. The professor is not examining patients now. He is giving a lecture to the students at the moment. He usually examines the patients in the morning.
8. The article contains the results of important researches in medicine.
9. You never tell me about your problems at school. I'm a bit surprised that you are asking me for a piece of advice now.
10. Most oils boil at 200-300°C.
11. Are the musicians having lunch now? - No, they aren't. They are rehearsing in the assembly hall. They will perform some new songs at the concert tomorrow.
12. Do doctors use antibiotic drugs to fight viruses? - No, antibiotic drugs do not work against viruses. Doctors usually prescribe antibiotics against bacterial infections.
13. Max always plays pranks on his classmates!
14. Are you waiting for a ferry? - Yes, we are. The ferry is arriving at four o'clock.
15. Are Peter and Tim going fishing next Thursday? - Yes, they are. They often go fishing together. And they always invite me to join them.