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II Read about Fiona. Fill in the gaps with the correct
simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.

I 1 (work) as a flight attendant for
seven years and I 2 (love) my job. At the
moment I 3 (wait) to fly to Rome, so I
4 (phone) some friends to pass the time.
I 5 (never have) a really scary experience,
although once we 6 (fly) across the Atlantic
and one of the engines 7 (stop) working.
Luckily, it 8 (happen) while most people
9 (sleep) and we 10 (manage)
to land safely. I 11 (suppose) the best thing
about the job is the discounts. Next month I
1 2 (fly) to Australia on holiday and the flight
only 13 (cost) me £95! And the worst thing?
I 14 (hate) security checks - 1 15 (go)
through about 20 this week already!

II Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these verbs.
Use the same verb for both sentences in each pair.

be have think see

1 a What you of this dress?
b I of going away next week.
www.english0905.com lunch with my boss when I got your text.
2 a
b We this car since 2004.
3 a you the new Ryan Gosling
film yet?
b Mr Jones a customer at the moment.
4 a Rick tall, good-looking and very friendly.
• HELP WITH GRAMMAR Simple and b Jo friendly today, for a change!
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• continuous aspects; activity and state verbs
El a Answer these questions about the sentences in 4b.
Get ready ... Get it right!
a Look at sentences 1 and 2. Which describes something
that is: repeated? in progress at a specific point in time? : Write responses to these prompts. Don't write
b Look at sentences 3 and 4. Which describes something them in this order.
that is: completed? unfinished? Something that you:
c Look at sentences 5 and 6. Which describes something • have wanted to do for ages
that is: permanent? temporary?
• are thinking of doing next weekend
b Look at these verbs. Do they usually describe • have forgotten to do this week
activities (A) or states (S)? Do we usually use state • own that really suits you
verbs in continuous or simple verb forms? • are looking forward to
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hate S play A fly know travel listen Work in pairs. Swap papers. Take turns to ask
seem run understand work sit dislike your partner about the things he/she has written.
need study prefer wait forget mean Ask follow-up questions if possible.
agree cost own belong
Are you thinking of visiting
c Look at sentences 7- 10 in 4b. What is the difference your brother next weekend? Yes, I am.
in meaning between the verb forms in bold in each
sentence? Where does he live?

d Check in 16;t!WMJ;Qt p143.