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2 Complete the two sentences with a simple and a continuous
Simple and continuous forms form of the verb given.
1 RUN
We use simple forms to talk about habits, repeated actions and
states. a He was out of breath because he'd been running.
b He was out of breath because he'd run alt the way.
ula plal tennis overy week.
I was in ihe arm1. 2 EAT
\rlo've alwals lived hara. a Ruth got food poisoning because she
We use continuous forms to tatk about something happening at something strange.
a particutar moment. b Daisy had greasy fingers because she
He was still sleeping at loa m fish and chips.
-Ihis
time tomorrow l'll ba lling on a boach.
loG
He's urorKing at ths momant
, f -_- in the parkwhen I twisted my ankle.
We use simple forms to tatk about permanent situations. b I didn't have much time so I once round
l{e urorKed for thr company all his life. the park.
We use continuous forms to talk about temporary situations.
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I'd bron stafng with Sack unti! ihe hou* vrar finished.
a George passed his exams because he
We use simple forms to talk about finished situations.
every night.
Wa aloanad the offiae and ihan ws werf homa.
b Charlie had a headache because he
We use continuous forms to tatk about unfinished situations. ,*l
l've been raading 'this booK for two months. E, -E Sp.culating
There are two types of verbs, dynamic and state. Dynamic verbs
We use the fottowing structures to speculate about people and
are verbs that describe actions. They can be used in simple and
th ings:
continuous forms.
/ook (and seem, sound, feel, etc.) like with a noun.
tha eala lunch ai horna avery da1
6ha looKs liKe a s'tudeni
I r.rae aaling lunch at homg uhon I heard iha ne.ws on tha radio.
ll fasfs lixa eilr.
We don't usuatly use state verbs in continuous tenses.
look (seem, saund, feel, etc.) with an adjective.
thry r,ranl to visit'tha calhedra\
Thal loor upsot.
Some common state verbs are: believe, belang, enjoy, forget,
Sha soarns angr1.
hate, like, love, need, prefer, remember, understand, want.
wonder + if followed by a subject and verb.
I Choose the correctwords. I wondsr if ihel hava had problomr,
1 They'd only known i 'd onty been knowing each other modal verbs to talk about possibitity, probabitity and certainty
for three weeks when they got married. in the present and the past.
2 The teacher refused to repeat the exptanation because He must ba at home novr
some students hadn't listened / hadn't been [istening. they might have gono out laet night.
3 I adored my new shoes - they were just what | 'd tooked
1 Rewrite the example sentence using the words in brackets.
for I 'd been looking for.
4 We voted for the opposition party because we thought / 1 I wonder if he's a sailor^
were thinking they might change our foreign poticy. a Ha looks liKa a railor. (look)
b He migh"f havtbern a eailor. (might)
5 Ruby didn't enioy / wasn't enioyingthe party, so she
decided to leave earty. 2 She might be ilt.
6 The fish smett / was smelling off, so we threw it away. a . (wonder)
7 The ring had belonged / had been belonging to my b . (lool0
grandmother before it was handed down to my mother.
3lr tooks like they're going to a football match.
a (wonder)
b . (must)
4 lwonder if he's passed his exams.
a . (not took)
. (can't)

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