1. Read the sentences, identify the tenses, then match them with the correct description typing the correct letter. 

1. He IS EATING his dinner at the moment. _____

2. In the last act of the film the main character JUMPS off the helicopter and RUNS to help his fiends in the cave. _____

3. She’S TRAVELLING to London next week. _____

4. She LIVES in London. _____

5. Johnson DRIBBLES the ball over to the opponents’ side and unexpectedly PASSES it to Phillips standing under the basket. _____

6. She IS PREPARING for her exams these days. _____

7. The plane to New York DEPARTS at 6:00. _____

8. You’RE ALWAYS DISTURBING me when I am trying to concentrate! _____

9. The sun RISES in the east. _____

10. More and more people ARE BECOMING ill after the spread of the virus. _____

DESCRIPTIONS:

A. _Permanent state_

B. _Timetable or programme_

C. _General truth or the law of nature_

D. _Narration or review_

E. _Commentary_

F._ Action taking place now, at the moment of speaking_

H. _Action taking place around now_

I. _Fixed future arrangement_

J. _Changing or developing situation_

K. _Actions which happen very often to express annoyance, anger or irritation_

_
_

Content licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-4.0)

