GRAMMAR EXERCISE I

Focus: Present (Continuous) Tense, Past (Continuous) Tense, Future

(Continuous)
Tense, Be going to + a base form, Be going to + be + a Present Participle.
Reminder: Be going to and the future tense are essentially interchangeable.
1.- (rain) When I left the house this morning, it ___________________________
2.- (have) I didnt take a vacation because I _________________________any money.
3.- (win) Who ____________________________________ in the next election?
4.- (rise) The sun ____________________________ at 6:38 yesterday morning.
5.- (live) They _______________________in an apartment temporarily because they cant
find an inexpensive house.
6.- (eat) I _____________________________Italian food only once in a while.
7.- (ring) The bell ________________________________ and the class began.
8.- (blow) A hard wind ___________________ while we were climbing the mountain.
9.- (understand) He ________________________ anything at the last meeting.
10.- (enter) Who _________________________ the university next September?
11.- (talk) When I came into the room, everyone _________________ about me.
12.- (give) How often does your teacher __________________ the class a quiz?
13.- (go) We ____________________________ anywhere in particular next weekend.
14.- (fight) We _________________________________ our enemy until our last man falls.
15.- (talk) My secretary __________________________________ on the phone right now.
16.- (begin) The movie _________________________________________________ soon.
17.- (take) When he goes on a business trip, he usually ______________________ his wife.
18.- (set) The sun never ____________________________________________ in the east.
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19.- (set) The sun ____________________________ at 5:48 tomorrow afternoon.
20.- (enter) The patient _____________________the operating room at this very moment.
21.- (fall) Our little girl ____________________________ down and hurt herself seriously.
22.- (take) Who ______________________________________ care of your children now?
23.- (speak) I __________________________________ to anyone on the phone last night.
24.- (make) I ______________________________ a few mistakes on the last examination.
25.- (shine) When I get up tomorrow morning, the sun _____________________________.
26.- (be) The assassination of President Kennedy ________________ a shock to the
world.
27.- (be) We _______________________________________ at the beginning of this book.
28.- (live) Few people ______________________________________ in the Sahara Desert.
29.- (fall) Listen! Some rain ________________________________________ on the roof.
30.- (fall) The leaves usually _____________________________ from the trees in October.