Share S6 - U3 Grammar 1 Continuous tenses
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The scientists _______ tests all week to try to discover exactly what material it is. (do)
have been doing/are doing
The broadband connection is very slow today so the file ______ at top speed. (download)
is not / isn’t downloading
We ______ to figure out why the scanner won’t work and we think it’s due to the slow internet connection. (try)
are/’re trying - have/’ve been trying
I _______ the report for hours before I finally found what I was looking for. (study)
had/’d been studying
The teachers ________ a meeting at the moment to find out who is responsible for the incident. (have)
are having
The phone charger was plugged in but the phone ________ . It is charging now. (charge)
was not/wasn’t - had not/hadn’t been charging
always / borrow / my phone / without asking -You ________ and it really annoys me.
are/’re always borrowing my phone without asking
wear / headphones / while / study. - I didn’t hear the phone ring because ________.
was wearing headphones while I was studying
wait / for hours - They _____ when I arrived.
had/’d been waiting for hours
prepare / her presentation / for days - She _______ so I hope she gets the top award.
has/’s been preparing her presentation for days
take / the train / Madrid / tomorrow morning - We _______ so we’ll be there by 5 o’clock.
are/’re taking the train to Madrid tomorrow morning
Correct the mistakes: When I phoned, they are working on something top secret, so they couldn’t talk about it.
they were working
Correct the mistakes: I can’t leave the house right now. They were delivering the new computer this morning.
they are delivering
Correct the mistakes: The machine had been running for hours when its motor suddenly stopped.
Correct
Correct the mistakes: It’s time for Sam to stop using the computer now. He had been surfing the internet for hours.
He has been surfing
Correct the mistakes: Alison isn’t doing any more tests on her invention today.
Correct
