FOLYAMATOS ÉS EGYSZERŰ IGEIDŐK ÉS STATIKUS IGÉK
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1) Correct the sentences if there are any mistakes.
1. Are they having a good time?
2. I am thinking you are a nice person.
3. It is tasting good.
4. You are looking great.
5. He's having a huge house.
6. The food tastes good.
7. They are looking at the photo album.
8. They are designing a robot.
9. She is liking him very much.
10. Are you wanting to go to the cinema now?
11. I love creating my own lifestyle.
12. Jane invites her friends round every Saturday.
13. I’m thinking that school uniforms aren’t a bad idea.
14. That dress looking awful on you. Why do you wear it?
15. My parents aren’t agreeing with my boyfriend.
2) Look at the verbs in the sentences and correct the one that is used incorrectly.
1. I play tennis every Tuesday. Last week, I was playing with John, a man I am knowing
from work, when a bird flew into the tennis net.
2. Mohammed owns two different houses. He likes to live in his house by the sea when the
weather is good, but in winter he is preferring to live in the city.
3. While Keiko was fixing the car, I was making the supper. By six o'clock I had been
working for eight hours, so I was needing a good meal.
4. I don't understand stative and dynamic verbs. They seem very confusing. I am hating
them, because they are driving me crazy!
5. When I called Sarah, she watched TV, so she didn't want to come out with me, so I
went to the pub alone.
3) Choose the correct sentence.
1.
a) Why are you smelling the soup?
b) Why do you smell the soup?
2. a) She was feeling his arm on her
shoulder.
b) She felt his arm on her shoulder.
4.
5.
6.
3.
a) Are you having an English
dictionary?
b) Do you have an English dictionary?
a) What are you thinking about?
b) What do you think about?
a) I am feeling much better today.
b) I feel much better today.
a) What are you looking at?
b) What do you look at?
7.
a) I am not hearing you.
b) I can't hear you.
8.
a) What are you thinking of me?
b) What do you think of me?
9.
a) I am feeling we should go home
now.
b) I feel we should go home now.
10. a) This bread is tasting funny.
b) This bread tastes funny.
4) Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. He__________(cross) the road when I_________(see) him.
2. He__________(be) very busy now because he_________(wash) his car.
3. When Peter_________(arrive) home, his sister__________(listen) to the radio.
4. While I_____________(wash) my hair the phone________(ring).
5. I_____________(usually/get up) at 7 o’clock.
6. I______________(work), so don’t interrupt me.
7. What time_________________(you/go) to bed on Saturdays?
8. I_______________(have) lunch at the moment.
9. Don’t ask Tim. He______________(not/know) the answer.
10. Carol can’t swim today. She___________(have) a cold.
11. See you in the morning. I_________________(leave) now.
12. Jane________________(not/drink) tea very often.
13. How often_________________(you/go) to the dentist?
14. In summer John__________________(usually/play) tennis once or twice a week.
15. Water_____________(boil) at 100 degrees of Celsius.
16. The train is never late. It__________________(always/leave) on time.
17. ________________(you/go) out last night?
18. I_________________(go) to the cinema three times last week.
19. Jane______________(wait) for me when I_____________(arrive).
20. The doorbell_______________(ring) while I________________(have) a shower.
21. Actually, that _______________ (sound) wonderful.
22. We_______________ (cook) right now.
23. I _______________ (promise) to be back soon.
24. Frank and his wife _______________ (disagree) on this matter.
25. He _______________ (own) several large companies.
26. _______________ you_______________ (hear) Richard's voice now?
27. _______________ you _______________ (study) at the moment?
28. I ______________ (not mean) to hurt you.
29. I seriously _______________ (doubt) it.
30. We _______________ (be) at the office right now.
31. I _______________ (see) that you are busy at the moment.
32. I _______________ (think) that's not true.
33. I _______________ (love) Ben. We have a lot of fun together.
34. We _______________ (have) three kids.
35. I _______________ (think) about it a bit later.
KEY:
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Are they having a good time? 
I am think you are a nice person.
It tastes good.
You look great.
He has a huge house.
The food tastes good. 
They are looking at the photo album. 
They are designing a robot. 
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10.
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15.
She likes him very much.
Do you want to go to the cinema now?
I love creating my own lifestyle. 
Jane invites her friends round every Saturday. 
I think that school uniforms aren’t a bad idea.
That dress looks awful on you. Why do you wear it?
My parents don’t agree with my boyfriend.
2)
1. I play tennis every Tuesday. Last week, I was playing with John, a man I know from work, when a
bird flew into the tennis net.
2. Mohammed owns two different houses. He likes to live in his house by the sea when the weather is
good, but in winter he prefers to live in the city.
3. While Keiko was fixing the car, I was making the supper. By six o'clock I had been working for
eight hours, so I needed a good meal.
4. I don't understand stative and dynamic verbs. They seem very confusing. I hate them, because they
are driving me crazy!
5. When I called Sarah, she was watching TV, so she didn't want to come out with me, so I went to
the pub alone.
3)
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b)
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9.
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4)
1. He was crossing the road when I saw him.
2. He is very busy now because he is washing his
car.
3. When Peter arrived home, his sister was
listening to the radio.
4. While I was washing my hair the phone rang.
5. I usually get up at 7 o’clock.
6. I am working, so don’t interrupt me.
7. What time do you go to bed on Saturdays?
8. I am having lunch at the moment.
9. Don’t ask Tim. He doesn’t know the answer.
10. Carol can’t swim today. She has a cold.
11. See you in the morning. I am leaving now.
12. Jane doesn’t drink tea very often.
13. How often do you go to the dentist?
14. In summer John usually plays tennis once or
twice a week.
15. Water boils at 100 degrees of Celsius.
16. The train is never late. It always leaves on
time.
10. b)
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Did you go out last night?
I went to the cinema three times last week.
Jane was waiting for me when I arrived.
The doorbell rang while I I was having a
shower.
Actually, that sounds wonderful.
We are cooking right now.
I promise to be back soon.
Frank and his wife disagree on this matter.
He owns several large companies.
Do you hear Richard's voice now?
Are you studying at the moment?
I didn’t mean to hurt you.
I seriously doubt it.
We are at the office right now.
I see that you are busy at the moment.
I think that's not true.
I love Ben. We have a lot of fun together.
We have three kids.
I will think about it a bit later.