1. 11 Completa il testo con la forma corretta (Present continuous, going to o will) dei verbi tra parentesi. In alcuni casi è possibile più di una soluzione. Tomorrow my sister and I 1 (leave) for New York. We 2 (visit) our American cousins. I imagine we 3 (have) a lot of luggage, so I 4 (book) a taxi to take us to the airport. The flight is very long, but it 5 (not be) boring! I think we 6 (be) too excited to sleep! Our cousins 7 (meet) us at the airport. I think we 8 (be) quite tired, so they 9 (take) us directly to their apartment. We 10 (go) to Broadway in the evening: they’ve got tickets for a musical! are leaving are visiting are going to visit will have am going to book won’t be will be are meeting will be are taking are going to take are going

2. 12 Cerchia l’alternativa corretta. 1 We get / are getting / are going to get the train this afternoon. 2 The timetable says the train leaves / is leaving / is going to leave at 8 o’clock. 3 The weather forecast said it rains / is raining / is going to rain this afternoon.

3. 4 We visit / are visiting / are going to visit London one day in the future. 5 Hurry up, the lesson starts / is starting / is going to start at 9 o’clock as usual. 6These jeans are dirty, I wash / am washing / am going to wash them.

4. 14 Cercha l’alternativa corretta. 1 This is a very quiet area so you must / have to / shouldn’t make a lot of noise. 2 Students must / should / mustn’t talk during the written exam. 3 We should / can / mustn’t go now if we want to be home before midnight. 4 You don’t have to / must / can’t leave now if you don’t want to.

5. 5 I should / don’t have to / can’t open the door, I think the shop’s closed. 6 Ronnie can / mustn’t / should play football really well, I saw him playing yesterday. 7 Professional basketball players can’t / shouldn’t / have to train really hard.

6. 19 Sottolinea l’alternativa corretta. 1 My brother to work when he his car. 2 The teachers a coffee when a fire 3 While I along our road I a thief break into a house. was going went was crashing crashed had were having was breaking out broke out. was seeing saw walked was walking

7. 4 The storm when we television. 5 Mark football when he his leg. 6 I to my MP3 player so I the phone ring. watched were watching was beginning began didn’t play wasn’t playing wasn’t hearing didn’t hear listened was listening was breaking broke

8. 7 to school when I you yesterday? 8 They to the teacher when he the question. 9 What about when you into the hole? 10While the musicians the stage, I down. didn’t listen weren’t listening played were playing was seeing saw Were you going Did you go was falling fell was asking asked were you thinking did you think fell were falling

9. 20 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del Past continuous dei verbi tra parentesi. 0 I was going (go) home when dog started running after me. 1 The students (work) hard when the head teacher came in. 2 I (not use) the computer when the lights went off. 3 (Clare/do) her exercises when the phone rang? were working wasn’t using Was Clare doing

10. 4When the fireworks started John and Paul (talk) in the bar. 5 Who (you/help) when I saw you? 6 She (listen) to music when the fire alarm went off. 7 They (not do) anything when the police arrived. was listening were you helping were talking were not doing

11. 21 Completa il dialogo con la forma corretta del Past simple o del Past continuous dei verbi tra parentesi. A I 1 (climb) the tree yesterday, when my mum 2 (shout) to me. I was so surprised I 3 (fall) out and 4 (break) my leg. B Well, I 5 (wash) the windows of my house, the wind 6 (blow) and it 7 (rain) quite hard. The bad weather 8 (make) me loose my balance and I 9 (fall) off the ladder and 10 (break) my leg too. was climbing fell broke shouted was washing was blowing was raining made fell broke

12. A Is that why you 11 (sing) when they 12 (bring) you into hospital last night, because your leg 13 (hurt) so much? B I don’t remember that, I 14 (bang) my head so I 15 (not know) what was happening. 16 (you /be) already here when I 17 (arrive) yesterday? A Yes, I 18 (be). You 19 (sing) very loudly when you 20 (arrive) but then luckily you 21 (stop) when they 22 (give) you an injection. were singing brought was hurting banged didn’t know Were you arrived was were singing arrived stopped gave