1. I am painting the room and after that I will cook dinner.
2. Tom was washing car.
3. I am writing letters.
4. She was knitting and listening to the radio.
5. I was having dinner and watching the news.
6. I rang the bell six times.
7. I will knock three times if your door is closed.
1. We understand the questions.
2. And we know the answers.
3. We like our English class.
4. But we hate the tests.
5. We are intelligent people.
6. And we have opinions.
7. He kicked the ball.
8. It hit the window.
9. And it smashed the glass.
10. go to bed fall asleep sleep be asleep wake up be awake get up be up
11. I'm up.
12. I often get up very late on Sundays.
1. It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late.
2. I am here to visit Mr. Zhang Mansheng.
3. I came here to visit Mr. Zhang Mansheng.
4. I've come here to visit Mr. Zhang Mansheng.
5. Do you have an appointment with him?
6. Have you made an appointment with him?
1. It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late.
2. I am here to visit Mr. Zhang Mansheng.
3. I came here to visit Mr. Zhang Mansheng.
4. I've come here to visit Mr. Zhang Mansheng.
5. Do you have an appointment with him?
6. Have you made an appointment with him?
1. A: Hi, Kevin. Your roommate told me that I could find you in the TV lounge. What are you doing here?
B: What does it look like I am doing?
A: Well, it looks like you're watching television. But we have a linear algebra midterm tomorrow, so I thought you would be studying for it and maybe I can study with you.
B: Oh, well, I was just taking a break. This linear algebra stuff gives me a headache if I work on it too long.
2. He is nodding his head in agreement.
3. Henry is kicking the soccer ball around the backyard.
4. Someone is coughing.
5. Joe is realizing his mistakes.
6. I am starting the car.
7. The chef is tasting the soup.
And it tastes good.
8. I taste ginger in these spring rolls.
9. He is smelling the chicken.
And it smells nice.
I smell something burniing in the kitchen.
10. I am looking at the picture.
It looks beautiful.
I see the picture.
1. I am listening to the music.
2. It sounds nice.
3. I hear the music.
4. I am hearing Prof. Smith's lectures.
5. I am seeing my doctor tomorrow.
I see what you mean.
6. Harry: How have you been?
Sally: Fine.
Harry: Are you seeing anybody?
Sally: Harry.
Harry: What?
Sally: I don't want to talk about this.
Harry: Why not?
Sally: I don't want to talk about it.
1. (Marie is getting her wedding dress fitted. Sally is sitting down, watching)
Sally: Is Harry bringing anyone to the wedding?
Marie: I don't think so.
Sally: Is he seeing anyone?
Marie: He is seeing the anthropologist.
Sally: What does she look like?
Marie: Thin, pretty, big tits. Your basic nightmare.
2. He is appearing on the stage.
And he appears to be nervous.
3. The doctor was feeling her pulse.
I feel we shouldn't do it.
4. I am thinking of asking him to do me a favor.
Today if a happy smile comes to you, a happy smile that perhaps you can't explain... it is because at that moment, I am thinking of you, and smiling, too.
I think you're right.
5. The butcher is weighing the steak.
The steak weighs 12 ounces.
1. I am loving it.
I'm hating this assignment.
2. Yes, I understand you.
3. I'm understanding less and less about life, the older I get.
4. I'm understanding more about quantum mechanics as each day goes by.
On any given day, I understood more about quantum mechanics than any previous day.
5. What we are seeing is a red dwarf star.
6. One night in the middle of the night, I'm hearing dripping.
7. I like the first piano notes, but I'm not liking where the strings come in.
8. He's being rude.
He's rude.
1. Wife: You said you like the furniture.
Husband: I was just being polite.
2. Fred is being silly.
Fred is silly.
3. The children are being very quiet; I wonder what they are up to.
4. The peddler is being rude.
5. She is being careful at this moment.
6. She was being stupid. Actually she had already known the whole story.
7. You're being difficult again.
8. A: Whey is he so upset?
B: I told him he's getting fat. I was just being honest.
9. Clint is being foolish.
Clint is foolish.
10. You're being a fool.
You're a fool.
1. What are you doing for the Spring Festival?
What do you do for the Spring Festival?
2. My wife was cleaning the house when I got home.
My wife cleaned the house when I got home.
3. The little boy is being careful.
The little boy is careful.
4. I knocked your door six times last night.
5. Yes, I understood him.
6. I'm understanding less and less about life, the older I get.
7. He was just being polite.
1. The doctor was feeling her pulse when I came in.
2. I feel he is right this time.
3. The sales clerk is weighing the fruit.
4. The fruit weighs 2 kilograms.
5. I am seeing my dentist tomorrow.
6. I see what you mean.
7. I smell the scent of the rose in this house now.
8. I am smelling the rose now, but it doesn't smell much.
9. I smell something burning in this house now.
10. She was being stupid. Actually she had already known the whole story.
Differences Between You and Your Boss...
When you take a stand, you're being bull-headed.
When your boss does it, he's being firm.
When you overlooked a rule of etiquette, you're being rude.
When your boss skips a few rules, he's being original.
When you please your boss, you're apple polishing.
When your boss pleases his boss, he's being co-operative.
When you're out of the office, you're wandering around.
When your boss is out of his office, he's on business.
When you apply for leave, you must be going for an interview.
When your boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked.
1. Don't you think they're being foolish to worry about it at this time?
2. I'm sorry, but our company is losing money. We can't afford to keep you on anymore.
3. A: My cousin Bob is getting married in California and I can't decide whether to go.
B: It's a long trip but I think you will have a good time.
4. A: Hey, Dan. I hear you're meeting Susan's parents for the first time?
B: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately her father loves to fish so we'll have something to talk about.
5. A: Have you finished with today's paper?
B: Hellp yourself. I'm still working on yesterday's.
6. A: Let's jog for another mile.
B: I'll try. But I'm running out of steam.
7. A: Hello. I'm calling to see if the summer position you advertised in the paper is still available?
B: Uh, yes. Certainly. When could you come to the office for an interview?
8. A: I can't believe this. I'm leaving for San Diego tomorrow and I haven't even started packing yet.
B: I wish I were going with you. Will you have much time there?
1. I'd love to come to your barbecue on Saturday but my cousin is arriving from California that day.
B: That's no problem. The more the merrier.
2. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be living at home.
3. A: What a morning! My train usually takes 45 minutes but today it took me over an hour to get to campus.
B: I saw signs in the station that construction will be going on for the next three months.
4. Good afternoon! As you know, this is a course in beginning political theory. We'll be meeting each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 8:00 clock for the next twelve weeks.
1. I am seeing the doctor tomorrow morning.
2. I amfeeling terrible. I think I'll be sick.
3. You look pale. Are you feeling OK?
4. I am thinking of giving up my job.
5. The soup is great. It tastes really good.
6. The chef is tasting the chicken.
7. Do you believe in God?
8. What do you think of the movie?
9. He saw somebody creeping into the house through the window last night.
10. Like squirrels, tree shrews bear well-developed claws on their digits and are generally active during daylight hours.