Tenses Riddle – Angol igeidős feladványok

Jane talks on the phone.

Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour.

Mary is talking on the phone.

Who is not necessarily on the phone now?

Jane. The others are talking now, Jane usually does.

I’m going to make dinner for Frank.

I’m making dinner for Judy.

I’ll make dinner for Mary.

I make dinner for Ted.

I will be making dinner for Tony.

Who are you offering to make dinner for?

Mary. Simple future can be used to express offers.

Jane left when Tim arrived.

Bob left when Tim had arrived.

Tim arrived when Mary was leaving.

John had left when Tim arrived.

After Tim arrived, Frank left.

Who did not run into Tim?

John. The Past Perfect tells us that John left before Tim’s arrival.

Jane is talking in class.

Bob always talks in class.

Mary is always talking in class.

Whose action bothers you?

Mary. The Present Continuous + always can be used to express an annoying habit.

Jane never left Jamestown.

Bob has never left Jamestown.

Who is still alive?

Bob. The Present Perfect shows an unfinished period of time (until now) while Past is finished.