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13. What are the other nurses in the ward doing?
14. What is the doctor doing?
15. What is one nurse taking?
16. What is the physiotherapist doing?
B. Read through the text and underline all the words and phrases that
tell us “when” something happens.
Something about verbs
1 The simple present tense is used for permanent truths, habitual actions and states.
Water freezes at 320 Fahrenheit.
The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening.
He smokes a pipe.
It is used with such words as
Usually, generally, often, sometimes, frequently, rarely, never, always, normally,
seldom, regularly
And such phrases as
Everyday, every week, once a day, once a week, twice a month, several times a year
2 The continuous present tense is used for actions which are going on at the time of
speaking. It is usually used without any adverbs of time.
What are you doing? I’m writing a letter.
I’m trying to do these exercises.
It is sometimes used with such words as:
Now, still, at present, at the moment
3 The simple past is used for actions which took place in the past and are finished
by the time of speaking. It is used for habitual actions and states in the past, in the
same way as simple present is used for habitual actions and states in the present.
Last year I studied medicine.
I always went to France for my holidays.
She was on an early shift every day last month.
It is used with such words as:
Yesterday, last night, the other day, a few days ago, last week, last month, a few
moment ago, a long time ago.
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