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At the Bus Station

Dialogue 2 

Linda: Hello, Brandon! 
 
Brian: Hello, Linda, but actually, my name is not Brandon! 
 
Linda: Oh sorry - ooops, your name is... Brian. Right? What are you doing here? 
 
Brian: I am going straight to the university.  What are you doing now? 
 
Linda: I am waiting for the bus and, meanwhile, reading this book! 
 
Brian: I can wait with you. 
 
Linda: Oh, that is so nice of you! And what is your friend doing now? 
 
Brian: He is lying in bed, watching television, and eating my donuts.... 
 
Linda: Haha... my sister is also still sleeping. But we are both working and studying... 
 
Brian: Too bad, I know! Which company do you work for? 
 
Linda: I have an office job at a large company, and I drive to many customers. 
 
Brian: What do you do in your spare time? 
 
Linda: I read, as you see, I go to the cinema with my sister, and we like to go to
parties. I travel a lot and like to see the world. My sister also likes to travel – however,
she just does not have enough money. Sometimes I like to just simply lie on my sofa
and watch TV. And what do you do? 
 
Brian: I study and live here. I study quite a lot and work in a department store. And I
make music. My friend makes music too. We often do live-stuff!  

Linda: That’s cool! Which instrument do you play? 
 
Brian: I play the guitar! And my friend plays the saxophone! 
 
Linda: Oh, that’s my bus! I really like talking to you! 
 
Brian: See you later!

Grammar 2 A: Present Tense Simple

Singular:                                           Plural:
1. I play                                                  1. We play
 
2. You play                                           2. You play
 
3. He plays, she plays, it plays      3. They play

 Grammar 2 C: Present Simple vs. Progressive

When to use the present simple?
 
∙  When something happens
regularly or
 
∙  is a permanent situation or
 
∙  to show a schedule or fixed
timetable in the future (present
simple with a future meaning)

 When to use the present progressive?

*For actions happening at or
around the moment of speaking

*for a longer action which is
currently in progress

*for individual plans already in
place

Exercise

Fill in the correct present form of the verb. Choose from this box:
 

 
Linda: Hello, Brandon! Brian: Hello, Linda, but actually, my name ________ not
Brandon! Linda: Oh sorry - ooops, your name ________... Brian. Right? What
________ you ________ here? Brian: I ________ ________ straight to the
university.  What ________ you ________ now? Linda: I ________ ________ for
the bus and, meanwhile, ________ this book! Brian: I ________ ________ with
you. Linda: Oh, that ________ so nice of you! And what ________ your friend
________ now? Brian: He ________ ________ in bed, ________ television, and
________ my donuts.... Linda: Haha... my sister ________ also still ________. But
we ________ both ________ and ________... Brian: Too bad, I ________! Which
company ________ you ________ for? Linda: I ________ an office job at a large
company, and I ________ to many customers. Brian: What ________ you
________ in your spare time? Linda: I ________, as you ________, I ________ to
the cinema with my sister, and we ________ to ________ to parties. I ________ a
lot and ________ to ________ the world. My sister also ________ to ________ –
however, she just ________ not ________ enough money. Sometimes I ________
to just simply ________ on my sofa and ________ TV. And what ________ you
________? Brian: I ________ and ________ here. I ________ quite a lot and
________ in a department store. And I ________ music. My friend ________ music
too. We often ________ live-stuff! Linda: That ________ cool! Which instrument
________ you ________? Brian: I ________ the guitar! And my friend ________
the saxophone! Linda: Oh, that ________ my bus! I really ________ ________ to
you! Brian: ________ you later!

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Cheers

Natalie Silakoff