Relier Pairs speakout inter u 1 tensesVersion en ligne match the sentences with explanations of the tense used par Margo Gushchina 1 Emma passed her exam last year. 2 At 5 o’clock yesterday I was cooking dinner. 3 She always comes home late at night. 4 I’m reading a magazine now. 5 They’re flying to Tokyo next week. 6 She was having breakfast when the phone rang. 7 The Sun goes round the Earth. 8 I’m quite busy these days. I’m doing the course at college. 9 He is always being late. 10 Tina was doing the washing-up while the children were playing in the garden. 11 He usually played football in his free time. the action that is happening at the moment of speaking habits or facts in the past temporary action happening around the time of speaking past action in progress which was interrupted by a short action two actions in progress happening at the same time in the past future plans (arrangements) universal facts, truths permanent actions, habits finished actions in the past to express annoyance, or when you think that something happens too often with the adverbs always, constantly action in progress at a definite time in the past