I eat every day. I am eating now. I have been eating since morning. I ate yesterday.

Do you eat every day? Are you eating now? Have you been eating since 12 o'clock? Did you eat yesterday?

She often drinks coffee. Is she drinking coffee now? She has been drinking coffee for a few years. She drank coffee 2 hours ago.

My mum cooks well. My mum is making dinner at the moment. My mum has been making dinner since she came from work. My mum didn't make dinner yesterday.

They don't usually have dinner together. They aren't having dinner now. They haven't been having dinner together for the whole year. They didn't have dinner yesterday.

What do you usually do in the evenings? What are you doing now? What have you been doing for a good hour? What did you do yesterday?

He never reads. Is he reading now? He has been reading since morning. Did he read anything yesterday?

Why are you always looking at me like this? Why aren't you looking at me now? How long have you been looking at me? Don't look at me! He looked at me so coldly yesterday. Stop looking at me! I can't look at people so lordly as she can.

Where did you see this film? Don't bother me; I'm watching my favourite soap opera! Fancy that, she has been watching this soap opera for 5 years! We don't usually watch TV on weekdays. Stop watching this rubbish! Did you watch soap operas in childhood?

Do you ever sleep? She has been sleeping just for a few minutes, please, don't wake her up! Are you sleeping? I didn't sleep last night, it was terrible. Don't sleep! We are in a great hurry!

She would bring flowers from the country. Yesterday she brought flowers from the country.

We would call names at the lessons. Why do children call names so often? My children never call names.

I never shout at my children. Do you shout at your children? Stop shouting at the children! Why did you shout at your children yesterday? You are always shouting at your children! She would shout at her children. Don't shout at the children!

Why are you always snapping? Ill-mannered children always snap at the lessons. Hooligans would snap at the lessons.

She would sing something in a thin voice. Did you sing in childhood? Do you often sing? Stop singing! Just imagine! She has been singing since morning! I am not singing, I'm just sitting and looking through the window.

She would treat us in the evenings. Did they treat you yesterday? You never treat us.

Why are you always showing off? He would show off at the lessons in childhood. In my opinion, he has been showing off since childhood.

Can you bring up children? Nobody can bring up children, as it should be. Stop bringing me up at last / after all!

She would sob of offence. Do you often cry? You know, sometimes I cry on nothing. She has been crying for 2 hours. I can't believe, that she has been crying since morning.

What are you looking for? How long have you been looking for him? Did you look for him yesterday? We would look for him for hours. I never look for my glasses.

Are there many English books in your library?

There used to be a lot of English books in my library.

Is there a cinema in your street? — Yes, there is. But it used to be a theatre.

There is a little cloud in the sky.

There used to be a sofa in the kitchen.

There are 2 beds in the room.

There used to be a large number of people outdoors in the evenings.

He used to be a teacher and now he is a manager at the supermarket.

We used to go fishing when I was a child.

Did you use to go hiking when you lived in England?

I show off every day. I'm showing off now. I have been showing off since morning. I showed off yesterday. I used to show off. I would show off in childhood. I could show off when mum was out. Yesterday I managed to show off at the lesson.

You usually lose your handkerchiefs. You are losing temper. You have been loosing your handkerchiefs since childhood. You lost your handkerchief yesterday. You used to lose your handkerchiefs. You would lose your handkerchiefs at school. You could lose everything when you lived with your granny and she never punished you. You were able to lose my favourite handkerchief!

On the whole, she gets on with people. She is getting on with her husband at the moment. She has been getting on with adults since her birth. She got on with her mother-in-low last summer. She used to get on with her mother-in-low. She would get on with everyone in our school. She could get on with everybody when she was in a good mood. Yesterday she managed to get on with a gang of hooligans.

I always sail against the wind. I'm sailing against the wind at the moment. I have been sailing against the wind since birth. I sailed against the wind in youth. I would sail against the wind in youth. I used to sail against the wind, but things are different now. I was sailing against the wind while all people of my age were moving in a rut. I was sailing against the wind when suddenly I felt terribly tired.

You seldom write letters to your relatives. You are writing a letter — I can see. You have been writing a letter for 2 hours. You were writing a letter when I came to see you. You used to write letters very often, but now you are very busy at work. You wrote a letter to me yesterday. You were writing letters from 2 till 5 yesterday. You always wrote to me about your problems.

He usually plays the fool at the lessons. He is playing the fool at work now. He has been playing the fool from birth. He often played the fool in youth. He would play the fool in the country. He used to play the fool when he was a guest. He was playing the fool when we first saw him.

Yesterday I ate an apple. I have eaten an apple today. When I was eating an apple yesterday, I felt dizzy.

You read his letter last week. You have just read his letter. Have you read his letter yet? Have you already read his letter?

He has never looked at me. He never looked at me in childhood. He wasn't looking at me while I was blowing him kisses.

She wasn't there yesterday. She hasn't been there these days. She hasn't been there since childhood. She wasn't there when I got in/ came in. She hasn't been there for ages.

Have you ever quarrelled with your parents? Did you ever quarrel with your parents in childhood?

I learn good poems by heart with great pleasure. I've just learnt by heart a marvellous poem. Stop learning by heart all sorts of rubbish! When I was learning this poem by heart, the door opened and my mum entered the room.

We've been in low water since New Year's Day. We would be in low water in youth, but never suffered from it.

Fancy that! The boy has been out of hand!

Don't listen to reason. It's boring!

She has had a screw loose! She has quarrelled with all her acquaintances/friends!