1.if only i had/have more to read detective stories 2. daniel wishes he learnt/had learnt to swim when he was younger 3. if only we have/had seen the burglar's face 4. i wish i were/am brave enough to go abseiling 5. they wish they could/can learn how to scuba dive 6.if only you have/had remembered to lock your bike! 7.do you wish you were/had called the police sooner? if only he were/is more careful !

1. If only I had more to read detective stories.
2. Daniel wishes he had learnt to swim when he was younger.
3. If only we had seen the burglar's face.
4. I wish I were brave enough to go abseiling.
5. They wish they could learn how to scuba dive.
6. If only you had remembered to lock your bike!
7. Do you wish you had called the police sooner?
8. If only he were more careful!

1. I always buy something from a charity shop.

2. Now she is buying something from a charity shop.

3. He has just bought something from a charity shop.

4. They have been buying something from a charity shop for whole life.

1. Sometimes he puts two spoonfuls of sugar in porridge.

2. At the moment I’m putting two spoonfuls of sugar in my dish.

3. She hasn’t put two spoonfuls of sugar in her food since December.

4. We have been putting two spoonfuls of sugar in the batter for years now.

1. We usually add a pinch of pepper in the stew.

2. Right now he is adding a pinch of pepper in his soup.

3. I’ve just added a pinch of pepper in the tea.

4. My mum has been adding a pinch of pepper in spaghetti for over 20 minutes.

1. Jack doesn’t like to peel potatoes.

2. She is peeling potatoes at the moment.

3. They’ve just peeled potatoes.

4. I have been peeling potatoes for whole life.

1. I always grate cheese for dinner.

2. Now we are grating cheese for pizza.

3. He has just grated cheese.

4. They have been grating cheese for over 15 minutes.

1. We don’t like sparkling water.

2. At the moment she is drinking sparkling water.

3. I’ve just drunk a glass of sparkling water.

4. Lately he has been drinking a lot of sparkling water.

1. Look! Peter (is staying)  at the back door.

2. We (have missed)  the bus. Now we'll have to walk.

3. How long have you been here?

4. I (have been looking)  for my keys all the morning but I (have not found)

them yet.  

5. Modern trains (go)  very fast.

6. He (will go) to the cinema next weekend, I think. .

7. Ann (likes)  playing tennis.

8. My parents (bought) a delicious cake yesterday. .

9. I (have been writing)  a letter for 2 hours.

10.Helen (is dancing)  now.

11. Sam has already fed the kitten.  

12. Nick (does not read)  books every day.

13. Alice and Den (were)  at the café yesterday.

14.The doctor (prescribed)  a medicine to my granny two days ago.

15. Our town (is) nice and green.