)underline the correct alternatives. a like most translators, i (1) ‘m speaking / speak several languages. at the moment, i (2) ‘m attending / attend a conference. i (3) was doing / did some work for an internet company when i (4) was hearing / heard about this conference. i (5) was arriving / arrived three days ago and i’m going to stay until monday, when it ends. b my best friend is called gina. we (6) aren’t speaking / don’t speak to each other every day, but we’re very close. i (7) was meeting / met her on my first morning at university. i (8) was looking / looked for the library when she came up to me and asked, ‘excuse me, (9) do you know / are you knowing where the library is? ’ we (10) were finding / found it together! 2) complete the text with the correct form of the verbs. use the tenses in the list in exercise 1. my friend sam (1)…………………………… (be) a student, but at the moment he (2)…………………………… (work) in a clothes shop. last summer, he (3)…………………………… (go) to italy. one day, while he (4)…………………………… (walk) along the beach, he (5)…………………………… (find) a watch. he (6)…………………………… (be) an honest person, so he (7)…………………………… (take) the watch to the police station and (8)…………………………… (leave) his phone number. the owner of the watch, angela, (9)…………………………… (call) him the following day to thank him, and she (10)…………………………… (invite) him for a coffee. since then, they (11)…………………………… (become) great friends. they (12)…………………………… (write) to each other many times. recently, sam (13)…………………………… (work) extra hours at the clothes shop so that he can visit angela again. i think it must be love
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