Tenses

Zeitformen

 

 

  1. Usually Mrs Smith _________ (teach) our class. But this week Mrs Smith is ill, so Dr Turner ___________ (take) over. He ____________ us this week. (teach) The physics lessons ________ (promise) to be interesting, for Dr Turner _____ (have) a doctor grade in nuclear physics. That ____ (be) our topic this week.

  2. In the Sixties Gene Roddenberry _______ (have) the idea of a new TV show, some kind of waggon train to the stars. He _________ (call) it Star Trek. The first actor to play the captain on Star Trek ________ (be) Jeffrey Hunter who ________ (play) Captain Christopher Pike. Later on Canadian actor William Shatner _________ (come) on board. From the first pilot movie on Leonard Nimoy _________ (play) Mr Spock.

 

  1. In his play „Our Town“ renown playwright Thornton Wilder _______ (show) everyday routine under the light of eternity. His characters _________ (experience) typical situations in life. A stage manager _________ (explain) things to the audience. The play ____ (be) part of the epic theatre. Directors ______ (use) very few props on the stage.

 

 

 

eventually, currently or actually?

 

actually: tatsächlich

 

eventually: schließlich

 

currently: aktuell

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger was __________ born in Austria.

 

The challenger will _________ beat the champion.

 

If you heat up water, it ___________ boils.

 

____________ there are still many teams in the competition.

 

If you work hard, you ___________ succeed.