For each of the following, students work together in pairs and make a Simple sentence to focus on completion or a Continuous sentence to focus on duration.

  1. Explain why you are tired.
    • I have been doing exercise.
  2. Explain why you don't understand the instructions for this activity.
    • I have been using Facebook instead of listening to the teacher.
  3. Explain why you are wearing the same clothes as yesterday.
  4. Explain why there are strange web sites open on your computer. These strange web sites are also in a different language.
  5. Explain why you don't want anything to eat.
  6. Explain why you have lost a lot of weight.
  7. Explain why you don't live in the same apartment anymore.
  8. Explain why your shoes are dirty.
  9. Explain why you don't have a lot of money to spend.
  10. Explain why you smell bad.
  11. Explain why John isn't at school today.
  12. Explain why you want to buy a new mouse for your computer.
  13. Explain why your cell phone's screen is broken.
  14. Explain why you have brought an umbrella to school.
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