CONVERSATION

Abel      : it’s a great party, isn’t it?

Farhan   : yeah. It’s wonderful. The food is delicious.

   Would you like to dance with me?

Abel      : well, i’d love to. But sorry, i can’t. I’m waiting for my friends here.

Farhan   : that’s OK. Where are they now?

Abel      : they’re upstairs

Farhan   : where? I can’t see them

Abel      : look over there! The one with spiky hair, he’s wearing blue jeans. He’s dancing with his friend.       That’s Ronald. And the other one, Bela, is talking to her friends.

Farhan  : i see

Abel     : by the way, are you alone? Where are your friends?

Farhan  : well, actually i’m alone. Because my friends, Akbar and Hasan, are busy. They are studying for teh exams

Abel       : look! My friends are coming. Sorry, i’ve got to go. Bye

Farhan  : see you

LAUNDRY TIME

Liz hates /s/ doing the laundry. She realizes /iz/ that four weeks /s/ have passed since her last trip to the laundromat. There are piles /z/ of clothes /s/ in the closets /s/, the sheets /s/ and towels /z/ are dirty. She’s /z/ been wearing the same pair of blue jeans /s/ for nine days/z/, and she doesn’t /z/ have any clean socks /s/ or blouses /iz/ left. She thinks /s/ about it while she watches /iz/ one of her favorite TV shows /z/. She wishes /iz/ she didn’t have to do such chores /z/. Then she opens /s/ a book, turns /s/ the pages /iz/, and tries /z/ to study. The phone rings /s/: one of Liz’s /z/ friends /s/ reminds /s/ her about Sally’s /z/ party tomorrow evening. She decides /s/ that its /s/ now or never. She can’t go to the party unless she washes /iz/ one of her new dresses /iz/. She stuffs /s/ all her clothes /s/  into two laundry bags /z/. She stripes /s/ the bed and pulls /z/ the pillowcases /iz/ off the pillows /s/. She goes /z/  through the apartment, picking up everything in sight. Finally, she grabs /s/ some coat hangers /z/, two boxes /iz/ of detergent, and her keys /z/,  and closes /z/ the door behind her. She hopes /s/ she won’t be too late. She arrives /s/ at the laundromat, carries /z/ in all her belongings /s/, and searches /iz/ for some empty machines /s/. But they’re all either in use or out of order. She sighs /z/, picks up /s/ everything, and drives /s/ to the local video store to rent a couple of movies /z/.

HOWARD'S MORNING

The clock radio played /d/ soft music, but it sounded /id/ far away to Howard. At last, he opened /d/ his eyes, rolled /d/ over, and looked /id/ at the clock. He turned /d/ away and started /id/ to go back to sleep when suddenly he realized /t/ that it was already eight o’clock. He was late. He jumped /id/ out of bed, quickly shaved /t/ brushed /t/ his teeth, combed /id/ his hair, and got dressed /t/. He’d wanted /id/ to take a shower, but decided /id/ that there wasn’t enough time. He rushed /d/ down the stairs and into the kitchen. He hated /id/ being late. Hurriedly, he fixed /t/ breakfast–coffee and a toasted /id/ English muffin (no time for his usual fried /d/ egg)–and raced /t/ out the door. He started /id/ his car and had just pulled /d/ out the drive away when the thought popped /id/ into his mind: it was Saturday; he didn’t have to go work after all. He slowly returned /d/, climbed /t/ the stairs, changed /id/ his clothes, and went back to bed again.

TENSES

Simple Past: I made a cake last weekend.
Simple Present: I make a cake.
Simple Future: I’ll make a cake next weekend.
Past Continuous: I was making a cake when my sister asked me to make churros.
Present Continuous:  I’m making a cake right now.
Future Continuous:  I’ll be making a cake next weekend.
Past Perfect Simple: I had made a cake by the time my mom arrived at home.
Present Perfect Simple: I have made a cake yesterday.
Future Perfect Simple: I will have made a perfected cake by this time.