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Question
Now write three situations similar to (a) in the box. Exchange the information with your partner and guess the answer to each other's situations as in (b).
Question 1.
My dog is barking angrily and is trying to get loose.
Question 2.
The car is making a curious noise.
Question 3.
Satish enters breathing heavily.
Satish enters breathing heavily.
(4)
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Solution
(1) (a) Perhaps someone has been knocking at the door.
(b) I think some passer-by has been throwing stones at it.
(2) (a) I think it has been running without water.
(b) I think it has been running without mobil-oil.
(3) (a) I imagine he has been suffering from some disease.
(b) I think he has been running fast.
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