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1. First you ask about his/her family, in particular about his/her sister Emily. Your friend says to you:
a. “For a while now, she keeps on playing tennis for the school team.”
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b. “For a while now, she comes along playing tennis for the school team.” *
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c. “For a while now, she is playing tennis for the school team.”
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d. “For a while now, she goes playing tennis for the school team.” *
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e. “For a while now, she goes around playing tennis for the school team.” *
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2. Then you ask about his/her brother Victor. Your friend responds:
a. “He graduated as an Engineer and he is looking for work.”
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b. “He graduated as an Engineer and he comes along looking for work.”*
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c. “He graduated as an Engineer and he goes around looking for work.”*
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d. “He graduated as an Engineer and he goes looking for work.”*
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e. “He graduated as an Engineer and he keeps on looking for work”.
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3. After, you ask about the miserable neighbor that never said hello to you. You don’t remember his name but you start to describe him to your friend. Finally your friend says:
a. “Yeah, now I am remembering him! The old man who always wore the ripped pants. That ungrateful guy died a few years ago.”
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b. “Yeah, now I come along remembering him! The old man who always wore the ripped pants. That ungrateful guy died a few years ago.” *
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c. “Yeah, now I keep on remembering him! The old man who always wore the ripped pants. That ungrateful guy died a few years ago.”*
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d. “Yeah, now I go remembering him! The old man who always wore the ripped pants. That ungrateful guy died a few years ago.”*
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e. “Yeah, now I go around remembering him! The old man who always wore the ripped pants. That ungrateful guy died a few years ago.”*
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4. You had no idea that the old guy bothered your friend as much as he bothered you. You tell your friend this:
a. “Wow! It looks like you come along feeling better since the evil one passed away.”
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b. “Wow! It looks like you are feeling better since the evil one passed away.”*
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c. “Wow! It looks like you keep on feeling better since the evil one passed away.”*
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d. “Wow! It looks like you go around feeling better since the evil one passed away.”*
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e. “Wow! It looks like you go feeling better since the evil one passed away.”*
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5. You tell your friend that he/she looks like they lost a lot of weight. You ask how he/she did it. He/She responds:
a. “Thanks, I go around walking 5 miles every day.”
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b. “Thanks, I come along walking 5 miles every day.” *
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c. “Thanks, I keep on walking 5 miles every day.”*
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d. “Thanks, I go walking 5 miles every day.”*
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e. “Thanks, I am walking 5 miles every day.”*
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6. He/She seems happy with your comment. And he/she continues:
a. “Since last year, I am eating two apples for breakfast and it helps.”
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b. “Since last year, I keep on eating two apples for breakfast and it helps.”*
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c. “Since last year, I come along eating two apples for breakfast and it helps.”*
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d. “Since last year, I go around eating two apples for breakfast and it helps.”*
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e. “Since last year, I go eating two apples for breakfast and it helps.”*
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7. You are surprised because you remember that your friend only ate junk food and sweets when you were young. You say:
a. “Impressive. Now I go wanting to know if we will eat something other than vegetables for dinner.”
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b. “Impressive. Now I come along wanting to know if we will eat something other than vegetables for dinner.”*
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c. “Impressive. Now I am wanting to know if we will eat something other than vegetables for dinner.”*
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d. “Impressive. Now I keep on wanting to know if we will eat something other than vegetables for dinner.”*
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e. “Impressive. Now I go around wanting to know if we will eat something other than vegetables for dinner.”*
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8. Now that food has been mentioned you are hungry. You ask your friend when his/her parents will arrive so you can all eat together. He/She answers:
a. “As always my father goes around arriving late from the office.”
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b. “As always my father goes arriving late from the office.” *
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c. “As always my father is arriving late from the office.” *
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d. “As always my father comes along arriving late from the office.” *
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e. “As always my father keeps on arriving late from the office.” *
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9. You ask about his/her mother who was a teacher in your high school:
a. “Since last month, my mom comes along leaving late from work.”
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b. “Since last month, my mom goes leaving late from work.”*
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c. “Since last month, my mom is leaving late from work.”*
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d. “Since last month, my mom goes around leaving late from work.”*
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e. “Since last month, my mom keeps on leaving late from work.”*
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10.Finally your friend’s parents arrive and you all decide to go visit the Rodriguez family, another family friend, for dinner. You all arrive there and they are surprised to see you. As he opens the door, your friend says to you:
a. “What a surprise! I always come along thinking about the good times we had together.”
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b. “What a surprise! I am always thinking about the good times we had together.” *
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c. “What a surprise! I always go thinking about the good times we had together.”*
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d. “What a surprise! I always keep on thinking about the good times we had together.”*
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e. “What a surprise! I always go around thinking about the good times we had together.”*
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11. You all enter and Mrs. Rodriguez comes out of the kitchen to say hello. She says to you:
a. “You arrived right on time. At this moment I go around preparing a cake for dessert. It will be ready soon.”
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b. “You arrived right on time. At this moment I come along preparing a cake for dessert. It will be ready soon.” *
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c. “You arrived right on time. At this moment I am preparing a cake for dessert. It will be ready soon.” *
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d. “You arrived right on time. At this moment I keep on preparing a cake for dessert. It will be ready soon.” *
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e. “You arrived right on time. At this moment I go preparing a cake for dessert. It will be ready soon.” *
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12. You ask about Mr. Rodriguez who you have not seen in a long time. His wife tells you:
a. “At this moment he comes along playing poker at Manuel’s house.”
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b. “At this moment he is playing poker at Manuel’s house.” *
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c. “At this moment he goes around playing poker at Manuel’s house.” *
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d. “At this moment he keeps on playing poker at Manuel’s house.” *
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e. “At this moment he goes playing poker at Manuel’s house.” *
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13. More than anyone else, you hoped to see your friend Miguel Rodriguez. When you ask Mrs. Rodriguez about her son, she says:
a. “Usually at night he is playing music with his band.”
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b. “Usually at night he comes along playing music with his band.” *
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c. “Usually at night he keeps on playing music with his band.”*
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d. “Usually at night he goes playing music with his band.”*
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e. “Usually at night he goes around playing music with his band.”*
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14. You comment that you barely recognized the neighborhood because it looks so different than it did when you were a kid. Mrs. Rodriguez comments:
a. “Yeah, and they go building a new theater on Santander street.”
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b. “Yeah, and they come along building a new theater on Santander street.” *
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c. “Yeah, and they go around building a new theater on Santander street.” *
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d. “Yeah, and they are building a new theater on Santander street.” *
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e. “Yeah, and they keep on building a new theater on Santander street.” *
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15. She continues:
a. “As well, we keep on believing that there will be a new highway soon.”
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b. “As well, we come along believing that there will be a new highway soon.” *
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c. “As well, we are believing that there will be a new highway soon.” *
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d. “As well, we go believing that there will be a new highway soon.” *
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e. “As well, we go around believing that there will be a new highway soon.” *
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16. Your friend looks at you and says:
a. “It looks like the neighborhood you grew up in is disappearing.”
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b. “It looks like the neighborhood you grew up in goes around disappearing.”*
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c. “It looks like the neighborhood you grew up in comes along disappearing.”*
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d. “It looks like the neighborhood you grew up in keeps on disappearing.”*
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e. “It looks like the neighborhood you grew up in goes disappearing.”*
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