1. The situation calls for prompt action.2. Let's try it, present continue to past continue.3.

1. The situation calls for prompt action.

2. Let's try it, present continue to past continuous.

3. The continuous rain had saturated the soil.

4. The ground is completely saturated.

5. I don't suppose there'll ever be a remedy for that.

6. But I'm trying to make it up to you.

7. He survived and was taken to the hospital.

8. Be my guest.

9. Can I join you?

10. And I think it would be wonderful if you'd join us.

11. I didn't expect to be taken literally. I'm touched.

12. That does not mean that we should take them literally.

13. I'm touched.

14. I'm deeply moved.

15. What did she make of all this?

16. What do you make of this?

17. It would be pointless to engage in hypothesis before we have the facts.

18. What's the point? (What's the meaning and intention?)

19. What's your point? (What's your point, point, and point of view?)

20. It's really something,isn't it?

21. She's due for promotion soon.

22. Let's take a look at an example.