PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONT

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>UNIT 2. THE PRESENT SIMPLE & THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the present continuous or present simple: 1. Tim (live) _______ in Manchester but he (spend) _______ this month in Wales 2. A: _______ (you/work) today? B: No, I _______. I usually (work) _______ on Fridays but I’ve got the day off 3. A: What _______ (Josephine/do) B: She (be) _______ a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment. She (look) _______ for a job. 4. A: Can I have that paper or _______ (you/read) it? B: No, I (not read) _______ it. I never (read) _______ that paper. I (prefer) _______ the Daily News 5. A: _______ (This bag/belong) to you? B: No, It _______, but I (know) _______ Anita (look) _______ for her bag 6. I (not smoke) _______ but my husband _______. He (try) _______ to stop at the moment but it’s not easy 7. _______ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _______ with me at the moment 8. A: _______ (you/speak) German? B: No, I _______, but I (want) _______ to learn. I (look) _______ for a course book. 9. Emma and Katie usually (visit) _______ me on Saturdays but they _______ (camp) in the New Forest this weekend. 10. A: _______ (Simon/help) you very much? B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today 11. A: What _______ (you/do)? B: I (write) _______ a letter to my parents. I (write) _______ them every weekend 12. A: Let’s go out. B: Look! It (snow) _______ outside. It (come) _______ down quite hard. 13. A: What time _______ (you/usually/start) work? B: Normally, We (start) _______ work at eight o’clock, but we (start) _______ at seven this weekend. We’re very busy at the moment 14. A: _______ (you/listen) to the radio? B: No, You can turn it off 15. A: _______ (you/look) for someone? B: Yes, I (need) _______ to speak to Neil. Is he in? A: Yes, but I (think) _______ he’s busy. He (talk) _______ to the boss at the moment..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 16. A: I (want) _______ a new computer. I (save) _______ up to buy one. B: But computers (cost) _______ so much money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got. A: It (get) _______ out of date. Now 17. A: What _______ (you/do)? B: I (weigh) _______ this letter. I (need) _______ to know how many stamps to put on it 18. A: I (think) _______ this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry (go) _______ B: I (agree) _______. People shouldn’t go so fast 19. A: I (always/fall) _______ asleep. I just can’t keep awake. B: What time _______ (you/go) to bed? A: About ten o’clock usually. But It (not/make) _______ any difference 20. A: Are you free on Friday? B: No, We’re very busy now. We (have) _______ a party on Sunday. II. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong 1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. _______. 2. The water boils. Can you turn it off?. _______. 3. Let’s go out. It doesn’t rain now. _______. 4. Listen to those people. What language do they speak?. _______. 5. The moon goes round the earth. _______. 6. I must go now. It gets late. _______. 7. I usually go to work by car. _______. 8. “Hurry up! It’s time to leave”. “I come”. _______. 9. I hear you’ve got a new job. How do you get on?. _______. 10. John is never satisfied. He always complain. _______.

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