USE PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1) She
_________________________ (not go) swimming with her friends today
because she
_________________________ (not know) how to swim. She
_________________________
(want) to learn and she _________________________
(wait) for the swimming
course to start next month.
2) Teacher: Graham,
_________________________ (you, listen) to me?
Student: Yes, Mrs. Black
but I still _________________________ (not understand) the
story.
3) The world
_________________________ (get) warmer and most world leaders
_________________________
(believe) that this is a big problem. Next month, many of
these leaders
_________________________ (meet) to talk about the problem.
3) She
_________________________ (generally, sing) in French but now she
_________________________ (sing) in
English.
4) The sun
_________________________ (warm) the air and
_________________________
(give) us light.
5) It
_________________________ (be) very cold now. _________________________ (you,
think) it
_________________________ (freeze)?
6) I
_________________________ (see) that you _________________________
(work) in the garden.
“Yes, I _________________________ (be) and George
_________________________ (come) to help me this afternoon”
7) She
_________________________ (usually, drive) to work but today she
_________________________ (take) a taxi.
8) Look! Betty’s cat Carlos
_________________________ (sit) on the table and he
_________________________
(play) with Betty’s present.
9) James
_________________________ (usually, wear) jeans and T-shirts, but while he
_________________________
(work) for the bank now, he _________________________
(wear) a suit and a tie
10) The bus
_________________________ (leave) at 5.30 in the morning and
_________________________ (return) at 8.15 in the evening.
11) Jenny
_________________________ (usually, cycle) to school, but today she
_________________________
(take) the bus because it
_________________________
(rain)
12) He _________________________
(live) in town now, but he
_________________________
(move) to the country soon
13) My boss
_________________________ (always, complain) about the amount
of talking in the office.
14) We _________________________
(wait) for the shop to open. But it
_________________________
(not open) till nine
15) I _________________________
(not like) my gym. I
_________________________ (not
get) fit fast enough!
16) Hurry! The bus
_________________________ (come) and I
_________________________
(not want) to miss it
17) Adults
__________________________ (always, think) that they
__________________________ (know)
everything.
18) It __________________________ (rain) right now so we
__________________________ (wear)
our new boots.
19) I
__________________________ (not want) to
watch a film because I
__________________________
(write) a book report.
20) Mum
__________________________ (not usually
allow) us to stay out late at night.
That’s why we __________________________ (go) home now.
21) Mary, I
__________________________ (not understand) what you
__________________________ (say).
22) I __________________________
(not understand) that sign over there. What
__________________________
(it/mean)?
23)
Paula and Jack are in the
sitting-room. They _________________ (listen)
to the news, and Paula
____________________ (look) at a magazine as well.
24)
The students
____________________ (count) the books in the library
today, because we
_________________ (not know) how many we have.
25) Tim _________________ (like)
his new shoes; they _______________ (fit)
him perfectly.
26) June: Look! That woman
__________________ (sit) in your chair.
Barry: It
____________________ (not matter). I can sit over there.
27) This computer is very expensive. It
_________________ (cost) more than $3000, but the
price _______________
(include) tax.
28) I don’t like Adam because he
____________________ (always/tell) stupid stories.
29) “Why are you annoyed with
Mary?” – “Because she
__________________________ (always /ask) me for money.
30) Tom: What
_________________________ (you / stare at)?
Nick: There’s a man at
the Johnsons’ house. He _________________________
(not live) there. I
wonder what he _________________________ (do)
