RESENT CONTINUOUS Exercises 1: 1.

Complete sentenses with one of the following verbs in the correct form come, get, happen, look, make, start, stay, try, work. You are working hard today. Yes, I have a lot to do I am looking for Christine. Do you know where she is? It is coming dark. Shall I turn on the light? They haven't got anywhere to live the moment. They are staying with friends until they find somewhere Are you ready, Ann? Yes, I am Have you got an umbrella? It is starting to rain You're making a lot of noise. Could you be quieter ? I am trying to concentrate Why are all these people here? What's happening? 2.Use the words in brackets to complete the questions. a.Are Colin working this week? No, he's on holiday b.Why are you looking at me like that? c.Jenny is a student at university. Is she? What is she studying? d.Is anybody listening to the radio or can I turn it off? f.How is your English? Is it getting better? 3.Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing etc).

a.I'm tired. I am going to bed now. Goodnight! b.We can go out now. It isn't rainning any more. c.How is your new job? Not so good at the moment. I am enjoying it very much. d.Cathrine phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. She is having a great time and doesn't want to come back. e.I want to lose weight, so this week I don't eat lunch. f.Angela has just started evening classes. She is learning German g.I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They are speaking to each other. 4.Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah.Put the verbs into the correct form. Sarah: Brian! How nice to see you! What are you doing these days? Brian:I am training to be a supermarket manager. Sarah:Really?What's it like?Are you enjoying it? Brian:It's all right. What about you? Sarah:Well, actually I am not working at the moment. I am trying to find a job but it's not easy. Brian:Are you doing it alone? Sarah:No, some friends of mine are helping me. 5.Complete the sentences using one of these verbs: get, chane, rise, fall, increase. You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verd more than once.

a.The population fo the world is increasing very fast. b.Ken is still ill but he is getting better slowly. c.The world is changing. Things never stay the same. d.The cost of living is rising.Every year things are more expensive. e.The economic situation is already very bad and it is falling worse PESENT SIMPLE Complete the sentences using one of the following: cause(s), close(s), drink(s), live(s), open(s), speak(s), take(s) place 1.Ann..........speaks............German very well. 2.I never.............. drink.............coffee. 3.The swimming pool........... closes....... at 18.30 every day. 4.Bad driving........... causes....... many accidents. 5.My parents.......live.......in a very small flat. 6.The Olympic Games......open.......... every four years. Put the verb into the correct form. 1.Jane doesn't drink tea very often. 2.What time do the banks close in Britain? 3.Where does Martin come from? He's Sclttish. 4.What do you do?I'm an electrical engineer. 5.It takes me an hour to get to work. How long does it take you? 6.I play the piano but I don't play very well.

7.I don't understantd this sentence. What does this word mean? Use one of the following verbs to comlete these sentences. Sometimes you need the negatives: believe, eat, flow, go, grow, make, rise, tell,translate 1.The sun doen't go round the earth. 2.Rice doesn't grow in Britain. 3.The sun rises in the east. 4.Bees makes honey. 5.Vegetarians don't eat meat. 6.An atheist don't belive in God. 7.An interpreter translates from one languege into another. 8.A liar is someone who don't tell the truth. 9.The River Amazon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Ask Liz questions about herselt and her family. 1.You know that Liz plays tennis. You want to know how often. Aks her: How often do you play tennis? 2.Perhaps Liz's sister plays tennis too. You want to know. Aks Liz: Does your sister play tennis? 3.You know that Liz reads a newspaper every day. You want to know which one. Ask her: What do you often read? 4.You know that Liz's brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Liz: What does your brother do?

5.You know that Liz goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often. Ask her: How often do you go to the cinema? 6. You don't know where Liz's mother lives. Ask Liz: Where does your mother live? Are the italic verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong, leave blank the verbs that are right 1.Water boils at 100 dgrees celsius. 2.The water boils. Can you turn it off? 3.Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. are trying 4.Can you hear those people?What do they talk about? What are they talking about? 5.The moon goes around 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. OK, I come. 9.I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? Put the verb in the correct form, present continous or present simple. 1.Let's go out. It isn't raining now. 2.Julia is very good at languages. She speaks four languages very well. 3.Hurry up! Everybody is waiting for you. 4.Are you listening to the radio? No, you can turn it off. 5.Do you listen to the radio every day? No, just occasionally.

6.The Rive Nile flow into the Mediterranean. 7.Look at the river. It is flowing very fast today-much faster than usual. 8.We usually grow vegetabels in our garden but this year we don't grow any. 9. How is your English? Not bad. It is im proving slowly. 10.Ron is in London at the moment. He is staying at the Park Hotel. He is alway staying there when he's in London. Put the verb in the correct form, present continous or present simple. 1.Can we stop walking soon? I am starting to feel tired. 2.Can you drive? I am learning. My father is teaching me. 3.Normally I finish work at 5.00 but this week I work until 6.00 to earn a bit more money. 4.My parents are living in Bristol. They were born there and never lived anywhere else. Where do your parents live? 5.Sonia is looking for a place to live. She is staying with her sister until she finds somewhere. 6.What does your father do? He's an architect but he isn't working at the moment. 7.Usually I enjoy parties but I don't enjoy this one very much. Finish B's sentences. Use always -ing ( see section B) 1. A:I'm afraid I've lost my key again. B:Not again! You are always losing things.

2. A:The car has broken down again. B:That car is useless! It is always breaking 3. A:Look! You 've made the same mistake again. B:Oh no, not again! I am always making same mistake. 4. A:Oh! I've left the lights on again. B:Typical! You are always leaving the lights.

UNIT 4
Are the underline verbs right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong, leave blank the ones that are right. 1.I'm seeing the manager tomorow morning............... 2.I'm feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat?.............. 3.Are you believing in God?.........Do you believe in God? 4.This sauce is great. It's tasting really good..........It tastes really good. 5.I'm thinking this is your key. Am I right?....... I think this is your key. Put into the correct form, present continuous or present simple. 1.Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? 2.Jill is interested in politics but she doesn't to a political party. 3.Don't put the dictionary away. I am using it.

4.Don't put the dictionary away. I need it. 5.Who is that man? What does he want? 6.Who is that man? Why is he looking us? 7.Geoge say he's 80 years old but nobody believe him. 8.She told me her name but I don't remember it. 9.I think of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it? 10.I think you should sell your car. You don't use it very often. 11.I used to drink a lot of coffe but these days I prefer tea. 12.Air consist mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Sometimes you must use the simple (am/is/are) and sometimes the continuous is more suitable (am/is/are) 1.I can't understand why is so selfish. He isn't usually like that. 2.Jack is being very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why. 3.You'll like Jill when you meet her. She is very nice. 4.Normally you are very sensible, so why is so silly about this matter? 5.Why isn't Sarah at work today? Is she ill?