1.

Right now Yoko (read) is reading_an article in the newspaper, but she
(understand, not) doesn’t understand it. Some of the vocabulary (be) is too difficult 
for her.

2.Right now I (look) am looking at the board. I (see) see some words on the board.

3.I (need) need to call my parents today and tell them about my new apartment.
They can’t call me because they (know, not) don’t know my new telephone number.

4.This tea is good. I (like) like it. What kind is it? I (prefer) prefer tea to coffee. how
about you?

5.Right now the children (be) are at the beach. They (have) are having a good time.
They (have) have a beach ball and they (play) are playing catch with it. They (like)
like to play catch. Their parents (sunbathe) are sunbathing. They (try) are trying to
get a tan. They (listen) are listening to some music on a transistor radio. They also
(hear) hear the sound of seagulls and the sound of the waves.

6.Right now I (think) am thinking about sea gulls and waves.

7.I (think) think that sea gulls are beautiful birds.

8.A : who is that man? I (think) think that I (know) know him, but I (forget) forget his
name right now.

B : That’s mr martin.

A : That’s right! I (remember) remember him now.

9.Sam is at the library. He (sit) is sitting at a table. He (write) is writing a composition.

He (use) is using a dictionary to look up the spelling of some words. The dictionary
(belong, not) doesn’t belong to him. it (belong) belongs to his roommate. Sam (look)
looks up words in the dictionary because he (want) wants to make sure that he
doesn’t have any mispelled words in his paper.

10.A : (believe, you) Are you believe in flying saurcers?

B : what (talk, you) are you talking about?

A : you know, spaceships from outer space with alien creatures aboard.

B : in my opinion, flying saucers (exist) exist only in people’s imaginations.

11.A : which color (prefer, you) are you prefer, red or blue?

B : I (like) like blue better than red. why?

A : according to this magazine article I (read) am reding right now, people who
(prefer) prefer blue to red (be) are calm and (value) value honesty and loyalty in their
friends. A preference for the color red (mean) means that a person (be) is aggressive
and (love) loves excitement.

B : oh? that (sound) sounds like a bunch of nonsense to me.

Answers

1. is reading, doesn’t understand, is

2. I am looking, see
3. need, don’t know
4. like, prefer
5. are, are having, have, are playing, like, are sunbathing, are trying, are
listening, hear.
6. am thinking
7. think
8. think, know, forget, remember
9. is sitting, is writting, uses, doesn’t belong, belongs, looks, wants
10. A : do you, B : do you talk, B : exist
11. A : do you prefer B : like A : am reading, prefer, are, value, means, is, love B :
sounds

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) drives her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) work as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) am

studying French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) is sleeping.

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) is raining.

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) always rains.

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) are saying because everybody (talk) is
talking so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) is currently writing a book about his adventures in Tibet. I
hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) am going to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally ) are normally printed by a company in New

York. Their prices (be) are inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) is made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,

Switzerland.
 Fill in the present simple or the present progressive.
1. Mr Cooper always buys a pound of sugar. (buy)
2. The shop assistant is closing the door now. (close)
3. Kevin and Alan never throw away glass bottles. (throw)
4. Look! Freddy is carrying two baskets. (carry)
5. Now Mrs Caveman is looking out of the window. (look)
6. Mrs Bingham goes shopping every Saturday. (go)
7. I am counting the money at the moment. (count)
8. Mr Root always opens a box of eggs before buying them. (open)
9. Mum often forgets her change. (forget)
10. Listen! The manager is talking to a customer. (talk)
11. My friends often go to the computer shop. (go)
12. We always put our things in a basket. (put)
13. The shop is closing at the moment. (close)
14. They play tennis every Sunday. (play)
15. She is taking a shower now. (take)

1. 1. Question
I always … at the Albert Heijn on Mondays. (work)

work

Correct

2. 2. Question
I … my homework right now. (do)

am doing

Correct

3. 3. Question
July … to work at the moment. (drive)

is driving

o
 Correct

4. 4. Question
Look! I think she … sick. (feel)

is feeling

Correct

5. 5. Question
My grandmother always … to bingo on Wednesdays. (go)

goes

Correct

6. 6. Question
She … chocolate very much. (like)

likes

Correct

7. 7. Question
I … soccer practice on Tuesdays. (have)

have

Correct

8. 8. Question
I really … your new hair. (like)
 like

Correct

9. 9. Question
John … on a project in his room. (work)

is working

Correct

10. 10. Question

My dad … always … his guitar for hours. (play)

is playing

Correct

1. 1. Be quiet! I _______ a book.

o  read

o  am reading

Correct

2. 2. Question
2. You _________ the dishes. (never do)

o  never do

o  are never doing

Correct

3. 3. Question
 3. What film _______? (watch)

o  do you watch?

o  are you watching?

Correct

4. 4. Question
4. Mum, Tom ______ (pick) his nose again!

o  picks

o  is picking

Correct

5. 5. Question
5. He ______ to school every day. (walk)

o  walks

o  is walking

Correct

6. 6. Question
6. I ______ London. (love)

o  love

o  am loving

Correct

7. 7. Question
7. I ______ there whenever I can. (go)
 o  go

o  am going

correct

8. 8. Question
8. I always ________ there by plane. (go)

o  go

o  am going

Correct

9. 9. Question
9. Right now, we _______ to a lovely cd. (listen)

o  listen

o  are listening

Correct

10. 10. Question

10. My brother _______ his driving exam now. (take)

o  takes

o  is taking

1. You have to believe in yourself if you ever expect to be successful at

something. pronoun
2. We left for the mountain just before six in the morning. verb
3. We first went to the store to buy a few things. preposition
4. We had a breakfast at a café near the rail station. noun
5. My friend wasn't strong enough to lift his heavy rucksack. adjective
6. I helped him carry it. pronoun
7. The weather was very cold. adverb
8. My friend said, "Oh! What a cold weather!" interjection
9. We didn't spend the night there. adverb
10. We got back home late at night but we didn't go to sleep immediately. We
were very hungry. conjunction

1. This wood will make a good hiding place. Here hiding is an adjective.
2. She was made to repeat the whole story. Here story is a noun.
3. They lived many miles from the town. Which of the following is the preposition?
From
4. The government seems to change its mind a great deal. Here seems is a verb.
5. In the two weeks in the job he made himself thoroughly disliked. Here thoroughly is
an adverb.
6. Can you make me a birthday cake by Monday? Here me is a pronoun.
7. Alice and James got married last week. Here last week is an adverb.
8. After three very unhappy years, they divorced. Here after is a conjunction.
9. I have been married to you for twenty years and I still don’t understand you. Here
twenty is an adjective.
10. I couldn’t think clearly, and I felt hot. Here felt is a verb.
11. The manager says that we may leave our coats in the bathroom. Here manager
is a noun.
12. The rain made the grass wet. Here wet is an adjective.