Ex1: Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present progressive tense.
1.This morning it ( rain ) ...................... I can see Janet from my window. She ( stand ) ...................... at the corner of 5th and Pine. She ( hold ) ............................. her umbrella over her head. She ( wait ) ......................... for the bus.
2.Cuckoos ( not build ) ....................... nests. They ( use ) ....................... the nests of other birds.
3.You can't see Tom now: he ( have ) ....................... a bath.
4.What she ( do ) ......................... in the evenings?
- She usually ( play ) ....................... cards or ( watch ) ...................... TV.
5.I won't go out now as it ( rain ) ......................... and I ( not have ) ........................... an umbrella.
6.He usually ( speak ) .................... so quickly that I ( not understand ) him.
7. Ann ( make ) ............................. a dress for herself at the moment. She ( make ) ............................... all her own clothers.
8. Look at that crowd. I ( wonder ) .......................... what they ( wait ) ............................... for.
9.Stop! You ( not see ) ............................. the notice?
- I ( see ) .......................... it but I can't read it because I ( not wear ) .......................................... my glasses. What is ( say ) ....................?
10. I ( think ) ........................... it is a pity you don't take more exercise. You ( get ) ..................................... fat.
11.This is our itinerary. We ( leave ) ......................... home on the 8th, ( arrive ) ......................... in Paris on the 9th, ( spend ) .......................... the day in Paris, and ( set ) ............................. out that night for Venice.
That ( sound ) ........................ most interesting. You must tell me all about it when you ( get ) ............................. back.
12.This story is about a boy who ( make ).............................. friends with a snake which he ( find )............................. in his garden. Then he ( go ).... away but he ( not forget )...................................... the snake and some years later he ( return ) ................... and ( look ) ....................... for it.
13.- What you ( wait )....................... for?
- I ( wait )......................... for the shop to open.
- But it ( not open ).......................... till 9.00.
- I ( know )................... but I ( want ).............................. to be early, as their sale ( start ).................................. today.
14.Who ( own ).......................... this umbrella?
I ( not know )............................. everybody ( use )............................... it but nobody ( know )........................ who ( own )........................... it.
15.- You ( mind )................................ if I ( ask )............................ you a question?
- That ( depend ) ............................ on the question.
- It ( concern )................................. your brother.
- I ( refuse ).................................. to answer any question about my brother.
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