ill in the blank spaces with the present perfect simple or the present perfect progressive of the verb in brackets. Sometimes both tenses are correct.

1. I (clean) ___have been cleaning___ the house all day so I feel tired

2. She (not buy) __hasn't bought___ any new clothes for years

3. My hands are dirty because I (garden) ___have been gardening___

4. We (wait) __have been waiting____ for hours but she (not arrive) __hasn't arrived____ yet

1 had been - died

2 Are you free - am - have

3 had made - started

4 came - realized - had changed

5 had already asked - left

6 Does he come

7 was - could

8 came - had already begun

9 hadn't known - mentioned

10 didn't recignize - had changed

progressive.

1.      Lisa just left. She is going (go) to her aerobics class by now.

2.      He ____goes______ (go) to aerobics class three times a week.

3.      You _______are breathing___ (breathe) hard. Sit down and rest for a while.

4.      Dolphins and whales are mammals. They _____breathe_____ (breathe) air.

5.      We’d better not go out now! It ____is raining______ (rain) heavily!

6.      In our area, it _____rains_____ (rain) a lot in June.

7.      Our neighbors _______are dancing___ (dance) again. The music is too loud!

8.      Our neighbors ______dance____ (dance) every Saturday evening. Their noisy music disturbs everybody.

9.      Warm air _______rises___ (rise). Cool air ____falls______ (fall).

10.  Look at that balloon. It _______is rising___ (rise) very fast. Oops! I guess it popped. Now it ______is falling____ (fall).

11.  The Mekong River _____flows_____ (flow) through the Dong Thap Muoi Basin.

12.  Put your raincoat on! It ______is raining____ (rain) outside!

13.  What language _____do_____ people _____speak_____ (speak) in Australia?

14.  I know Mr. Wang speaks Chinese. But what language ______is____ he ______speaking____ now?

15.  Kate ____ususally finishes______ (usually/ finish) her work before 4.30 every day.

16.  Listen! I think someone _____is knocking_____ (knock) at the door!

17.  Most people ____enjoy______ (enjoy) traveling outside the city when they have a two or three day holiday.

18.  _______Are you watching___ (you/ watch) television or can I turn it off now?

19.  A liar is someone who never ____tells_____ (tell) the truth.

20.  Nobody has seen the girl since she left her home a week ago, and now the police ______are still looking____ (still look) for her.

I.       Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense. Use the present simple or present progressive.

1.      Lisa just left. She is going (go) to her aerobics class by now.

2.      He _____goes_____ (go) to aerobics class three times a week.

3.      You ______are breathing____ (breathe) hard. Sit down and rest for a while.

4.      Dolphins and whales are mammals. They ____breathe______ (breathe) air.

5.      We’d better not go out now! It _______is raining___ (rain) heavily!

6.      In our area, it ________rains__ (rain) a lot in June.

7.      Our neighbors ______are dancing____ (dance) again. The music is too loud!

8.      Our neighbors ___dance_______ (dance) every Saturday evening. Their noisy music disturbs everybody.

9.      Warm air _____rises_____ (rise). Cool air _____falls_____ (fall).

10.  Look at that balloon. It ________is rising__ (rise) very fast. Oops! I guess it popped. Now it ____is falling______ (fall).

11.  The Mekong River ____flows______ (flow) through the Dong Thap Muoi Basin.

12.  Put your raincoat on! It ____is raining______ (rain) outside!

13.  What language ___do_______ people ____speak______ (speak) in Australia?

14.  I know Mr. Wang speaks Chinese. But what language ____is______ he _____speaking_____ now?

15.  Kate _____usually finishes_____ (usually/ finish) her work before 4.30 every day.

16.  Listen! I think someone ______is knocking____ (knock) at the door!

17.  Most people ______enjoy ____ (enjoy) traveling outside the city when they have a two or three day holiday.

18.  ______are you watching____ (you/ watch) television or can I turn it off now?

19.  A liar is someone who never _____tells_____ (tell) the truth.

20.  Nobody has seen the girl since she left her home a week ago, and now the police ______are still looking____ (still look) for her.

2. goes                                    11. is flowing

3. breathe                                12. is raining

4. breathe                                13. do / speak

5. raining                                  14.  does / speak

6. rains                                     15. usually finishes

7. are dancing                          16. is knocking

8. dance                                   17. are ejoying

9. rise / fall                               18. Do you watch

10. is rising / is falling               19. tell                    20. is still looking

Use either the SIMPLE PRESENT or the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE of the verbs in parentheses.

l. Ann is a painter. She (go) ......goes......... to the opening of every new art show in the city. She (like)......likes........... to see the latest work of other artists. Right now she (prepare) .....is preparing............... for her own show of her new paintings next month.

2 A :  What book (read, you).........are you reading...........

B: It's about Spain. I (think) ..........think........ you would enjoy it.

A: I (see) .....see.............sailing ships on the cover.

B: Yes. It (be) ........is........ about Spanish explorations in the 17th century.

3     A : I (leave) .......am leaving...... now. (want, you) ...........do you want....... to go with me into town?

B: No, thanks. I can't. I (wait) ..........am waiting............ for my sister to call from the airport so that I can pick her up.

4. I work for an agricultural equipment company called Ballco. Right now, Ballco (try).........is trying.....to establish business contacts throughout South America. At the

present time, our sales manager (travel) ..........is travelling..... in Brazil and (talk).........talking...

to potential customers. He (know) ..........knows..... both

Spanish and Portuguese.

5. A: Does the earth turn around and around?

B: Yes, Jimmy. The earth (spin) .....spins...........around and around on its axis as it circles the sun. The earth (spin) .........is spinning....... rapidly at this very moment.

A: I (feel, not) .............don't feel........ anything. (try, you) ..............Are you trying..........to fool me?

B: Of course not! (think, you, really)........DO you realling think ........ that the earth isn't moving?

A: I guess so. Yes. I can't see it move. Yes. It isn't moving.

B: (believe, you) ................Do you believe............ only those things that you can see? Look at the trees out the window. All of them (grow) ............is growing....... at this very moment, but you can't see the growth. They (get) .............are getting......... bigger and

bigger with every second that passes. You can't see the trees grow, and you can 't feel the

earth spin, but both events (take) ......are taking............place at this moment while

you and I (speak) .......speaking............

A: Really? How do you know?

6. A: Look at Della! Where (go, she) ..........is she going..........and why (walk, she) ..........is she walking... so fast?

B: She (rush) ........is rushing........... to a meeting with the company vice-president.

Every morning at this time, she (submit).........is submitting.......... a report on the previous day's activities and (present).............presenting.... the daily

recommendations

A: But 1 (hear, usually) ........usually hear................... the daily recommendations from the president himself at the ten o'clock staff meetings.

B: Every day, the vice-president (rewrite) .........rewrites......... Della's comments and (take)

..........takes..........them to the president. At every ten o'clock meeting, the president

simply (read) ..........reads.............. the same recommendations that Della stayed up working on the night before, and he (act) .......acts............ like he's been up for hours contemplating those ideas.

A: Well, I'll be darned! That (seem, not) ...................seems not...... fair!

B: It (be, not) .........isn't............ But that's the way it works

1. have you studied - have learned

2. have been waiting - has not come

3. have lost - Have you seen - have just seen

4. Have you been working - have been studying

5. Have you seen - haven't seen - has lived

1 am writing - promise

2 is raining - is getting

3 rises - are travelling

4 is celebrating

5 is having

6 is getting

7 are preparing

8 go

9 is

10 is she doing

Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple or Present Progressive.

1. am writing - promise

2. is raining - is getting

3. rises - travel

4. will celebrate

5. will have

6. is getting

7. are preparing

8. goes

9. is

10. is she doing

1 are you wearing - looks

2 have - means - do not understand

3 Do you seeing - are looking - Do you recognise - seem - is coming

4 are you doing - are waiting - are getting - wanted - is being - don't know

Fill in the gaps with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs. 

1. Alex: Why (you / wear) are you wearing my coat?

Ben: Oh, I'm sorry. It (look) looks   like mine in this light. 

2. Carl: I (have)have no idea what this sentence (mean) means. Can you translate it?

Donna: No, sorry. I don't understand it either. 

3. Eddie: Do you see those men near the door? They are looking at us very strangely.

Fergus: Yes. You're right. Do you recognize them from anywhere?

Eddie: No, but they certainly seemed to know us. They are coming across to speak to us. 

4. Gina: What are you doing in the kitchen? Our guests are waiting for their dessert, and you are getting in my wag.

Hamid: I just want to be somewhere quiet for a while. Everyone is so noisy this evening and I don't know why — it's very unusual.

1. Alex: Why are you wearing my coat?
Ben: Oh, I'm sorry. It looks like mine in this light.

2. Carl: I have no idea what this sentence means. Can you translate it?
Donna: No, sorry. I don't understand it either.

3. Eddie: Do you see those men near the door? They are looking at us very strangely.
Fergus: Yes. You're right. Do you recognize them from anywhere?
Eddie: No, but they certainly seem to know us. They are coming across to speak to us.

4. Gina: What are you doing in the kitchen? Our guests are waiting for their dessert, and you are getting in my way.
Hamid: I just wanted to be somewhere quiet for a while. Everyone is being so noisy this evening and I don't know why — it's very unusual.

Exercise 3: Fill in the gaps with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs. 

*Note: do not use short form (don't/ doesn't). Use "do not" or "does not" for the negative form.

1. Alex: Why (you / wear) _are you wearing_ my coat?

Ben: Oh, I'm sorry. It _looks_  like mine in this light. 

2. Carl: I (have) Answer no idea what this sentence (mean) _means_. Can you translate it?

Donna: No, sorry. I (not understand) _don't understand_ it either. 

3. Eddie: (you / see)  _Do you see_  those men near the door? They (look) _are looking_ at us very strangely.

Fergus: Yes. You're right. (you / recognise) _Do you recognize_ them from anywhere?

Eddie: No, but they certainly (seem) _seem_ to know us. They (come) _are coming_ across to speak to us. 

4. Gina: What (you / do) _are you doing_ in the kitchen? Our guests (wait) _are waiting_ for their dessert, and you (get) _are getting_ in my wag.

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1. are you wearing - looks

2. has - means - do not understand

3. Are you seeing - are looking - Do you recognise - seem - is coming

4. are you doing - are waiting - are getting - want - is - don't know