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