Exercises
Are
the
underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct
them
where necessary .
1 Water boils
at
100 degrees Celsius.
2 The wa
ter
boils.
Can
you
turn
it
off?
3 Look! That man tries
to
open the
door
of
your
car.
4
Can
yo
u hear those people?
What
do they talk about?
5 The moon goes round the earth
in
about
27
days.
6 I must go
now
.
lt
gets late.
7 I usually go
to
work by
car.
8 'Hurry up! lt's
time
to
leave.' 'OK, I come.'
9 I
hea
r you've
got
a new
job
.
How
do you get on?
10
Paul
is
never late. He's always getting
to
work on time.
11
They
don't
get
on well. They're always arguing.
.. Q)(
bo
i.Un
....
...
....... g
Put
the
verb into
the
correct form
1
present continuous
or
present simple.
1 Let's go out.
..l.t
i.,
sn 't .
...
..
(it
I
not
I rain) now.
2 Julia
is
very good
at
languages.
(she
I speak) four languages very well.
3 Hurry up!
....
..
............
..
....
(everybody I wait) for you.
4 '
...
(you I listen)
to
the
radio?' 'No, you can
turn
it
off.'
5 '
...
..
.............
(you I list
en)
to
the radio every day?' '
No
,
just
occasionally.'
6 The River Nile ...................
...................
.......
(flow)
into
the Mediterranean.
7 T
he
ri
ver .
.................
..
......................
.
....
..
.
...........
(flow) very fast
today-
much faster than usual.
8
..
...
........
.
..
...
..
..
......
.....
.
.....
....
..
.
..
....
............
.......
(we I usually I grow) vegetab
le
s
in
our garden,
but
this year
.....
.
..
....
..
..
......
.....
....
..
...
......
(we I
not
I grow) any.
9
A:
How'
s your English?
s:
Not
bad. I
think
.....
.....
..
.........
.
.....
....
...
(it
I
im
prove) slowly.
10 Rachel
is
in
New
York right now. .
.....
........
.....
..
(she I stay)
at
the
Park
Hotel.
.....
........
...
.......
(she I always I stay) there when she's in
New
York.
11
Can
we stop walking soon?
.......
..
.. ..
........
......
.....
...
..
........
....
.....
(I
I start)
to
feel tired.
12
A:
Can
you drive?
s:
....
....
.....
.. ..
.......
...
..........................
..........
...
.
..
(I
I learn).
My
father
........
..
.......
...
....
.
........
..
...............
..
..
......
(teach) me.
13
Normally
......
.
....
.....
.
..........
....
.........
...
.............
(I
I finish) work
at
five,
but
this week
.. ..
.
...
.......
..
...................
(I
I work)
until
six
to
earn a
little
more money.
14
My
parents
...
..
.........
..........
.......
(live)
in
Manchester. They were born there and have never
liv
ed
anywhere else. Where
.................
....
.....
.
...
.
...
.
..
. (your parents I live)?
15
Sonia .
......
.
.....
(look)
for
a place
to
live.
.......
......
.. ..
......
(she I stay)
with
her sister
until
she
finds somewhere.
16
A:
What
....
...
.....
.
....
...
.
....
..
................................
....
....
(your brother I do)?
s:
He's
an
architect, but
..
....
.......
.. ..
..........
..
........
..
........................
.
..
.....
..
.......
....
..........
(he
I
not
I work)
at
the moment.
17
(at a party)
..
..
.....
.
.......
..
.
....
.
..
.
..
.. ..
..
................
.
...
...
......
(I
I usually enjoy) parties,
but
.......
..
..
.
.......
.
..
...........
.....
...
.
...
...........
(I
/not
I enjoy)
th
is
one very much.
Finish
B's
sentences. Use always -ing.
1 A : I've lost
my
phone again.
s:
Not
again! . Y
otA
're
....
L.o?ill
.g
.!j
OtAr
......................
..
2 A:
The
ca
r
has
broken down
aga
in.
s:
That car is u
se
le
ss
. lt
........
..................
.
..
..
3 A: Look! You've made the same mistake again.
s: Oh no,
not
again! I
..............
..
............................................................
..
....
.
...........................................................
...... ......
...
..
.......
............
..
4 A: Oh, I've for
gotten
my
gl
asses
again.
s: Typical!
.....................
.
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