Present Simple vs Progressive 3

Present Simple vs Progressive 3

I. Choose the correct answer:

1. It ……………….. to me that the answering machine is out of work.

A) seems B) is seeming

2. What exactly ………………. when you say that your position is at risk?

A) are you meaning B) do you mean

3. It ……………….. like rain, doesn’t it?

A) is looking B) looks

4. Sorry, but this summer we ……………….. any seasonal workers.

A) are not employing B) do not employ

5. I’ll give up my claims if you give up yours. How ……………….. to you?

A) does it sound B) is it sounding

6. Every now and then, our neighbours ……………….. a noisy garden party.

A) launch B) are launching

7. I can’t stand this job any more. They ……………….. me the hardest part.

A) always give B) are always giving

8. I see your English ………………... Are you taking any extra lessons?

A) improves B) is improving

9. She knows too well she has no chance to win the case. She only V to get her money back.

A) is hoping B) hopes

10. Don’t disturb us now. we ……………….. a very important meeting.

A) have B) are having

II. Put the verbs into the correct tense:

1. Are you hungry? ………………………….……………………..……………………..…………… (you / want) something to eat?

2. She …………………………………………………………………………….……..………………………… (have) a bath every evening.

3. My husband ………………………………………… (always / taste) the food while I’m cooking! It’s very annoying.

4. A: Where’s Luke?

B: He ……………………………………………………………………………………..………..…..……………….. (see) the doctor now.

5. I ………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………… (not / think) that’s a good idea.

6. He …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (have) a party at the weekend.

7. Jill is interested in politics but she ………………….………………….……………..…. (not belong) to a political party.

8. What time ………………………………………………………………………………………..………….(the banks/close) in Britain?

9. Don’t put the dictionary away. I ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. (use) it.

10. Don’t put the dictionary away. I ………………………………………………………………………………………………. (need) it.

11. Who is that man? What ……………………………………………………..……………………….……………………. (he / want)?

12. Who is that man? Why …………………………………………………………………………………………….….. (he / look) at us?

13. He is still ill but he ………………………………………………………………..…………………………………. (get/better) slowly.

14. George says he’s 80 years old but nobody ……………………………….…..……………………………………(believe) him.

15. She told me her name but I ………………………………………………………..………………………(not remember) it now.

16. I ………………………………………………………….….(think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it?

17. I ……………………………….. (think) you should sell your car. You …………………………….… (not use) it very often.

18. This coffee ………..…………………………………………………………………….………………..………………… (not / taste) right.

19. I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I ……………………………………………………………………….(prefer) tea.

20. Air …………………………………………………………………………………………… (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.

21. The economic situation is already bad and it …………………..……….…………………………………………. (get/worse).

22. I can’t understand why he …………………………………………………………. (be) so selfish. He usually isn’t like that.

23. We ………………………………………………………………………………….……….……… (see) John and Susie next weekend.

24. What ………………………………………………………………………………..……………… (you / think) about the war in Iraq?

25. She……………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………… (have) a headache.

26. It …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………… (be) cold today.

27. They ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………….(not / have) a car.

28. I …………………………………………………………………………….……… (not / see) anything, I can’t work the telescope.

29. The waiter ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..(taste) the wine now.

30. A: What …………………………………………………………………………. (that child / do)?

B: He ………………………………………………………….…….……………………….. (be) silly.

31. A: What ……………………………………………………….……………………….. (you / do)?

B: I………………………………………………..………… (think) about my ex-boyfriend.

32. A: How’s the cake?

B: It ……………………………………………………………………………………. (taste) funny.

33..…………………………………………………………………………………………….… (you / have) a good time at the moment?

34. The chef always ………………………………………………………………….………….. (taste) the food before he serves it.

35. A: Julie has been offered a new job.

B: Is she going to take it?

A: She ……………………………………….. (not / know). She ………………………………………………………. (think) about it.

36. ………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………… (it/ever/snow) in India?

37. You can borrow my umbrella. I …………………………….……………………………………. (not/need) it at the moment.

38. What ………………………………………………………………….. (you/prepare) for dinner? It ……………………………………………… (smell) wonderful!

39. A: Why ………………………………………………………….. (you/taste) the stew?

B: To see if it ……………………………………………… (need) any spices.

40. A: Jack ……………………………………………… (seem) to be rather nervous.

B: Well, he ……………………………………………… (appear) in the evening TV news, that’s why.

41. Sue: What ………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….. (you / do) now?

Mark: I …………………………….…………………….…………………..…….. (look) through these old film magazines. Look, here’s an old picture of Jack Nicholson.

Sue: Oh, I ……………………………………… (think) he ………………………….…………….… (look) awful! And his suit ……………………………………….…….. (not fit) him properly.

Mark: Yes, I …………………………..………….… (agree). And he …………………………………….. (appear) to be really angry. I …………………….………………….. (wonder) what he …………….…………….…………….... (think) about.

Sue: He ………………………………………………………. (be) in that new film that’s on at the Odeon now, isn’t he?

Mark: Yeah, I saw it last night. He ………………………………………………………….. (look) very different now. He ……………………………………….……. (weigh) a lot more now.

Sue: I ……………………………… (hope) it’s a good film. I …………………..……………………. (see) it tonight. Stuart …………………….……….. (take) me. Actually, he ………………………….……. (be) very nice to me these days.

Mark: He probably …………………………………..…………………………………………….. (want) to borrow some money.

Sue: I …………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………… (see). That explains it.

III. Paraphrase these sentences so that their meaning remains as similar as possible to the original sentence. Use the words given without changing their form.

1. Helen rarely goes to the theatre. not

Helen ___________________________________________________ the theater very often.

2. We’re arranged to meet at 8.00 tomorrow. are

We _________________________________________________________ at 8.00 tomorrow.

3. I am considering visiting my cousins in Canada next summer. thinking

I _____________________________________________ my cousins in Canada next summer.

4. What time is your plane scheduled to arrive at Heathrow? land

What time _______________________________________________________ at Heathrow?

5. Roman never stops criticizing my friends. always

Roman ____________________________________________________________ my friends.

6. I have arranged to have dinner with Jerry tonight. am

I ___________________________________________________________ with Jerry tonight.

IV. Write logical questions to the answers given. Use Present Simple or Continuous.

1. ____________________________________________________________________ for?

My glasses. I can’t find them anywhere.

2. ____________________________________________________________ to the cinema?

Well, once or twice a month, I guess. Or when there’s a good film on.

3. I’ve just seen a teacher talking to some policeman. What _____________ they __________ in our school? ~ Somebody just shot our grammar teacher.

4. Oh, dear, it’s so late. I need to catch my train home. ~ What ____________________ it _______________? ~ At quarter to eleven.

5. I don’t like this cough. It _________________ really bad. __________ you __________?

~ Yes, but omly a few cigarettes a day.

V. Complete the letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Use each verb in the list once.

stand seem write be make shine stay taste look cost feel

Dear Jil,

I ______________________ to you from Granada where everything _____________ to be going just fine; we ___________________ nice and relaxed. We ________________ in a gorgeous hotel just down the road from the Alhambra, which ___________________ an old fortress built by the Moors. It ________________ at the top of the hill just opposite our hotel and we can see this wonderful building through our window. It ________________ absolutely magnificent! The hotel is lovely, but unfortunately it _________________ a lot to stay here! Eating out is great. Have you heard of gazpacho? It’s a cold cucumber and tomato soup which they _________________ with oil, vinegar and garlic and it _______________ delicious.

Well, outside the sun _______________ so I’m off to get a bit of a suntan; I hope everything’s OK back in Birmingham.

Lucy

VI. Read this student’s letter. Find and correct twelve mistakes in the use of Present Simple and Progressive Tenses.

Dear Andrew,

Hi, how are you? I write you this letter on the bus. I hope you can read my writing. They do some repairs on the road, so it’s bumpy and the bus shakes. Guess what? I am having a job as a clerk in the mail room of a small company. The pay isn’t good, but I’m liking the people there. They’re all friendly and we’re speaking Spanish all the time. I’m also taking Spanish classes at night at a language institute. The class is meeting three times a week. It just started last week, so I’m not knowing a lot of students yet. They seem nice, though.

I’m thinking that I’m beginning to get accustomed to living here. At first I experienced some ‘culture shock’. I understand that this is quite normal. But these days I meet more and more people because of my job and my class, so I’m feeling more connected to things.

What do you do these days? Do you still look for a new job?

Please write when you can. I always like to hear from you.

Yours, Brain

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