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Ex.7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.




1. What Bob (do)? – He (translate) an article from Russian into English. – He (know) English well? – Yes, he (do). 2. Where (be) Peter? – He (have) his History class now. – He always (have) it at this time? – Once a week. 3. Where you (go)? – To the library. – How often you (attend) the library? – On Tuesdays and Fridays. 4. What language they (speak) in Spain? – What language he (speak) now? 5. I (feel) Tom (want) to know where you (live) now. 6. She (understand, not) what the teacher (explain). 7. You (remember) where he (work)? 8. Where (be) Mary? – She (be) in the kitchen. – What she (do) there? – She (cook) dinner. – She always (prepare) it for the family? – As a rule, she (do). 9. He usually (walk) to the office? – No, he (do, not), he (take) a bus as usual. 10. Don’t (go) into the room! The students (write) a test. 11. Fred usually (stay) at the hotel but this time he (stay) at his relatives’. 12. My friend always (tell) me the truth but I (see) that she (tell) a lie now. 13. Jane (say) that now she (love) Adam very much. 14. What you (do) here, Ann? – I (look up) some figures for my report. 15. What time we (arrive) in Berlin? – It (seem) to me that our plane (arrive) at 9 a.m. 16. You (do) anything special tonight? – Oh, yes. I (have) a party with my group mates tonight. 17. What you (think) of Moscow? – I (think) it’s a wonderful place. – And how you (like) the weather? – Well, it (be) rather windy, (be, not) it? 18. First you (take) the documents and (sort) them into categories. Then you (file) them according to the subject. 19. What you (drink)? It (look) awful. – Don’t (bother). I (die) of thirst. 20. As a rule, she (wear) smart hats, but today she (wear) a funny-looking one.

 

Ex.8. Fill in with Present Simple or Present Progressive.

Kate: Hi, Mum! This Kate (speak).

Mum: Hello, Kate! Where you (call) from?

Kate: I (be) at work at the moment. My boss (have) lunch with his partner now. He often (take) his guests to lunch on Wednesdays.

Mum: Well, why you (phone)? Is there anything wrong?

Kate: No, I just (want) you to know that I (come) home next Saturday.

Mum: What time your bus (arrive) in Smolensk?

Kate: It (leave) Moscow at 11 in the night and (arrive) in Smolensk at 7 in the morning.

Mum: All right, (see) you on Saturday then.

 

Ex.9. Put the words in the brackets into the Present Simple or Present Progressive tense.

1. The telephone (to ring). Someone (to want) to talk to you. 2. Jane (to like) reading. She often (to borrow) books from the library. 3. The postman (to walk) up the path. He (to come) twice a day. 4. John (to have) a lot of things to do. He (to read) papers, (to write) business letters and (to receive) visitors. 5. What (to be) this dreadful smell? – Something (to burn) in the kitchen. 6. He always (to get) good marks in his examinations. 7. What Nick (to do) now? – He (to do) his homework. It usually (to take) him an hour and a half to do his work. 8. When Peter (to read) a book in English, he always (to keep) a dictionary near him. When he (not to know) the meaning of a word, he (to open) the dictionary and (to look up) the word. 9. Come in and join me. I (to have) a cup of coffee. I usually (to have) one at this time. 10. Look, the guests (to put) their hats and coats on! – Because they (to leave). – Why they (to leave) so early? – Early?! It’s midnight! 11. You (to drink) coffee every day? What’s the brand of coffee you (to drink) now with such pleasure? 12. You sometimes (to go) abroad? – I (to travel) inside the country, as a rule. 13. Mike (to walk) to his college? – I (not to know). I (to think) generally he (to walk) but today he (to go) on his motorbike. 14. What Tom (think) of the project? – He (think) it (not, be) quite appropriate. 15. You (see) the car keys anywhere? I (look) for them but I (not, see) them. 16. Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not, seem) able to learn modern Greek. 17. The plane you (look) at now just (take) off for London. 18. What you (wait) here? – I (wait) for the shop to open. – But it (not, open) till 9 o’clock. 19. Why (be) Mrs Black so angry? – Her husband (smoke) in the room.

 

Ex.10. Complete the following dialogues by using the words in parentheses.

1. A: (Mary, have) a bicycle?

B: Yes, …. She (have) a ten-speed bike.

2. A: (It, rain) right now?

B: No, …. At least, I (think, not) so.

3. A: (You, like) sour oranges?

B: No, …. I (like) sweet ones.

4. A: (Your friends, write) many letters?

B: Yes, …. I (get) lots of letters all the time.

5. A: (The students, take) a test in class right now?

B: No, …. They (do) an exercise.

6. A: (You, know) Tom Adams?

B: No, …. I’ve never met him.

7. A: (Jean, study) at the library this evening?

B: No, …. She (be) at the gym. She (play) basketball.

A: (Jean, play) basketball every night?

B: No, …. She usually (study) at the library.

A: (She, be) a good player?

B: Yes, …. She (play) basketball three or four times a week.

A: (You, know) how to play basketball?

B: Yes, …. But I (be, not) very good at it.

A: Let’s play sometime.

B: Okay. That (sound) like fun.

 

Ex.11. Choose the correct variant.

1. Listen! Somebody (play) the piano.

A. plays B. is playing C. are playing

2. How you (like) our weather?

A. you like B. are you liking C. do you like

3. Linda (work) at the library tonight?

A. Is Linda working B. Does Linda work C. Linda works

 

4. The situation (grow) better today.

A. is growing B. grows C. grow

5. What you (do) this afternoon?

A. do you do B. you are doing C. are you doing

6. Victor often (go) to the movies?

A. Is Victor going B. Goes Victor C. Does Victor go

7. It (snow) still heavily.

A. snows B. is snowing C. snow

8. The train for Bristol (leave) at 7 tomorrow.

A. is leaving B. leaves C. leave

9. Who (know) History well?

A. knows B. know C. does know

10. They (want) to go to the seaside.

A. want; So am I. B. want; So do I. C. want; Neither do I.

11. Keep quiet! The students (write) a test.

A. write B. is writing C. are writing

12. I hope you (not, pay) much attention to the gossip.

A. aren’t paying B. am not paying C. don’t pay

13. John is a wonderful child. He never (cry).

A. is crying B. cries C. doesn’t cry

14. They (study) Philosophy this term.

A. are studying B. study C. studies

15. Listen! She (refer) to the latest articles.

A. refers B. am referring C. is referring

16. Mary (listen) to a new record in her room at the moment.

A. listens B. is listening C. listen

17. What you (think) about? You haven’t said a word all morning.

A. do you think B. you think C. are you thinking

18. We (not, read) detectives.

A. don’t read; Neither does she B. don’t read; So does she

C. don’t read; Neither is she

19. He (not, know) the student who (report) now.

A. doesn’t know; reports B. don’t know; is reporting

C. doesn’t know; is reporting

20. Jack (fly) to France tonight.

A. flies B. is flying C. fly

21. When I (drive) myself I (not, leave) the car anywhere.

A. drive; am not leaving B. am driving; am not leaving

C. am driving; don’t leave

Ex.12. Supply Present Simple or Present Progressive.

Dear Aunt Rose,

I just (write) to tell you how much I (appreciate) the money you sent me, and to tell you how I (get) on in my first year at college. I (study) very hard but at the moment I (spend) a lot of time just making friends. I still (stay) with my friend Jane and I (look) for somewhere of my own to live. Only a few of the first-year students (live) in college here and I (seem) to be spending much time travelling backwards and forwards. I (go) to lectures every morning and most afternoons I (study) in the library. In fact I (write) this letter instead of an essay on “Hamlet”. I (think) I’ll buy some new clothes with the money you sent. Everything (cost) a lot here and I (save) to buy a winter coat. It (get) really cold here in the evenings. I (know) lots of other students and generally speaking we (have) quite a good time socially! I also (learn) to drive.

See you shortly.

Love,

Sue.

 

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