Exercise 1
Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1) Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. ________
2) The water boils. Can you turn it off? ________
3) Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. ________
4) Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? ________
5) The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days. ________
6) I must go now. It gets late. ________
7) I usually go to work by car. ________
8) 'Hurry up! It's time to leave.' 'OK, I come.' ________
9) I hear 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. ________
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1)
1 OK
2 is boiling
3 is trying
4 are they talking
5 OK
6 it's getting / it is getting
7 OK
8 I'm coming / I am coming
9 are you getting
10 He always gets
11 OK
Exercise 2
Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1) Let's go out. ________ (it / not / rain) now.
2) Julia is very good at languages. ________ (she / speak) four languages very well.
3) Hurry up! ________ (everybody / wait) for you.
4) ' ________ (you / listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.'
5) '________ (you / listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.'
6) The River Nile ________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
7) The river ________ (flow) very fast today- much faster than usual.
8) _____ (we / usually / grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year
________ (we / not / grow) any.
9) A: How's your English?
B: Not bad. I think ________ (it / improve) slowly.
10) Rachel is in New York right now. ________ (she / stay) at the Park Hotel.
________ (she / always / stay) there when she's in New York.
11) Can we stop walking soon? ________ (I / start) to feel tired.
12) A: Can you drive?
B: ________ (I / learn). father ________ (teach) me.
13) Normally ________ (I / finish) work at five, but this week
________ (I / work) until six to earn a little more money.
14) parents ________ (live) in Manchester. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where ________ (your parents / live)?
15) Sonia ________ (look) for a place to live. ________ (she / stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.
16) A: What ________ (your brother / do)?
B: He's an architect, but ________ (he / not / work) at the moment.
17) (at a party) ________ (I / usually enjoy) parties, but ________ (I / not / enjoy) this one very much.
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2)
1 It isn’t raining
2 She speaks
3 Everybody's waiting I Everybody is waiting
4 Are you listening
5 Do you listen
6 flows
7 's flowing / is flowing
8 We usually grow … we aren't growing / we're not growing / we are not growing
9 it's improving / it is improving
10 She's staying / She is staying …
She always stays
11 I'm starting / I am starting
12 I'm learning / I am learning …
's teaching / is teaching
13 I finish … I'm working / I am working
14 live … do your parents live
15 's looking / is looking …
She's staying / She is staying
16 does your brother do …
he isn't working / he's not working / he is not working
17 I usually enjoy … I'm not enjoying / I am not enjoying
Exercise 3
Finish B's sentences. Use always -ing .
1) A: I've lost phone again.
B: Not again! ________ .
2) A: The car has broken down again.
B: That car is useless. It ________ .
3) A: Look! You've made the same mistake again.
B: Oh no, not again! I ________ .
4) A: Oh, I've forgotten glasses again.
B: Typical! ________ .
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3)
1 You’re always losing your phone.
2 It's always breaking down.
3 I'm always making the same mistake. / … that mistake.
4 You're always forgetting your glasses.