Exercise 1
Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1) Are you hungry? ________ (you / want) something to eat?
2) Don't put the dictionary away. ________ (I / use) it.
3) Don't put the dictionary away. ________ (I / need) it.
4) Who is that man? What ________ (he / want)?
5) Who is that man? Why ________ (he / look) at us?
6) Alan says he's 80 years old, but nobody ________ (believe) him.
7) She told me her name, but ________ (I / not / remember) it now.
8) _____ (I / think) of selling car. Would you be interested in buying it?
9) _____ (I / think) you should sell your car. ________ (you / not / use) it very often.
10) Air ________ (consist) mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
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1)
1 Do you want
2 I'm using / I am using
3 I need
4 does he want
5 is he looking
6 believes
7 I don't remember / I do not remember or I can't remember
8 I'm thinking / I am thinking
9 I think … You don't use
10 consists
Exercise 2
Use the words in brackets to make sentences.
1) (you / not / seem / very happy today) ________
2) (what / you / do?) ________
Be quiet! (I / think) ________
3) (who / this umbrella / belong to?) ________
I have no idea
4) (the dinner / smell / good) ________
5) Excuse me. (anybody / sit / there?) ________
No, it’s free.
6) (these gloves / not / fit / me) ________
They’re too small.
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2)
1 You don’t seem very happy today.
2 What are you doing?
I'm thinking.
3 Who does this umbrella belong to?
4 The dinner smells good.
5 Is anybody sitting there?
6 These gloves don't fit me.
Exercise 3
Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1) Nicky is thinking of giving up her job. ________
2) Are you believing in God? ________
3) I'm feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat? ________
4) This sauce is great. It's tasting really good. ________
5) I'm thinking this is your key. Am I right? ________
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3)
1 OK
2 Do you believe
3 OK (I feel is also correct)
4 It tastes
5 I think
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be . Use am/is/are being (continuous) where possible; otherwise use am/is/are (simple).
1) I can't understand why ________ so selfish. He isn't usually like that.
2) Sarah ________ very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.
3) You'll like Sophie when you meet her. She ________ very nice.
4) You're usually very patient, so why ________ so unreasonable about waiting ten more minutes?
5) Why isn't Steve at work today? ________ ill?
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4)
1 he’s being
2 's being I is being
3 's / is
4 are you being
5 Is he
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