TENSES
T30
Present Tense: simple or continuous? Put in the correct forms !
1. How do you usually start work on a film? - I ____________________ (read) the script and __________________
(make) notes.
2. I ____________________ (make) notes of our interview. I hope you don’t mind. - No, that’s OK.
3. What languages ____________________ (you, speak)? - English, French and Russian.
4. I’m glad we __________________________ (do) this interview in English, because my French
__________________ (be) very poor.
5. Who ____________________ (play) that guitar? - My son, when he has time.
6. Who ____________________ (play) the guitar upstairs? - My sister. She’s got a concert tomorrow.
7. What ________________________ (she, play) ? - I think it’s a piece by Mozart. ____________________ (She,
play) anything else? - Yes, the violin, she’s very musical.
8. Your daughter’s very keen on sports, isn’t she? - Yes, she ______________________ (play) tennis. Where is
she now? - She ____________________ (play) tennis, as usual.
9. What’s that delicious smell? - My husband, he____________________ (cook). Is that usual? - Yes, normally I
____________________ (shop) and my husband ____________________ (cook).
10. What a lovely clock! - It ________________________ (not work) I’m afraid - It’s been broken for years.
11. Could I use your phone? - I’m afraid it _________________________ (not work) at the moment.
12. _______________________ (You, like) my new dress? - ______________________ (You, think) it
____________________ (suit) me?
13. What _______________________ (he, do) out there at this time? - I ____________________ (think) he
____________________ (look) for a snake.
14. ____________________ (Your father, read) the newspaper every day?
15. Look! He ____________________ (behave) badly again.
16. What ____________________ (you, think) about? -I ____________________ (think) about our new flat.
17. Where _________________________ (the Normans , go) to ? - I don’t know. Maybe they
__________________ (go) a tennis game. They always ____________________ (play) tennis on Sundays.
18. My sisters always ____________________ (drink) coffee for breakfast. - I ____________________ (not like)
coffee, I ____________________ (prefer) tea.
19. How much ____________________ (you earn) a month?
20. ____________________ (Your friends, often, go) to town in the afternoon? - No, they don’t.
21. Dear what’s the matter? You ____________________ (look) so pale.
22. _______________________ (You, see) the man over there? - Yes. - I ____________________ (have) the
feeling that he ____________________ (follow) us.
23. Mother, ____________________ (you, have) a piece of cake for me?
24. It sometimes ____________________ (rain) heavily and then the river ____________________ (rise) quickly.
25. How often ____________________ (you, read) a book?
26. Look! Such a big helicopter! Where _________________________ (it, fly) to? - It ____________________ ( fly)
across the lake towards the mountains.
27. Maggie, I _____________________ (not understand) this. The children always ____________________ (play)
in the garden, but today they ______________________ (play) in the street. Why? - You see, our neighbours
____________________ (plant) trees there today - Why must they always ____________________ (plant)
something?
28. ________________________________ (Your friend Bernie, always , get up) that late?
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TENSES
T30
Present Tense : simple or continuous? Put in the correct forms !
1. How do you usually start work on a film? - I read the script and make notes.
2. I am making notes of our interview. I hope you don’t mind. - No, that’s OK.
3. What languages do you speak? - English, French and Russian.
4. I’m glad we are doing this interview in English, because my French is very poor.
5. Who plays that guitar? - My son, when he has time.
6. Who is playing the guitar upstairs? - My sister. She’s got a concert tomorrow.
7. What is she playing ? - I think it’s a piece by Mozart. Does she play anything else? - Yes, the violin, she’s very
musical.
8. Your daughter’s very keen on sports, isn’t she? - Yes, she plays tennis. Where is she now? - She is playing
tennis, as usual.
9. What’s that delicious smell? - My husband, he is cooking. Is that usual? - Yes, normally I shop and my husband
cooks.
10. What a lovely clock! - It does not work I’m afraid - It’s been broken for years.
11. Could I use your phone? - I’m afraid it is not working at the moment.
12. Do you like my new dress? – Do you think it suits me?
13. What is he doing out there at this time? - I think he is looking for a snake.
14. Does your father read the newspaper every day?
15. Look! He is behaving badly again.
16. What are you thinking about? -I am thinking about our new flat.
17. Where are the Normans going to ? - I don’t know. Maybe they are going to a tennis game. They always play
tennis on Sundays.
18. My sisters always drinks coffee for breakfast. - I do not like coffee, I prefer tea.
19. How much do you earn a month?
20. Do your friends often go to town in the afternoon? - No, they don’t.
21. Dear what’s the matter? You look so pale.
22. Do you see the man over there? - Yes. - I have the feeling that he is following us.
23. Mother, do you have a piece of cake for me?
24. It sometimes rains heavily and then the river rises quickly.
25. How often do you read a book?
26. Look! Such a big helicopter! Where is it flying to? - It is flying across the lake towards the mountains.
27. Maggie, I do not understand this. The children always play in the garden, but today they are playing in the
street. Why? - You see, our neighbours are planting trees there today - Why must they always plant something?
28. Does your friend Bernie always get up that late?
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