5. Choose the correct variant.

1. Elizabeth usually goes / is usually going to bed at around eleven o'clock.

2. Dan talks / is talking on the other phone right now.

3. We don't eat / aren't eating any meat at the moment as we're both on a diet.

4. Does air travel get / Is air travel getting increasingly safe?

5. My mum calls / is calling me every weekend without fail.

6. How much do babysitters generally earn / are babysitters generally earning?

7. You always come / You're always coming up with excuses for not having done your homework. It's so annoying!

8. I don't go / I'm not going out much during the week but I always try / I'm always trying to go out somewhere on Saturday night.

9. The train stops / is stopping at Glasgow on Saturdays.

10. My mum takes / is taking part in ice-skating competitions almost every weekend.

11. What time does the film begin/is beginning?

12. The sun rise/is rising in the east.

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Continuous or the Present Indefinite.

1. A: Where's James?

B: He ...is playing... (play) football in the garden right now.

2. A: Bill (dance) very well.

B: Yes, he's a good singer, too.

3. A: Lucy is very busy.

B: Yes. She (work) very hard these days.

4. A: What (you/do) on Saturdays?

В: I clean the house and go shopping.

5. A: Why (you/pack) your suitcase?

B: Because I (fly) to Paris tomorrow morning.

6. A: Fred (not/know) how to swim.

B: That's because he's only three.

7. A: Max looks very fit.

B: Yes. He …….(take) a lot of exercise these days.

7. Read the following dialogue between a hotel owner and the receptionist. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous.

A: Good morning, Catherine. A special guest 1) ...is coming... (come) to our hotel today.

B: 2) Really?...(I/know) who it is?

A: 3) I….(think) you do. He 4)…… (star) in the TV series 'Rooftop' at the moment.

B: It 5)…(be) Paul Roberts, isn't it? When 6)…..(he/come)? I can't wait to meet him in person!

A: At 3 o'clock this afternoon. But there are a few things you 7)…..(need) to know. First of all, he 8)….(love) flowers. He also 9)……(enjoy) having his breakfast in the dining-room, not in his room.

B: Why 10) (he/stay) at our hotel?

A: Because he 11) (want) some peace and quiet and he 12) …(not/like) to be disturbed by reporters.

B: I see. Well, let's hope that everything will be okay while he 13)…(stay) here.

8. Open the brackets. Use either the Present Continuous or Present Indefinite.

(A)

1. Hurry up! The bus (to come). I (not to want) to miss it.

2. I'm sorry it's so noisy, but we (to move) the furniture.

3. It's 12 o'clock, so I (to go) to bed now.

4. The river (to flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.

5. We usually (to grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we (not to grow) any.

6. This coat (to belong) to you? – No, my coat (to hang) there behind the door.

7. Peter is in the Institute canteen. He (to have) his lunch.

8. While Lucy's grandmother (to knit) a sweater for little Nick, he (to play) with his toys.

9. I (to sell) this car. You (to want) to buy it?

10. Please, be quiet! You continually (to interrupt).

11. I (not to understand) what you (to wait) for.

12. They (to revise) the words now?

13. George, is it true that you (to get) married next week?

14. Ron is in Chicago now. He (to stay) at the Hilton hotel. He usually (to stay) at this hotel when he's in Chicago.

15. I (to fly) to Switzerland next week for discussions with Head Office about prices.

16. Hello, Alec. What you (to do) these days?

17. What your father (to do)? – He's a teacher, but he (not to work) now.

18. He is still ill but he (to get) better now.

19. Guckoos (not, build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.

20. He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea.

21. I shan't go out now as it (rain) and I (not, have got) an umbrella.

22. Tom can't read the newspaper now because his mother (read) it.

23. I always buy lottery tickets but I never (win) anything.

24. Tom and Ann (have) a long conversation. I (wonder) what they (talk) about.

25. You (believe) all that the newspapers say ? - No, I (not, believe) any of it. - Then why you (read) newspapers?

26. You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly.

27. Have you seen my car keys anywhere? - No, I (look) for them but I (not, see) them.

28. She always (borrow) from me and never (remember) to pay me back.

(B)

Next week, my friends and I …(go) camping in the woods. I ..(organize) the food, because I… (like) cooking. Dave …(have) a big car with a trailer, so he …(plan) the transportation. Sam… (bring) the tent — he …(go) camping every year, so he …(have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife …(think) we're crazy. She …(like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she… (take) a trip to Paris instead.

(C)

I work in a large office with about thirty other people, most of whom I (1) (to know) quite well. We (2) (to spend) most of the day together, so we have all become friends. In fact, most of my colleagues are so interesting, that I (3) (to think) of writing a book about them! (4) (To take) Helen Watson, for example. Helen (5) (to run) the accounts department. At the moment she (6) (to go) out with John Martin, our manager, and they (7) (to seem) very happy together. But everyone (8) (to know) that John always (9) (to make) eyes at Mary Black. But I (10) (to happen) to know that Mary (11) (to dislike) John. "I can't stand people who (12) (to apologize) all the time!" she told me. "And besides, I know he (13) (to deceive) poor Helen. He (14) (to see) Betty Wilson from the overseas department." And plenty of other interesting things (15) (to go on). For example, every week money (16) (to disappear) from the petty cash box. When you (17) (to realise) that someone in your office is a thief, it (18) (to upset) you at first. But I also (19) (to try) to catch whoever it is before the police (20) (to be called) in.