Exercise 7. Read the following dialogue between a hotel owner and the receptionist. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

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Good morning, Catherine. A special guest 1) is coming (come) to our hotel today. Really! 2)____________ (I/know) who it is? I 3) ____________ (think) you do. He 4) ___________ (star) in the TV series, “Rooftop”, at the moment. It 5) __________ (be) Paul Roberts, isn’t it? When 6) ______ _____ (he/come)? I can’t wait to meet him in person! 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. Why 10) __________ (he / stay) at our hotel? Because he 11) __________ ( want) some peace and quiet and he 12) ___________ (not/like)to be disturbed by reporters. I see. Well, Let’s hope that everything will be okay while he 13) ___________ (stay) here.

Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

Dear Martin,

How are you and Sally? I ¹⁾ __hope__ (hope) you’re well. I ²⁾ ________ (write) to give you some good news. I have got a summer job for the holidays! I ³⁾ ________ (repair) telephone lines for a telephone company.

I ⁴⁾ ________ (usually/ ride) my bicycle to work because it’s only a 10 minute ride to work from home. We ⁵⁾ ________ (start) work at 8:30. We ⁶⁾ ________ finish at 4:30 on Mondays to Thursdays but at 2:30 on Fridays, so I ⁷⁾ ________ (have) long weekends.

I ⁸⁾ ________ (work) very hard at the moment. To tell you the truth, I ⁹⁾ ________ (be) a bit nervous because my boss ¹⁰⁾ ________ (leave) for Scotland on business next week, so I’ll be on my own. Lizzie says I ¹¹⁾ ________ (worry) about it too much. She’s, probably right!

Please write with your news. Say hello to Sally for me.

Best wishes,

Richard

* Exercise 9. In the following sentences, the adverbs of frequency are in the wrong place. Make the corrections.

1. I have time to rarely read novels these days. 2. I normally am too tired in the evenings to do anything except watch TV. 3. People give me books at Christmas often and I like to read them in the holidays. 4. People in Britain read frequently the newspaper while they are having breakfast. 5. My boyfriend reads the newspaper always on the way to work, but he usually just looks at the sports pages. 6. My boyfriend and I go normally to the cinema twice a month, but sometimes we go every week. 7. Hardly ever we eat in restaurants, but we often get a take-away Chinese meal. 8. Usually on a Saturday morning, once a month, I take the children to the cinema.

Exercise 10. Correct the mistakes.

1. Steve goes fishing tomorrow. 2. Rebecca wash her hair every day. 3. I am visiting my grandparents every week. 4. Tim doesn’t wants to do his homework. 5. He sits on the floor at the moment. 6. Do you watch TV in the evenings always? 7. Sarah is drinking coffee every morning. 8. They don’t go usually on holiday in May. 9. Does she work late? No, she does never. 10. Peter looks for a new house at the moment.

* Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box using either the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

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1. Paul is a manager and ________ his job, but he is worried about its effect on his health.

2. He _______ for a new job that is less stressful.

3. He _______ to manage his time better so that he isn’t so stressed all the time.

4. He makes sure that he ________ at least eight hours sleep every night.

5. The journey to work _______ one hour and he’s decided to use this time for relaxation.

6. He has stopped having sandwiches for lunch and now _______ a proper meal every day.

7. He always ________ some kind of sport twice a week.

8. He _______ about taking up yoga, but he hasn’t made up his mind yet.

Exercise 12. Complete these sentences using the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Use the verb given in brackets.

1. My sister _________ (wait) patiently for her exam results. 2. We _________ (not/travel) by train very often. 3. I _________ (consider) accepting that job in Crete. 4. The film ________ (end) with a dramatic car chase. 5. I’m sorry, I _________ (feel) too tired to go out this evening. 6. We _________ (have) a great time here in London. 7. We ________ (rely) on you to bring the keys with you. 8. I ________ (wish) people didn’t smoke in restaurants. 9. Who _______ you _______ (think) you are, speaking to me like that!

Exercise 13. Complete these sentences using the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Use the verbs given in brackets. Add never or always if this is also given.

1. I _______ (use, never) my mobile phone if I ________ (drive).

2. I _______ (like, always) to get post but I _______ (seem, never) to have the time to reply.

3. The heroine _______ (prefer) to be with Paul because James _______ (argue, always).

4. Maria ________ (forget, always) what time the soap ________ (start).

5. You ________ (moan, always)about the state of the flat but you ________ (help, never) me.

6. Turtles ________ (lay, always) their eggs on the same beach; however, they _______ (come, never) in winter.

7. Whether I ________ (go) swimming or not _________ (depend on, always) the weather.

8. I _______ (shop, never) here again – they _______ (be, always) so rude.

9. We ________ (smell, always) cooking when we _______ (pass) your house.

10. He ________ (borrow, always) money but he ________ (pay, always) me back.

Exercise 14. Complete the sentences using the verbs below. Use each verb once in the PRESENT SIMPLE and once in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS. What is the difference in meaning?

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1)	a. b.	I am just __________ this eau de cologne. Is it expensive? These flowers __________ lovely.
2)	a. b.	I _________ lying on the beach all day. I _________ every minute of this holiday.
3)	a. b.	I _________ your hair looks great! I _________ of going to Italy next year.
4)	a. b.	I always _________ at the Ritz when I go to New York. I ________ with my friends because my house was flooded last week.
5)	a. b.	I don’t know whether I’ll go to the party. It _________ on how I feel. You can’t let me down now. – I ________ on you!
6)	a. b.	I _________ what you mean. There is no one at the window. You _________ things!