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Continuous tenses

I. Complete the sentences of the following verbs in the correct form:

Come get happen look make start stay try work

  1. “You… hard today”. “Yes, I have a lot to do”.

  2. I… for Christine. Do you know where she is?”

  3. It … getting dark. Shall I turn on the light?

  4. They haven’t got anywhere to live at the moment. They… with friends until they find somewhere”

  5. “Are you ready, Ann? “Yes, I….”

  6. “Have you got an umbrella? It … to rain”

  7. You … a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I… to concentrate.

  8. Why are all these people here? What…?

II. Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I’m not doing)

  1. I’m tired. I … (go) to bed now. Goodnight!

  2. We can go out now. It … (rain) any more.

  3. “How is you new job?” “Not so good at the moment. I … (enjoy) it very much.”

  4. Chatherin phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. She … (have) a great time and doesn’t want to come back.

  5. I want to loose weight, so this week I … (eat) lunch.

  6. Angela has just started evening classes. She … (learn) German.

  7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They … (speak) to each other.

III. Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form.

Sarah: Brian! How nive to see you! What … (you/do) these days?

Brian: I … (train) to be a supermarket manager.

Sarah: Really? What’s it like? … (you/enjoy) it?

Brian: It’s all right. What about you?

Sarah: Well, actually I… (not work) at the moment. I … ( try) to find a job but it`s not easy. But I’m very busy. I … (decorate) my flat.

Brian: … (you/do) it alone?

Sarah: No, some friends of mine … (help) me.

IV. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs:

Get change rise fall increase

  1. The population of the world… very fast.

  2. Ken is still ill but he… better slowly.

  3. The world … . Things never stay the same.

  4. The cost of living … . Every year things are more expensive.

  5. The economic situation is already very bad and it… worse.

V. Put the verb into the correct form using Present Continuous.

  1. They… (study) at the moment.

  2. When … (the plane/arrive)?

  3. We … (not/work) in the office this week.

  4. She… (watch) TV.

  5. Tom … (play) tennis on Friday.

  6. He … (go) to Boston.

  7. What … (you/read) at the moment?

  8. I … (cook) dinner tonight. Would you like to come?

  9. It … (work). I think it’s broken.

  10. When… (you/meet) Jane?

  11. He … (learn) German for his job.

VI. Put the verb into the correct form using Present Simple or Continuous.

  1. Every Monday, Sally … (drive) her kids to football practice.

  2. Usually, I … (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I … (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

  3. Shhhh! Be quite! John … (sleep).

  4. Don’t forget to take you umbrella. It … (rain).

  5. I hate living in Seattle because it … (rain, always).

  6. I’m sorry I can’t hear what you … (say) because everybody … (talk) so loudly.

  7. Justin … (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

  8. A: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

B: Oh, I’m sorry, I can’t. I … (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally) printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.