Why (aren't you agreeing / don't you agree) with the idea?

14. What (is this meaning? / does this mean?)

15. (I'm not understanding / I don't understand) the lessons.

16. (I never agree / I'm never agreeing) with what he says.

17. (He knows / He's knowing) you're wrong.

18. (They watch / They're watching) us.

10. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present form.

1. A: Linda is learning (learn) to drive at the moment.

B: I know. She told me last week.

2. A: Has Alan got a job?

B: Oh yes. He ______ (be) the manager of a leisure centre.

3. A: Do you want to have a break now?

B: Not yet. I ______ (write) a report for tomorrow's meeting.

4. A: It's ten o'clock. Have you given the manager his letters?

B: Yes, and I ______ (also/type) six reports so far this morning.

5. A: Is Jeff still in the garden?

B: Yes. He ______ (plant) flowers all afternoon.

6. A: That author is very well-known, isn't she?

B: Yes. She ______ (write) twenty novels so far.

7. A: You look very happy today.

B: I am. I ______ (just/hear) some good news.

8. A: What time _________________________ (the play/start) tonight?

B: Seven o'clock, I think.

9. A: Are you new to this company?

B: Not really. In fact, I ______ (work) here for almost two years.

10. A: Are you ready for the concert?

B: Yes. I ______ (practise) for weeks.

11. A: Do you do any exercise at all?

B: Yes. Actually, I ______ (go) swimming three times a week.

11. Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into present simple or present continuous.

1. I (live) _______ in Washington, though I (stay) _______ in London at the moment.

2. The car isn't here today because Sheila (use) ______ it. She generally (use) ______ the bus, but the drivers are on strike.

3. We usually (stay) ______ at home on Fridays, but we came out tonight because we (celebrate) ______ our anniversary.

4. I (come)______ from Scotland, though I (live) ______ in London just now.

5. I (stay) ______ with my parents at the moment, though I (have) ______ my own flat.

6. They usually (work) ______ at the weekends, though they (not work) ______ at the moment.

7. He (teach) ______ in a language school, though he (work) ______ in a factory at the moment because the school's on holiday.

8. The business usually (make) ______ 'money, though it (do) ______ rather badly just now.

9. I usually (work) ______ at night, though I (have) ______ a holiday at the moment.

10. I (study) ______ French at the moment, but I (not speak) ______it very well yet.

12. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous.

1. Debbie … (work) as an administrator at the university. She ______ (organise) all the timetables and teaching schedules. She ______ (work) very long hours at the moment because it's the start of the academic year but she ______ (go), on a short holiday at the end of the month.

2. Simon and Sylvia ______ (stay) in a cottage in the Yorkshire Dales this month. The cottage ______ (belong) to a cousin of Sylvia's but the cousin is away: she ______ (cycle) around Norfolk for a few weeks. Simon and Sylvia often ______ (use) the cottage when Sylvia's cousin is away. They really ______ (enjoy) being in the middle of the countryside.

3. The International School for Languages ______ (do) very well at the moment. About two hundred students ______ (take) evening classes this term. Many of them ______ (need) to learn a new language to improve their job prospects but some of them ______ (learn) a new language purely for pleasure. The European languages ______ (be) very popular but Japanese and Russian ______ (get) more popular too. The school ______ (provide) good learning facilities and ______ (organise) a range of study tours.

4. The world population ______ (still increase) rapidly. Many people in the world ______ (already starve) and many more ______(suffer) from malnutrition. The population ______ (grow) fastest in the poorest countries where people ______ (need) to have children to look after them in their old age and where many of their children ______ (die) at a very young age.

13. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous. Maggie and Jill, two friends, are talking at a party.

M: Jill, how nice to see you. I (1) _______ (not think) we've seen each other since that party at Jim's last year. How (2) ______ (you/get on)?

J: Oh, fine. Everything (3) ______ (go) very well.

M: (4) ______ (you still/go out) with Dave?

J: No, I'm not, but, I (5) ______ (go out) with someone called Jamie: I met him at my pottery class.

M: Is he here now?

J: Yes look, he's over there. He (6) ______ (talk) to Charlotte.

M: Oh yes, (17) ______ (see) him. (8) ______ (he/wear) a yellow jumper?

J: Yes, that's him.

M: Oh, he (9) ______ (look) really nice.

J: He is. I introduce you to him when he (10) ______ (come) over here. So what about you? How (11) ______ (life/treat) you?

M: Not too badly. I (12) ______ (still/work) at that awful cafe. I (13) ______ (keep) looking for other jobs but the problem is that I (14) ______ (feel) so tired when I (15) ______ (get in) that I (16) ______ (not have) much energy to look through all the job ads and everything. Oh well, I (17) ______ (suppose) something else will come up soon.

J: I (18) ______ (hope) so; Oh look, Jamie (19) ______ (come over) here. (20) ______ (you/want) to meet him?

M: Oh yes.

14. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.

Tim Bryant, a magazine journalist, is interviewing Margaret Rodwell, the founder of a successful company.

TB: So why do you think your company (1) ______ (be) so successful?

MR: Well, our products (2) ______ (fill) a large gap in the market and I think one of the most important things is that we (3) ______ (always listen) to our clients and we (4) ______ (act) on their comments and suggestions.

TB: And what's a typical day for you?

MR: Well, take today for example. I (5) ______ (interview) candidates for a marketing executive post.

TB: And how many (6) ______ (you/interview)?

MR: Er, I (7) ______ (interview) four so far. And I (8) ______ (talk) to clients on the phone on and off all day. I seem to spend a lot of time on the phone. I (9) ______ (discuss) some new ideas with them for the transportation and delivery of our products.

TB: Mm, it sounds like a very busy day.

MR: Oh, that's only part of it. I (10) ______ (have) two meetings, one with Union representatives and one with departmental heads. And I (11) ______ (also work) on a proposal for a new marketing strategy.

TB: And it's not two o'clock yet!

MR: No, but of course I (12) ______ (be) here since seven o'clock this morning.

TB: Gosh. And, I hope you don't mind my mentioning this Ms Rodwell, but some rumours (13) ______ (circulate) about your possible engagement to Mr Grimaldi, the banker.

MR: No, there will be no engagement, though it's true that Mr Grimaldi and I (14) ______ (see) each other. That's no secret.

TB: When you get the time, I suppose. And is it also true that you (15) ______ (learn) Russian with a view to introducing your products there?

MR: Yes, I have, but I (16) ______ (not learn) much yet; there's still a long way for me to go.

15. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.

1. A: You look hot. What (1) _______ (you/do)?

B: I (2) ______ (run).

A: Running! In this heat? How far (3) ______ (you/ run)?

B: About four miles.

2. A: What's the problem? You look a bit preoccupied.

B: Yes, I (4) ______ (think) about Helen.

A: Why? Is there something wrong with her?

B; Well, she (5) ______ (act) so strangely lately.

A: In what way?

B: Well, some days when she arrives at work, I know that she (6) ______ (cry). And she (7) ______ (make) private calls when we're all out at lunch. I just think that something's going on.

A: (8)______ (you/talk) to her about it yet?

B: Yes, a few times, and each time she (9) ______ (say) that there's nothing wrong, but I'm-not so sure.

3. A: Where (10) ______ (you/be), Simon?

B: I (11) ______ (talk) to Mark on the phone. He says he (12) ______ (try) to phone us all day.

A: Well I (15) ______ (be) in most of the day but I (14) ______ (not hear) the phone.

B: That's strange. But anyway, he (15) ______ (have) a phone call from Jackie's mother and Jackie (16) ______ (be) in some kind of accident. It's nothing very serious but she's got to stay in hospital overnight.

A: Oh, dear.(17) ______ (she/break) any bones?

B: I'm not quite sure how badly she (18) ______ (be hurt} but I think we should go and see her tonight.

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