Choose Present Indefinite or Present Continuous

1. I... (eat) porridge every morning. 2. We... (do) our shopping in the afternoon.

3. I am sorry to say he often... (cheat) at cards. 4. I... (grow) a beard now. 5. Every year he... (spend) his holidays in France. 6. A hero is a person who... (show) magnificent courage. 7. At this moment we... (do) an exercise on tenses. 8. I... (live) in Glasgow, which is my home-town. 9. Hello! Who... (knock) at the door? 10. What... (make) clocks tick? 11. It... (rain), take your umbrella. 12. Mother is in the kitchen, she... (make) some cakes. 13. The sun... (rise) in the east. 14. What... (this word, mean)? 15. Leave me alone, I... (work). 16. Run downstairs, your uncle... (wait) for you. 17. My watch is out of order and the watchmaker... (repair) it.

18. Fetch a doctor! The poor man... (die)! 19. What a noise! What on earth... (happen)? 20. What a smell! I expect something... (burn). 21. That cigar... (smell) dreadful! 22. What cinema... (you, go) to this evening? 23. Bears... (like) honey.

24. Look at cautious Joe!He... (smell) his soup be­fore he even sips it! 25.... (you, recognize) that man over there? 26. What... (we, have) for dinner tonight? 27. I... (go) to buy a new hat tomorrow. 28. I... (not, feel) well, get me a glass of water.

29.... (you, have) a letter for me, please? 30. Keep quiet, we... (listen) to the music.

31.... (you, hear) anything? 32. I... (want) you to do that at once. 33. Men... (often, wonder) why women wear curious hats. 34. That silly boy... (always, make) stupid remarks! 35.... (you, know) how much that costs? 36. He says he... (not, leave) his job until he is forced to do so. 37. You... (eat) too much, so of course you are fat.

38. What train... (you, take) for your journey next week? 39. How long... (it, take) you to dress, usually? 40. That... (not, matter), I can easily get another pencil.

41. What... (you, see) in the corner over there? 42. Who is that naughty boy who... (always, tease) the cat? 43. I... (see) the Manager tomorrow. 44. Who... (prepare) the things for tonight? 45. Go away! I... (prepare) a dangerous experiment. 46. I... (forget) what his name is. 47.... (you, suppose) it is true? 48. What... (you, think) about at this moment? 49. John... (hate) cats. 50.... (you, like) what you are doing? 51. George... (come) to see us next week. 52. He... (not, go) to enjoy himself at the interview. 53. Dear Mary - It is lovely here. We... (enjoy) a period of bright sunshine. 54.... (you, understand) what I have just explained? 55. It... (snow) so we must stay indoors. 56. Children... (love) to play with sand. 57. My friend... (keep) on urging me to visit Italy. 58. I... (enjoy) every minute of my stay here.

59.... (you, notice) any change in him? 60. I... (want) a dozen good cigars, please.

61. I hope you... (have) a good time at your friend's. 62. She... (appear) in the new play at the Regal The­atre. 63. Your story... (certainly, appear) to be true. 64. Good gracious! Those two buses... (run) into each other. 65. Shakespeare, I... (think),... (say) that men are foolish. 66. What... (bears, do) in winter? 67. I... (perpetually, get) colds, it is most annoying. 68. I... (tell) you that man is not to be trusted.

69. What... (this sentence, mean)? 70. He... (give) us a lesson every morning at 9.30.

5. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. a) What's your opinion of Ted's new book? What do you think of Ted's new book?

b) Nigel keeps interrupting me.

Nigel is..........................................................................................

c) What is the meaning of this word?

What does.....................................................................................

d) The number of people who own bicycles is increasing.

More and more people.................................................................

e) What about going to that new film at the Rex tonight?

How do........................................................................................

f) What is the weight of that piece of meat?

How much...................................................................................

g) Never mind about the price, just buy it!

The price.......................................................................................

h) There's a smell of onions in this room.

This room.....................................................................................

i) What is inside the box?

What does.....................................................................................

j) Paul has flu.

Paul is............................................................................................

6. Put each verb in brackets into the most suitable present tense.

I work in a large office with about thirty other people, most of whom I (I)... know.... (know) quite well. We (2)............... (spend) most of the day together, so we have all become friends. In fact, most of my colleagues are so interesting, that I (3)............... (think) of writing a book about them!

(4)............... (take) Helen Watson, for example. Helen (5)............... (run) the accounts department. At the moment she (6)............... (go out) with Keith Ballantine, one of the sales representatives, and they (7)............... (seem) very happy together. But everyone (except Helen apparently) (8).............. (know) that Keith (9)............... (always make) eyes at Susan Porter. But I (10)...............(happen) to know that Susan (11).............. (dislike) Keith. 'I can't stand people who (12)............... (apologise) all the time!' she told me. 'And besides, I know he (13)............... (deceive) poor Helen. He (14)............... (see) Betty Wills from the overseas department.' And plenty of other interesting things (15)............... (go on). For instance, every week money (16)............... (disappear) from the petty cash box. When you (17)............... (realise) that someone in your office is a thief, it (18)............... (upset) you at first. But I (19)............... (also try) to catch whoever it is before the police are called in. I'm not going to tell you who I (20)............... (suspect). Well, not yet anyway!

7. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals, and so the meaning stays the same. a) Charles and his father are exactly alike. LOOKS Charles looks just like his father.

b) The cost of excursions is part of the price of the holiday. INCLUDES

c) I find working here really enjoyable. ENJOYING

d) I study hard, so I spend a lot of time in the library. MEANS

e) What's your opinion of Wendy's new painting? THINK

f) Sunrise is at 4.30 tomorrow morning. THE SUN

g) What's on your mind at the moment? ABOUT

h) Neil has the bad habit of getting in people's way. ALWAYS

i) I am losing my voice. GOING

j) How long is that wall? DOES

8. Choose the most suitable word or phrase underlined.

a) I work in this office all this year/ all the time.

b) Are you studying French for long/at the moment?

c) I am not making much money these days/so far this year.

d) The food tastes worse now/usually. You've put too much salt in.

e) We normally/forever get in touch with customers by post.

f) Pete was ill but he is getting over his illness currently/now.

g) I'm feeling rather run down lately/at present, doctor.

h) I always stay on duty since/until six o'clock.

i) People continually/traditionally prepare coloured eggs at Easter.

j) Fortunately the baby now /recently sleeps all night.

9. Identify any possible errors in these sentences, and correct them if necessary.

a) I'm depending on you, so don't make any mistakes! (no errors)

b) Is this total including the new students?

Does this total include the new students?

c) Excuse me, but do you wait for someone?

d) These potatoes are tasting a bit funny.

e) How are you feeling today?

f) I look forward to hearing from you.

g) I have a feeling that something goes wrong.

h) What's that you're eating?

i) Are you hearing anything from Wendy these days?

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