I Use the correct form of the verb 'to be':

1. Michael Jackson _____ a singer.

2. I ____ ____ teacher.
3. Bill Clinton _____ _____ from Italy.
4. Spain ____ _____ Europe.
5. Tony Blair and Paul McCartney _____ British.
6. She ____ _____ a nurse, she ____ a doctor.
7. Demi Moore and Sharon Stone _________ actresses.
8. Carol's cat ________ very pretty.
9. Rob ________ ten years old.
10. Those paintings ________ wonderful!
11. The two supermarkets ________ very near to each other.
12. John thinks science ________ a very difficult subject.
13. All the doors ________ open in this house!
14. Helen and Barbara ________ sisters.
15. My teacher _________ English.
16. I ________ married.
17. My favourite color _______ blue.
18. My favourite sports _______ tennis and windsurfing.
19. My best friend ______ a student.
20. Peru _______ in Asia.
21. _____ you from Spain? Yes, I am.
22. How old ____ your sister?
23. That music ________ incredible. Who ________ it?
24. What ______ your name?
25. _________ you from Britain?
26. How old ______ your sisters?
27. __________ Sean Connery from Scotland? Yes, _____ _______.

II Put sentences from 1-20 into negative form.

III Put sentences from 1-20 into interrogative (question) form.

IV Complete the questions with 'is' or 'are'. Give true answers for you.

You/ a good singer?  Are you a good singer?   Yes, I am      or      No, I´m not.

a) Your teacher/ married?

b) Tennis/ your favourite sport?
c) Your shoes / new?
d) Your best friend / English?
e) You / very intelligent?

V Make full sentences from the following words. Use the correct form of the verb 'to be':

1. your name what ?

2. today I not very happy.
3. doctor my sister a.
4. big not very this car.
5. my bag in phone my?
6. short my brother very.
7. time it what?
8. with me my teachers happy very.

VI Match the questions with the answers.

1. Are your cousins from Brazil? a) Yes, there are two!

2. Is your name John? b) No, she isn't.
3. Is there a bank near your house? c) No, it's Mike.
4. Who's she? d) It's here.
5. Is your car blue? e) I'm here.
6. Is your sister older than you? f) Yes, they are.
7. Where is your watch? g) That's my mother!
8. Where are you? h) No, it isn't.
 VII Use the correct form of the verb 'to be':

My name (be) ________ John. I (be) ________ fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It (be) ________ in the country. It
is quiet in the country. It (be, not) ________ loud in the country. I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the
sun rises. Sometimes, it (be) ________ still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that early. I
like the way the country looks in the morning. The first thing I do after I wake up (be) ________ milk the cow. After
I am finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make breakfast. She makes a
delicious breakfast. My mom (be) ________ a really good cook. Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom
how come my little sister doesn’t feed them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) ________ strong enough.
But I still don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom doesn’t want my sister to get hurt.
After all, the pigs can (be) ________ pretty rough, especially when they (be) ________ hungry. The last thing I do
(be) ________ feed the chickens. That (be) ________ easy. I just throw some food down on the ground and they
run out and eat it. While the chickens (be) ________ eating, I go into their house to collect their eggs. Chicken
eggs (be) ________ really good to eat. They (be) ________ easy to cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I
(be) ________ pretty busy.

VIII Use the correct form of the verb 'to be':

Tess and Jen ________ best friends.

They do everything together. They spend every day together.
One day they meet on the bus to school. They start talking.
- “Hey Jen,” says Tess. “How ________ you?”
- “Hey girl,” says Jen. “I ________ doing fine. What ________ going on? What ________ you doing today?”
- “Oh,” says Tess, “I ________ doing anything special. I don’t have any plans.”
- “That ________ cool.”
- “Yeah,” says Tess. “But I have something to tell you.”
- “Really! Can I try to guess?”
- “Umm…” says Tess. “Well…”
- “Okay, I get three guesses. Ready?”
- “Umm, well…okay.”
- ________ we eating dinner together?”
- “No, that ________ it.”
- “Okay. Are we going to the soccer game together?”
- “No. It ________ that either.” Tess looks nervous. Her eyes look sad. A tear starts to fall down her cheek.
- “Oh,” says Jen, wiping a tear from her own eye. “Now I know. You ________ moving away.”

IX Choose either HAVE or HAS for each sentence.

1. We _______ a new English teacher. I hope she's nice.

2. My boss _______ such a bad temper.
 3. I never _______ breakfast in the morning because I'm never hungry.
4. The houses all _______ blue windows.
5. An elephant _______ four legs and a big trunk.
6. Many poor people _______ no money to spend.
7. The child _______ red hair and very white skin.
8. Those two women both _______ three children.

X Put 'there is/are' or 'it is' for each sentence.

1. ________ a bus at 7.30. We can wait for that.

2. ________ very late, Ben. We must go.
3. ________ a big town and ________ more than 50,000 people living there.
4. The hotel is expensive but ________ a wonderful restaurant inside.
5. Put your coat on, ________ cold!
6. Look at that huge present under the Christmas tree. ________ yours!
7. ________ a good movie on at seven o'clock. ________ a thriller.
8. Are you enjoying that book? ________ by Grisham, isn't it?

XI Why Samuel wakes up early (use the correct form of the verb in brackets):

Every day little Samuel __________________ (get) up early in the morning. He __________________ (hurry)
downstairs and into the backyard. Where is she? Yes, over there. His black and white kitten always
__________________ (play) in the grass. Little Samuel __________________ (catch) her with both hands,
__________________ (grab) her under her soft belly, __________________ (lift) her into the air and
__________________ (kiss) her on her pink nose. Then he __________________ (carry) her into the kitchen to
give her a small bowl of milk. But sometimes he just __________________ (watch) his kitten running on the grass.
What a fast cat she is! She never __________________ (miss) a mosquito that __________________ (fly) low
above the ground.

XII My dear family

Use the following verbs in the present simple tense to complete the sentences:

choose finish go practise cry love push

make study mix put start do
pass help fry serve taste take
wash fix crash let
 9. My brother Mike ______________ biology at university. He ______________ several exams every year
and he always ______________ all his exams. He ______________ summer terms in June and
______________ the next term at the end of September.

10. My sister Frances ______________ guitar lessons and ______________ every day.

11. My aunt Fiona ______________ watching romantic stories and she sometimes ______________.

12. My mum usually ______________ shopping on Fridays. She ______________ a lot of things in her trolley
and then she ______________ it in front of her.

13. My dad is crazy about cars. He always ______________ the best car he can afford. Then he
______________ it every weekend and ______________ all the breakdowns on his own. He is a careful
driver. He never ______________.

14. 6. My grandma ______________ the best goulash in the world. My grandpa usually ______________ her
- he ______________ beef meat and onions in oil and later ______________ the ingredients. My grandma
______________ the goulash in the freezer for a couple of days before she ______________ it. It
______________ much better!

XIII Underline mistakes and write correct present simple forms in the brackets. Be careful, in
some questions there are one or two mistakes, but some questions are correct!

1. Does your parents live in a house? __________________________________

2. Do your brother and sister eat meat? __________________________________
3. Does Sam works on a computer? __________________________________
4. Do you think she is your best friend? __________________________________
5. Do she thinks you are her best friend? __________________________________
6. Do Jill's cat catch mice at night? __________________________________
7. Does Claire and Brad help in the garden? __________________________________
8. Do Tim's dogs eat bones? __________________________________
9. Does her classmates do their homework? __________________________________
10. Does your uncle and aunt watch football on TV? ______________________________
11. Do Mike's friend speaks English? __________________________________
12. Do lions live in India? __________________________________

XIV Complete the dialogue with „do“ or „does“ to make present simple questions.

Sue: My brother Mark goes to primary school.

Ann: (he - get up early?) ...........................................................................................................................
Sue: Yes, very early. His friends Jim and Kevin travel with him every day.
Ann: (they - travel by bus?) .......................................................................................................................
Sue: Sometimes. On Mondays and Fridays Jim's father takes them by car. He is a teacher.
Ann: (he - teach at the same school?) ........................................................................................................
Sue: Yes. he does. He teaches English and history.
Ann: (your brother - like English?) ............................................................................................................
Sue: English is his favourite subject.
Ann: (you - help him with his homework?) ...............................................................................................
Sue: Never. My brother is the best student in his class.
Ann: (Jim and Kevin - go to the same class?) ...........................................................................................
Sue: No, they don't. They are two years older. But they meet for lunch.
Ann: (Mark - eat at a school canteen?) ......................................................................................................
Sue: Yes, because our mum and dad don't have the time to prepare his lunch.
Ann: (your parents - go to work?) .............................................................................................................
Sue: Yes, they do. My mum is a nurse and my dad is a doctor.
Ann: (they - work at a hospital?) ...............................................................................................................
Sue: Only my mum.
Ann: (your brother - want to be a doctor?) ................................................................................................
Sue: I don't know. But I want to be a nurse.

XV Use the words in brackets to correct the wrong information. Use don't | doesn't in the
present simple.

The Earth moves around the Sun 150 thousand kilometres away from it. (million)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Tourists go to Africa to see the Niagara Falls. (America)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
People in Switzerland speak the Swiss language. (the German, French and Italian languages)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
The Amazon River ends in the Pacific Ocean. (the Atlantic Ocean)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
The Ayers Rock lies in the east of Australia. (in the middle)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
The oldest skyscraper in the world stands in New York. (Chicago)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
The tallest trees in the world grow in France. (California)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
The cheetahs run up to 60 kilometres per hour. (120)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
The ostrich lives in Australia. (Africa)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
The Japanese people make Nokia mobile phones. (the Finnish people)
__________________________________________________________________________________________
 XVI What a good student doesn't do:

1. A good student ______________ come late to school.

2. Good students ______________ forget to do homework.
3. He/she ______________ copy other students' homework.
4. Good students ______________ talk to their neighbours during lessons.
5. They ______________ eat or drink anything between school breaks.
6. The best student ______________ make any mistakes in his or her tests.
7. He or she ______________ cheat.
8. Even the worst students ______________ sleep at their desks.
9. Really good students ______________ mind going to school.
10. And do you know what a really good student ______________ like? Holidays!

XVII Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

Hi. My name (be) _______ Albert. My friends (call) _______ me Al. You can call me Al if you (like) _______. I
(want) to tell you about a problem I (have) _______. It (be, not) _______ a big problem, but it is not a small
problem, either. I (guess) _______ it's somewhere between big and small. I (have) _______ a best friend. His
name (be) _______ Joe, but everybody (call) _______ him Joey. Joey and I have been friends for a long time.
That's the problem. Joey (like) _______ to smoke. He (say) _______ he (do, not) _______, but I (know) _______
he (do) _______. He (try) ______ to hide it from me, but I (see) ______ him do it sometimes. When I see him do
it, he just (laugh) _______ and (walk) _______ away.

Now, Joey (smoke) _______ every day. When he (come) _______ over to my house, he (always, bring) _______
_______ his cigarettes with him. He (keep) _______ them in his pocket. He (think) _______ they are cool. He
(not, think) _______ it's a bad idea to smoke. He (say) _______, "(not, worry) _______, Al. I'm okay." He (tell)
_______ me that I (not, understand) _______, but I (think) _______ I (do) _______.

I (feel) _______ like it's his right to smoke. He can do what he (want) _______ to do, right? But I can (not, help)
_______ worrying. He's my best friend.

XVIII Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in present progressive tense.

Hey! Do you want to hear about what my family (do) ______________ right now? Well, I hope you do,
because I am going to tell you!
Right now, my dad (work) ______________ outside. I can see him. He (mow) ______________ the
grass. He loves my mother very much. He (always, talk) ______________ about her. He (always, do)
______________ nice things for her. Right now, my dad (sing) ______________ a song. I bet it is a
song about my mom.

Now, let's look at my mom. She (cook) ______________ something in the kitchen. It smells so good!
She (put) ______________ some kind of spices into the pot. The pot (sit) ______________ on the
stove. The water (boil) ______________ inside it. Also, something (bake) ______________ in the oven.
It (start) ______________ to turn brown. I think it is a turkey.

I also have two younger brothers. Right now they (play) ______________ with their toys on the floor
beside me. They (laugh) ______________ with one another.

They (make) ______________ a house out of blocks. The house (get) ______________ taller and
taller. Oh no! The house is too tall. Watch out! It (crash) ______________ to the floor!

We are a happy family. I feel lucky to be a part of my family. Hmmm…let me guess…you (think)
______________ about your own family now, aren't you?

XIXSimple present exercises: wh- questions

Liz is taking her English exam. Read the answers and complete the examiner's wh- questions.

Use why, what, where, who, how and simple present forms.

a) Examiner: Your name is Elizabeth. _________________ your friends ________________ you?

Liz: My friends call me Liz.

b) Examiner: All right, Liz. ________________________________________________ ?

Liz: I live near here. Just round the corner.

c) Examiner: ________________________________________________ in your free time?

Liz: I play a lot of sports. And I sometimes read books.

d) Examiner: ________________________________________________?

Liz: My favourite sport is basketball.

e) Examiner: ________________________________________________ basketball?

 Liz: Not very often. I usually play it once a week. At weekends.

f) Examiner: ________________________________________________ play it more often?

Liz: Why? I don't play it more often because I have a lot of exams this year.

g) Examiner: And ________________________________________________ basketball with?

Liz: I play it with my friends from our neighbourhood. And sometimes with my schoolmates, too.

h) Examiner: Now I want to ask you about your friends, Liz.

________________________________________________?

Liz: My best friend is Marjorie. Definitely.

i) Examiner: Marjorie, you say. _________________________________________ Marjorie do?

Liz: She finished school last year. And now she works as a nurse.

j) Examiner: ________________________________________________?

Liz. She works at the local hospital.

Examiner: Thank you, Liz. And say hello to Marjorie. Good bye.

XX Present simple tense exercises: wh- questions

Complete the following wh- questions in the present simple tense.

Example: Who _____________________________________________________? (take-you-work)

Who takes you to work?

Who _____________________________________________________ ? (you-call-most)

Who do you call most?

1. Who __________________________________________________________? (you-stay-with)

2. Which _________________________________________________________? (car-start-first)
3. Why _______________________________________________________? (Derek-not-eat-fruit)
4. What ________________________________________________________? (he-think-about it)
5. Where ____________________________________________________? (Joe and his wife-live)
6. How ______________________________________________________? (your grandpa-do-it)
7. Who ________________________________________________________? (work-with you)
8. Which ______________________________________________________? (colour-you-prefer)
9. Why ______________________________________________? (Mary-not-help-with housework)
10. What ___________________________________________________________? (annoy-you)
11. Where _________________________________________________________? (he-put-his bag)
12. How _________________________________________________? (Mimi and her friend-speak)

XXI Make the following sentences negative.

1. I am thinking.
2. You are singing.
3. He is eating jelly.
4. She is studying hard.
5. It is raining now.
6. We are having tea.
7. They are driving to Toronto.

XXII Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in present progressive tense.

1. The breeze (softly, blow) _____________________ on our faces.

2. The dog is very hungry. He is (quickly, eat) _____________________ all of his food.
3. The chestnut racehorse (already, cross) _____________ the finish line. Its owner is very happy.
4. Jonathan (rarely, exercise) _____________________, now that he is in college.
5. Mrs. Stevens (angrily, yell) _____________________ at the man who hit her car.
6. Be careful! You (almost, spill) _____________________ the paint.
7. The police (abruptly, stop) _____________________ traffic at the intersection.
8. Chad (nervously, ask) _____________________ Tina for a date.
9. Dr. Wong (calmly, explain) _____________________ the operation to the patient's family.
10. The little girl (shyly, talk) _____________________ to Santa Claus. She wants him to bring her
a puppy!
11. Amelia and Abjar (move) _____________________ to California this week.
12. The bright lights (flash) _____________________ .They (hurt) __________________my eyes.
13. Right now, you (type) _____________________ on the computer.
14. The groundskeeper (mow) _____________________ the grass.
15. The computer (process) _____________________ a command.
16. Aunt Janet (paint) _____________________ a picture. She is almost finished.
17. My dog (jump) _____________________ and wagging its tail. It must be excited.
18. The rain (fall) _____________________ very fast now. I think a big storm (come)
_____________________ this way. We had better get prepared.
19. The old man (smoke) _____________________ his pipe. He (think) _____________________
about his grandchildren.
20. Elijah (run) _____________________ in a race. He (try) _____________________ to win. I
think he can.

21. Alexander _____ (study) for his exams at the moment.

22. Where _____ (you meet) Tim next week?

23. She _____ (not play) Golf tomorrow.

24. They _____ (make) dinner now.

25. The company (not finish) the plans this week.

26. She _____ (eat) oysters for lunch right now.

27. David _____ (not fly) to Chicago next week.

28. I _____ (work) on a special report today.

29. We _____ (not cook) dinner this evening because we're eating out.

30. _____ (Tom drive) to work right now?

31. Alice _____ (read) a new book at the moment.

32. They _____ (not prepare) for the science exam at the moment.

33. When _____ (you have) lunch tomorrow?

34. We _____ (joke)!

35. _____ (they give) a party this weekend?

36. Susan _____ (make) the decision at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

37. People _____ (play) tennis golf on a beautiful day like this!
38. What _____ (you do)?!

39. He _____ (bake) a cake at the moment.

40. Which motel _____ (they stay) at now?

XXIII Turn sentences into questions:

1. She's going to work.

2. He's cooking bacon for supper.
3. It's raining hard.
4. We are waiting because the bus is late.
5. She is having a party.
6. We are travelling by ship.
7. He's riding a bike.
8. You're giving her flowers because it's her birthday.

XXIV Choose the correct time expression used with the present continuous tense

1. They are cooking dinner (on the moment / now).

2. The company is preparing a report for their most important client (last / this) week.

3. My sister is studying for a test (at the moment / in the moment).

4. We're meeting Brian (on / at) three o'clock.

5. (Currently / Current) we're working on the Anderson account.

6. They aren't coming for dinner (this / at) evening.

7. Susan is playing tennis with Tim (now / then).

8. What are you doing (this / next) afternoon?

9. They're enjoying dinner (at / next) the moment.

10. What are you doing (tomorrow / yesterday) afternoon?

 11. Henry is making the presentation (at / on) Wednesday.

12. Our teacher is helping us with grammar (that / this) morning.

13. My dog is barking (at the moment / in the moment).

14. We're finishing the report (today / yesterday).

15. The clock is striking twelve o'clock right (now / soon). It's time to go!

16. Frank is flying to Chicago (this / that) morning.

17. We're reading that book (at the moment / on the moment).

18. Thomas is presenting at the meeting (on / in) April.

19. She's mowing the lawn (now / moment).

20. They're developing a new product (this / last) month.

XXV Choose the correct form.

1. I ...... a letter now.

a) write b) am writing c) am writting

2. Susan ...... the garden at the moment.

a) is diging b) digs c) is digging

3. Jane ...... to bed at 10 o'clock on weekdays.

a) goes b) is going c) go

4. I am in London this summer. I ..... English.

a) learn b) am learning c) learning

5. We ...... our friends next week.

a) are meeting b) meet c) met

6. My brothers ...... letters every week.

a) writes b) are writing c) write

7. The bus sometimes ...... in the morning.

a) is arriving b) arrive c) arrives

8. James is a student. But he ...... this week.

a) works b) work c) is working

9. Lions ..... in Africa.

a) are living b) live c) is living

10. Our train ...... at 9.25.

a) leaves b) leave c) is leaving

11. She ...... to the cinema tonight.

a) is going b) goes c) gos

12. My parents ...... TV now.

a) are watching b) watch c) watching

XXVI Present Simple or Continuous?

1. Today she’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.

2. They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.
3. We’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4. No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.
5. I always have/am having a coffee before I ’m leaving/leave for work in the morning.
6. They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by boat.
7. Where are you? I’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!
8. He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.

XXVII Choose the most suitable sentence or question.

a) I wash my hair.
b) I’m washing my hair.

a) Do you know the answer?

b) Are you knowing the answer?

a) Do you wait for the school bus? You’re in the wrong place!
b) Are you waiting for the school bus? You’re in the wrong place!

a) That bike costs £350.

b) That bike is costing £350.

a) Do you understand?
b) Are you understanding?

a) I do my homework.
b) I’m doing my homework.

XXVIII Complete each sentence. Use the words in brackets. Use present simple or
present continuous.

a) Richard (always, get up) ________________________________ always gets up before 7.00.

b) Hurry up! The bus (wait) ________________________________ for us!
c) Where (we, go) ________________________________? This is the wrong road!
d) My friends (not believe) ________________________________ my story.
e) Please be quiet! I (read) ________________________________ a very interesting book.
f) (like, Susan) ________________________________ horror films?

XXIX Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.

a) ‘Someone _____________________ for you outside.’ ‘Who is it?’

A) waits B) is waiting C) waiting

b) ‘What _____________________ of this book?’ ‘I think it’s fantastic!’

A) do you think B) is you think C) you do think

c) _____________________ in ghosts?

A) Are you believe B) Are you believing C) Do you believe

 d) Kate is busy. She _____________________ for a test.

A) is study B) is studying C) is studies

e) _____________________ a great time at the moment!

A) We are have B) We’re have C) We’re having

f) Tina usually _____________________ at 7.00.

A) get up B) is getting up C) gets up

XXX Correct each sentence or question.

a) I doesn’t likes this film. ___________________________________________ .

a) What do you wants? ___________________________________________ .
b) Jim walk sometimes to school. ___________________________________________ .
c) When the lesson begins? ___________________________________________ .
d) I don’t gets up early on Saturdays. ___________________________________________ .
e) Tina not like computer games. ___________________________________________ .
f) Figen watchs television every night. ___________________________________________ .

XXXI What is the correct word order?

1. time friends What are your coming?

___________________________________________________________________________________

2. are visiting country vocation? on you What

___________________________________________________________________________________

3. to? speaking are you Who

___________________________________________________________________________________

4. you Where staying are tonight?

___________________________________________________________________________________

5. What doing? are you

___________________________________________________________________________________

6. Moscow? your arriving in When train is

___________________________________________________________________________________

7. Who's dancing with? wife my

___________________________________________________________________________________

8. are they buying? car What

___________________________________________________________________________________

9. are How people many coming?

___________________________________________________________________________________

10. drinking? What are you

___________________________________________________________________________________

11. glasses. I'm looking my for

___________________________________________________________________________________

12. reading? kind of are you book What

___________________________________________________________________________________

13. Pamela Why is crying?

___________________________________________________________________________________

14. economics studying is National University. at Kharkov Paul

___________________________________________________________________________________

15. laughing? is Why everyone

___________________________________________________________________________________

16. Are you waiting me? for

___________________________________________________________________________________

17. When are you leaving?

___________________________________________________________________________________

18. at John in Saudi moment. is working the Arabia

___________________________________________________________________________________
 19. same Is for as you? company the working Jennifer

___________________________________________________________________________________

20. Saturday come? do to - you a I'm next party want having

___________________________________________________________________________________

XXXII Put one word in each space. Contractions are one word.

a) What ___________ you usually eat for lunch?

b) George and Terry ___________ speak Portuguese. They speak English.
c) It’s 9.30 and the children ___________ sitting at their desks.
d) Ken ___________ like tea. In fact, he hates it.
e) When it rains, ___________ you take an umbrella?
f) What ___________ it say on the board? I can’t see from here.

XXXIII Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.

a) What time __________________ to bed?

A) usually do you go B) do usually you go C) do you usually go

b) Every day, Frank __________________ to work.

A) goes B) is going C) go

c) Stop it! __________________ it!

A) I’m not liking B) I don’t like C) I not like

c) What __________________ ? Is it an orange?

A) you are eating B) are you eating C) do you eat

f) Yumiko feels ill, so she __________________ basketball.

A) doesn’t play B) isn’t play C) isn’t playing

g) Pay attention, Philip! __________________ ?

A) Do you listen B) Is it listening C) Are you listening

h) Excuse me. __________________ to Manchester?

 A) This road goes B) Does this road go C) Is this road go

XXXIV Change each sentence. Use the words in brackets.

a) Jo goes to school by bus. (usually) ___________________________________________ .

b) I’m working hard. (not) ___________________________________________ .

c) Sara likes sport. (not) ___________________________________________ .

d) I get up at 6.30. (always) ___________________________________________ .

e) We speak German. (not) ___________________________________________ .

f) Pierre goes to the beach. (often) ___________________________________________ .

g) George drinks beer. (never) ___________________________________________ .

h) We’re having a good time. (not) ___________________________________________ .

XXXV Present simple or present continuous? Change the verb if it is wrong.

a) Are you having a motorbike?

b) I’m staying in a hotel near the sea.
c) I’d like to buy this coat. How much is it costing?
d) What you doing?
e) I’m usually getting up at 6.00.
f) This book is difficult. I’m not understanding it.
g) I watch a lot of TV every night.
h) Excuse me. Are you knowing the way to the museum?

XXXVI Look at everyone and everything around you. Write 10 sentences to describe
anything that is happening now.

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XXXVII Write 10 sentences to describe your and your husband’s/wife’s routine activities.

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