The Present Continuous

1 I .... interested in sport.
2 He ... the chief accountant in our company two years ago.
3 She ... not ready for the lesson todey.
4 They ... in London next week.

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

doll dresses herself.
13. She is in the kitchen. She (to make).......... tea for us.
14. What ...........(you / to look at)? – I (to look at)............. that tree in the garden. I (to like)............. to look at it early in the morning.
15. I am busy. I (to make)........... my bed.
16. I always (to make)........... my bed before breakfast.

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.
1. I (to rest).......... now. I (to rest).......... every day.
2. They (to talk).............. now. They (to talk)............ every day.
3. He (to drink)............... coffee now. He (to drink)............. coffee every morning.
4.She (to go).............. to school now. She (to go)............. to school every day.
5. They ...............(to have) dinner now? They always ...............(to have) dinner at two o’clock?
6. What ........... she (to write) now? What ............ she (to write) every evening?
7. What he ............... (to do) now? What he ............... (to do) every Sunday?
8.What they ................(to eat) now? What they ................. (to eat) at dinner?

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.

I Mrs Jones: My daughter never (write) to me so I never (know) what she (do). Your son (write) to you, Mrs Smith?
Mrs Smith: Yes, I (hear) from him every week. He (seem) to like writing letters.

2 These apples (cost) 40p a bag. You (think) that is expensive? ~
It (depend) on the size of the bag.

3 I (see) my solicitor tomorrow (/ have arranged this)', I (change) my will. ~
You always (change) your will. Why you (not leave) it alone?

4 You (look) very thoughtful. What you (think) about? ~
I (think) about my retirement. ~
But you're only 25. You only just (start) your career. ~
I (know); but I (read) an article which (say) that a sensible man (start) thinking about retirement at 25.

5 My next door neighbour always (knock) on my door and (ask) me lend her l0 p pieces. ~
What she (do) with them? ~

She (put) them in her gas meter. I really (not mind) lending her a few l0p pieces but what (annoy) me is that she (know) how many she (need) each week but never (take) the trouble to bring the right number home.

6 What she (do) if she (run out) of them when you are away? ~
Oh, she (borrow) from her other neighbour, Mr White; but this (take) longer because he always (want) her to stay and chat and she (find) quite hard to get away from him. ~

7 How much she (owe) you now? ~

I (not know); I (not keep) an account. Anyway she (leave) next week; she (get) married. I (try) to think of a suitable wedding present, ~

8 Why you (not offer) to cancel her debt? ~
That (sound) rather a mean sort of present. Anyway she probably (not realize) that she (owe) me money.

9 My brother (say) that people who (owe) him money always (seem) forget about it, but people he (owe) money to always (remember) exactly.

10 I (not think) your brother (enjoy) the party. He (keep) looking at his watch. ~

Oh, I'm sure he (enjoy) it. He always (enjoy) your parties. But I (know) he (want) to be home early tonight because he (expect) an important telephone call.

11 Jack: How much longer you (stay) in England?
Paul: Only one more day. I (leave) tomorrow night. I (go) to Holland for two weeks.

12 Jack: And you (come) back to England after that or you (go) home?
Paul: It (depend) on my father. But if he (agree) to let me go on studying here, I'll certainly come back. And I (expect) he will agree.

13 Paul: By the way, Jack, Ann (see) me off at Victoria tomorrow. Why you (not come) too? You could have coffee with her afterwards.

(Paul is advising/inviting Jack to come and see him off.)

14 You (see) that man at the corner of the street? He is a private detective. He (watch) No. 24. ~
How you (know) he (watch) No. 24? ~
Because whenever anyone (come) out of, or (go) into, the house he (make) a note in his little book.

15 What all those people (do) in the middle of the street? And why they (wear) such extraordinary clothes?

They (make) a film. Most of the crowd are local people who (work) as extras. ~

16 It (sound) great fun. You (think) I could get a job as a film extra? ~
I (not know) but I (see) Ann over there; when they (finish) this scene I'll ask her if they still (take) on extras. ~

17 Ann (act) in the film? ~

She has a small part. She (not act) very well. I (imagine) she got the part because she (know) the director.

18 My brother (live) next door and his two children (come) and (see) me every day. The boy (not bother) to knock at the door; he just (climb) in through the window; but the girl always (knock).

19 Tom: We (move) into our new house tomorrow.
Bill: But why you (leave) your present house? It (suit) you all.
Tom: Yes, I (know) it (do); but the Council (pull down) all the houses on this side. They (widen) the road. They (say) it's a bottleneck.

20 If you (ask) a friend if she (like) your new dress she usually (say) 'Yes'; so you (not know) whether she really (think) it (suit) you or whether she merely (be) polite.

2. Martha _______________(find) a new job. She is starting next week. 3. When ______________Simon _______________(arrive) at the cinema yesterday? 4. John is a well-known artist. He ______________(paint) a lot of pictures. 5. John ________________(paint) his first picture in 1980. 6. Mike _______________(win) more than 20 medals when he was a sportsman. 7. I ________________(see) Sting last year. 8. I ______________(speak) to Celine Dion. 9. I _______________(write) 5 letters this week. 10. I ______________(read) this book a month ago. 11. He _______________(still/not/buy) a computer. 12. They ________________(yet/not/find) the way out. 13. _______________you ______________(write) this translation yet? Ex. 3. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous 1. What ____________you ______________(look) at? –Some photos I __________(take) when I _____________(be) on holidays. 2. I _______________(be) sorry, but I ______________(not understand) what you _____________(mean). 3. What ___________Jane_____________(do)? – She ______________(be) a teacher, but she ______________(not teach) at the moment. 4. He never _____________(smoke) and ___________usually __________(not eat) meat. 5. Last time I _____________(go) abroad was when I ______________(go) to London. We _____________(stay) in London for three days. On the first day when I ______________(do) the sights, I _____________(meet) my old friend. He ___________just______________(go) to his hotel when we ___________(come) across. 6. ___________you ____________(often, go) to the gym? – I _______________(not go) much at the moment, I ____________(not have) time. I ____________(be) too busy these days. But I ___________(want) to go to the gym next week. 7. Tomorrow Kate _____________(visit) her aunt, that’s why now she _____________(make) a cake. It _____________(smell) delicious! When Kate ____________(visit) her aunt last week, she _______________(buy) some pastries from the baker’s, but they _____________(not be) that good.