Ex. 31. Use either Simple Present or Present Continuous of the
verbs in the brackets.
1. I can’t afford that ring. It (cost) … too much. 2. Look. It (begin)
… to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not) … my umbrella with
me. Tom is lucky. He (wear) a raincoat. 3. I (own, not) … an umbrella.
I (wear) … a waterproof hat on rainy days. 4. Right now
I (look) … around the classroom. Ann (write) … in her book. Carlos
(bite) … his pencil. Peter (scratch ) … his head. Ahmed (stare) …
out of the window. He (seem) … to be daydreaming, but perhaps he
(think) … hard about verb tenses. What (think, you) … Ahmed (do)
... ? 5. There’s a book on my desk, but it (belong, not) to me. 6. Dennis
(fix) … the roof of his house today, and he (need) … some help.
Can you help him? 7. Barbara (tutor, often) … other students in her
math class. This afternoon she (help) … . Steve with his math assignment
because he (understand, not) … the material they (work)
… on in the class this week. 8. Right now I (look) … at Janet. She
(look) … angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She (have) … a frown
on her face. She certainly (have, not) … any fun right now. 9. A:
Who is that woman who (stand) … next to the window? B: “Which
woman ? (Talk, you) … about the woman who (wear) … the blue and
gold dress ? A: No , I (talk, not) … about her. I (mean) … the woman
who (wear) … the blue suit. B: Oh. I (know, not) … . I (recognize,
not) … her. 10. A: Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What
(hear, you) … ? What (do, I) … ? B: I (believe) … you (rub) … the top
of your hand ? A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. (Listen,
you) … carefully? B: Aha! You (rub) … your hands together. A:
Right!
1. I can’t afford that ring. It costs too much.
2. Look. It is beginning to rain. Unfortunately, I haven`t my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He is wearing a raincoat.
3. I don`t own an umbrella. I wear a waterproof hat onrainy days.
4. Right now I am lookingaround the classroom. Ann is writing in her book. CarlosIs biting his pencil. Peter is scratching his head.Ahmed is staring out of the window. He seems to be daydreaming, but perhaps he thinkshard about verb tenses. What do you think, what Ahmed is doing?
5. There’s a book on my desk, but it doesn`t belong tome.6. Dennis is fixing the roof of his house today, andhe needs some help. Can you help him?
7. Barbara often tutors other students in her mathclass. This afternoon she is helping Steve with his math assignment because hedoesn`t understand the material theyhave worked on in the class this week.
8. Right now I am looking at Janet. She is looking angry.I wonder what’s the matter. She has a frown on her face. She certainly doesn`t haveany fun right now.9. A: Who is that woman whois standing next to the window? B: “Whichwoman? Are you talkingabout the woman who is wearing the blue andgold dress? A: No , I am not talking about her. I mean the womanwho is wearing the bluesuit. B: Oh. I don`t know. I don`t recognize her.10. A: Close your eyes. Nowlisten carefully. What do you hear? What am I doing? B: I believe you are rubbingthe top of your hand? A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. Are you listeningcarefully? B: Aha! You are rubbing your hands together. A:Right!
