Question

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!

Answer 1

1. I can’t afford that ring. It costs too much.
2. Look. It`s beginning to rain. Unfortunately, I haven`t my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He`s wearing a raincoat.
3. I don`t own an umbrella. I wear a waterproof hat on rainy days.
4. Right now I`m looking around the classroom. Ann`s writing in her book. Carlos`s biting his pencil. Peter`s scratching his head. Ahmed`s staring out of the window. He seems to be daydreaming, but perhaps he thinks hard about verb tenses. What do you think what Ahmed`s doing?
5. There’s a book on my desk, but it doesn`t belong to me.
6. Dennis`s fixing the roof of his house today, and he needs some help. Can you help him?
7. Barbara often tutors other students in her math class. This afternoon she`s helping Steve with his math assignment because he doesn`t understand the material they`ve worked on in the class this week.
8. Right now I`m looking at Janet. She looks angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She has a frown on her face. She certainly doesn`t have any fun right now.
9. A: Who is that woman who`s standing next to the window? B: “Which woman? Are you talking about the woman who`s wearing the blue and gold dress? A: No, I`m not talking about her. I mean the woman who`s wearing the blue suit. B: Oh. I don`t know. I don’t recognize her.
10. A: Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What do you hear? What am I doing? B: I believe you are rubbing the top of your hand ? A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. Are you listening carefully? B: Aha! You are rubbing your hands together. A: Right!