Question

Ex. 34. Use either Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. It (be) … a cool autumn day. The wind (blow) … and the leaves
(fall) … to the ground. 2. My roommate (eat) … breakfast at exactly
seven o’clock every morning. I usually (eat, not) … breakfast at all.
What time (eat, you) … in the morning? 3. A: (shop, you) … at this
store every week? B: No I … I (shop, usually) … at the store near my
apartment. A: (shop, you) … here now? B: I (try) … to find something
special for my father’s birthday. 4. A: Flowers! Flowers for
sale! Yes sir! Can I help you? B: I’ll take those — the yellow ones.
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A: Here you are, mister. Are they for a special occasion? B: I (buy)
… them for my wife. I (buy) … her flowers on the first day of every
month. 5. A: I like to read. How about you? (read, you) … a lot? B: Yes,
I … . I (read) … at least one novel each week, and I (subscribe) … to
several magazines. And I always (look) … at the newspaper during
breakfast. 6. A: Knock, knock! Anybody home? Hey, Bill! Hi! It’s
me. Where are you? B: I (be) … in the bedroom! A: What are you doing?
B: I (try) … to sleep! A: Oh. Sorry. I won’t bother you. Tom,
shhh. Bill (rest) … . 7. Before you begin to study, you should ask
yourself two questions. First, “Why (study, I) … this subject right
now?” Second, “What (want, I) … to learn about this topic?” Students
(need) … to understand the purpose of their study. 8. In cold
climates many trees (lose) … their leaves in winter. They (rest) …
for several months. Then they (grow) … new leaves and flowers in
the spring. Some trees (keep) … their leaves du­ring the winter and
(stay) … green all year long. In some regions of the earth trees
(grow, not) … any leaves. (grow, tree) … on all of the continents in
the world?

Answer 1

1. It (be) is … a cool autumn day. The wind (blow) is blowing… and the leaves
(fall) are falling … to the ground. 2. My roommate (eat) eats … breakfast at exactly
seven o’clock every morning. I usually (eat, not) don’t eat … breakfast at all.
What time do you eat (eat, you) … in the morning? 3. A: do you shop (shop, you) … at this
store every week? B: No I …don’t  I usually shop (shop, usually) … at the store near my
apartment. A: are you shopping (shop, you) … here now? B: I am trying (try) … to find something
special for my father’s birthday. 4. A: Flowers! Flowers for
sale! Yes sir! Can I help you? B: I’ll take those — the yellow ones. 
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A: Here you are, mister. Are they for a special occasion? B: I am buying (buy)
… them for my wife. I buy  (buy) … her flowers on the first day of every
month. 5. A: I like to read. How about you? Do you read (read, you) … a lot? B: Yes,
I …do . I read (read) … at least one novel each week, and I subscribe (subscribe) … to
several magazines. And I always look (look) … at the newspaper during
breakfast. 6. A: Knock, knock! Anybody home? Hey, Bill! Hi! It’s
me. Where are you? B: I am (be) … in the bedroom! A: What are you doing?
B: I  am trying (try) … to sleep! A: Oh. Sorry. I won’t bother you. Tom,
shhh. Bill is resting (rest) … . 7. Before you begin to study, you should ask
yourself two questions. First, “Why am i studying (study, I) … this subject right
now?” Second, “What do i want  (want, I) … to learn about this topic?” Students
(need) need … to understand the purpose of their study. 8. In cold
climates many trees  lose (lose) … their leaves in winter. They rest  (rest) …
for several months. Then they grow  (grow) … new leaves and flowers in
the spring. Some trees  keep (keep) … their leaves du­ring the winter and
 stay (stay) … green all year long. In some regions of the earth trees
don’t grow (grow, not) … any leaves. Does  tree  grow (grow, tree) … on all of the continents in
the world?