Question

4. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct tense forms (Present Simple or Present Continuous).
a. This machine (not/work).
b. Hurry. The bus (come). I (not/want) to miss it.
c. The river Nile (flow) into the Mediterranean.
d. The river (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.
e. (it/ever/snow) in China?
f. We usually (grow) cucumbers and tomatoes in our garden, but this year we usually(not/grow) any.
g. You can take my umbrella. I (not/need) it at the moment.
h. I usually (enjoy) parties. But I (not/enjoy) this one very much.
i. George says he is eighty years old. But I (not/believe) him.
j. Roger is in Paris at the moment. He ( stay) at the Continental Hotel. He usually (stay) at this when he is in Paris.

Answer 1

a. This machine (isn't working).

b. Hurry. The bus (is coming). I (don't want) to miss it.

c. The river Nile (flows) into the Mediterranean.

d. The river (is flowing) very fast today - much faster than usual.

e. (Does it ever snow) in China?

f. We usually (grow) cucumbers and tomatoes in our garden, but this year we (are not growing) any.

g. You can take my umbrella. I (don't need) it at the moment.

h. I usually (enjoy) parties. But I (am not enjoying) this one very much.

i. George says he is eighty years old. But I (don't believe) him.

j. Roger is in Paris at the moment. He (is staying) at the Continental Hotel. He usually (stays) at this when he is in Paris.