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!