Ex.28. Open the brackets, putting the verbs into the correct form, the Present Continuous or the Present Simple. Compare the sentences, try to elicit the difference

1. Why _____ you _________ (not/listen) to me? – I _________ (listen) to you very attentively. I always (listen) to you attentively.

2. Why _____ you _________ (yawn)? – I _________ (yawn) because I’m very tired and it is already late. I always _________ (yawn) when I’m tired.

3. Do I like our new flat? Sure. It is large and light and it_________ (have) a balcony facing the sea. We ________ (have) a party this Sunday. Can you come?

4. Look! Vivien _________ (wear) the same shoes like me.

5. Why ____ you never _______ (wear) your red jacket? It is so stylish.

6. Look! It _________ (snow). - Oh, how beautiful! This is the first time I’ve seen snow. It _________ (not snow) in my country.

7. Mark Brown is a computer consultant. He _________ (work) for a firm which is based in Geneva but he _________ (work) in Bradford these days. He _________ (set up) a new quality control system at the moment.

8. You know, I _________ (leave) for Warsaw tonight. Му train ________ (leave) at 8 p.m.

9. The river Danube _________ (cut) Budapest in two.

10. Have a smoke, Vic. – No, thank you. I _________ (cut down) on cigarettes. At least, I’m trying to.

Ex.29. Match the questions and answers.

1. What language do they speak? 2. What language are they speaking? 3. What does he do? 4. What is he doing? 5. Does your daughter play the piano? 6. Is your daughter playing the piano? 7. Who drinks champagne? 8. Who is drinking champagne? 9. Where do you work? 10. Where are you working this week?

a. Me, on special occasions. b. Me. Only a little, please. c. Yes, she does. d. They mostly speak English. Though his wife Margo is from France, she fluently speaks English. e. Actually, that’s her CD. f. He’s a student. g. I’m at the exhibition “Tourism” this week. h. I’m not sure. It sounds like Spanish. i. I guess he wants to get the car started. j. In a big travel agency.

Ex.30. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets. Be careful in choosing the tense form: the words have different meaning when used in the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. - Shall we go shopping?

- Oh no, Nora, I can’t. I am seeing my boyfriend tonight. (to see)

2. Can I call you later? We ___________________ lunch right now. (to have)

3. -I see you ______________ the fish, Clare. (to smell)

-It _____________ a bit strange.I’m afraidit might have gone off. (to smell)

4. I _______________ we should postpone the decision until Friday. (to think )

5. - How much _______this chicken _______? (to weigh)

- I don’t know. The shop assistant ____________it now. (to weigh)

6. - I like this suit. It ____________ you like a glove. (to fit)

- Shall we take it?

7. Thank you for the flowers. The roses are lovely and they __________ so nice. (to smell )

8. We ________________ at the photos of you in the Vatican. (to look )