Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple

1. Let's go out. It isn't raining (not/rain) now.

2. Julia is very good at languages. She speaks (speak) four languages very well.

3. Hurry up! Everybody --- (wait) for you. – is waiting

4. '--- (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.' – Are you listening

5. '--- (you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.' – Do you listen

6. The River Nile --- (flow) into the Mediterranean. - flows

7. Look at the river. It --- (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual. – is flowing

8. We usually --- (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we --- (not/grow) any. –grow, are not growing

9. 'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It --- (improve) slowly.' Is improving

10. Ron is in London at the moment. He --- (stay) at the Park Hotel. He --- (always/stay) there when he's in London. – is staying, always stays

11. Can we stop walking soon? I --- (start) to feel tired. – am starting

12. 'Can you drive?' 'I --- (learn). My father --- (teach) me.' – am learning, is teaching

13. Normally I --- (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I --- (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money. – finish, am working

14. My parents --- (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where --- (your parents/live)? Live, do your parents live

15. Sonia --- (look) for a place to live. She --- (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.

- is looking, is staying

16. 'What --- (your father/do)?' 'He's an architect but he --- (not/work) at the moment.'

- does your father do, is not working

17. (at a party) Usually I --- (enjoy) parties but I --- (not/enjoy) this one very much.

- enjoy, am not enjoying

18. The train is never late. It --- (always/leave) on time.

Always leaves

19. Jim is very untidy. He --- (always/leave) his things all over the place.

- is always leaving

3.3 Finish B's sentences. Use always ~ing (see Section B).

1. A: I'm afraid I've lost my key again.

B: Not again! You're always losing your key.

2. A: The car has broken down again.

B: That car is useless! It ---

Is always breaking down

3. A: Look! You've made the same mistake again.

B: Oh no, not again! I ---

Am always making the same mistake

4. A: Oh, I've left the lights on again.

B: Typical! You --- are always leaving the lights on