Exercises

Unit

3Are the underlined verbs OK? Correct them where necessary.

1 Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. OK

2 How often are you going to the cinema? do you go

3 Ben tries to find a job, but he hasn’t had any luck yet...................................

4 Martina is phoning her mother every day.......................................................

5 The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days............................................

6 Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?...................................

7 What do you do in your spare time?................................................................

8 Sarah is a vegetarian. She doesn’t eat meat....................................................

9 I must go now. It gets late...............................................................................

10 ‘Come on! It’s time to leave.’ ‘OK, I come.’.....................................................

11 Paul is never late. He’s always starting work on time.........................................

12 They don’t get on well. They’re always arguing...................................................

Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1 a I usually get (I / usually / get) hungry in the afternoon.

b I’m getting (I / get) hungry. Let’s go and eat something.

2 a ................................‘ (you / listen) to the radio?’ ‘No, you can turn it off.’

b ..................................‘ (you / listen) to the radio a lot?’ ‘No, not very often.’

3 a The River Nile ..............................(flow) into the Mediterranean.

b The river................................. (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.

4 a I’m not very active............................................ (I / not / do) any sport.

b What......................................... (you / usually / do) at weekends?

5 a Rachel is in New York right now. ..............................................(She / stay) at the Park Hotel.

b ....................................................(She / always / stay) there when she’s in New York.

3 Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1 Why are all these people here? What’s happening (What / happen)?

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

3 Are you ready yet? .........................................................(Everybody / wait) for you.

4 I’ve never heard this word. How ........................................(you / pronounce) it?

5 Kate..................................................... (not / work) this week. She’s on holiday.

6 I think my English ..............................................(improve) slowly. It’s better than it was.

7 Nicola .........................................(live) in Manchester. She has never lived anywhere else.

8 Can we stop walking soon?.............................................. (I / start) to get tired.

9 Sam and Tina are in Madrid right now. .................................................(They / visit) a friend of theirs.

10 ‘What....................................................... (your father / do)?’ ‘He’s an architect.’

11 It took me an hour to get to work this morning. Most days.............................................................

(it / not / take) so long.

12 I ...................................................................(I / learn) to drive. My driving test is next month. My father (teach) me.