Lecture 1.
An 1B
Activities PRESENT SIMPLE and PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Choose the appropriate verb form:
a) What exactly does this job involve?
A)is this job involving B) does this job involve
b) Who exactly.............?
A) does own this car B) does this car belong to
·c).............that we have been here for six months already!
A) Do you realise B) Are you realising
d) I'd like to stay longer. But............just for the weekend.
A)I come B) I've come
e) Terry is in bed. He............flu.
A)has B) is having
f) This new teaching job is really difficult, but ............
A)I survive B) I'm surviving
g) What............on that notice?
A) Does it write B)does it say
h) Ladies and gentlemen, I.............this ship HMS Highlight.
A)name B) am naming
i) Absolutely! I.............with you completely.
A)agree B) am agreeing
j) I am selling this car. Do you want to buy it?
2. Put each verb in brackets into the most suitable verb form:
a) I …….. (hear)that You have been promoted. Congratulations!
b) British people....................(drink) more and more wine, apparently.
c) I hope Sarah will be here soon. I...................(depend) on her.
d) Please be quiet! You.....................(continually interrupt).
e) Hey, you! What....................(you think) you're doing?
f) Could you come here please? I.....................(want) to talk to you now.
g) Jane is away on holiday so Linda.....................(handle) her work.
h) To be honest, I...................(doubt) whether Jim will be here next week.
i) You've only just started the job, haven't you? How......................(you get on)?
j) Pay no attention to Graham. He....................(just be) sarcastic again.
3. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals. The meaning of the sentence must
stay the same:
a. Nigel keeps interrupting me. //......................................
b. What’s the meaning of that word? // .........................
c. The number of people who own bicycles is increasing.
More and more people.................................................................
d. What about going to that new film at the Scala tonight?
How do ........................................................................................
e) What is the weight of that piece of meat?
How much ...................................................................................
f) Never mind about the price, just buy it!
The price.......................................................................................
g) There's a smell of onions in this room.
This room.....................................................................................
h) What is inside the box?
What does.....................................................................................
i) Paul has flu.
Paul is............................................................................................
5. Identify the possible errors in these sentences and correct them:
a) Excuse me, but do you wait for someone?
b) These potatoes are tasting a bit funny.
c) How are you feeling today?
d) I look forward to hearing from you.
e) I have a feeling that something goes wrong.
f) What's that you're eating?
g) Are you hearing anything from Wendy these days?
h) I think you're being rather mean about this.
i) Is this total including the new students?
l) I’m depending on you, so don’t make any mistakes!
