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!
2. Look. It`s beginning to rain. Unfortunately, I haven`t my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He`s wearing a raincoat.
3. I don`t own an umbrella. I wear a waterproof hat on rainy days.
4. Right now I`m looking around the classroom. Ann`s writing in her book. Carlos`s biting his pencil. Peter`s scratching his head. Ahmed`s staring out of the window. He seems to be daydreaming, but perhaps he thinks hard about verb tenses. What do you think what Ahmed`s doing?
5. There’s a book on my desk, but it doesn`t belong to me.
6. Dennis`s fixing the roof of his house today, and he needs some help. Can you help him?
7. Barbara often tutors other students in her math class. This afternoon she`s helping Steve with his math assignment because he doesn`t understand the material they`ve worked on in the class this week.
8. Right now I`m looking at Janet. She looks angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She has a frown on her face. She certainly doesn`t have any fun right now.
9. A: Who is that woman who`s standing next to the window? B: “Which woman? Are you talking about the woman who`s wearing the blue and gold dress? A: No, I`m not talking about her. I mean the woman who`s wearing the blue suit. B: Oh. I don`t know. I don’t recognize her.
10. A: Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What do you hear? What am I doing? B: I believe you are rubbing the top of your hand ? A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. Are you listening carefully? B: Aha! You are rubbing your hands together. A: Right!