Exercise 2. Fill in with Present Simple or Present Progressive (Continuous). 1. I (smell) lavender. Is there a bush in the garden?
2. Quick! Get rid of all this mess! Here (come) Mum and Dad!
3. You always (complain) and it (get) on my nerves.
4. Scientists (believe) that the climate (change).
5. I (taste) cinnamon in this cake. It’s lovely.
6. We (weigh) the salmon to put a price on it.
7. British summers (get) hotter and winters (get) wetter.
8. I (smell) the lavender. It’s a very strong variety.
9. Is it an inadequate explanation or I (be) so stupid?
10. I (feed) the neighbour’s cat this week while she’s in hospital.
11. The dance group (appear) to have arrived at the theatre.
12. The neighbours forever (slam) the doors and (shout) during the night.
13. We currently (show) the film ‘Star Wars’ at all Odeon cinemas in the region.
14. I (see) why you (want) to buy a new car. It always (break) down.
15. Alex Cameron (appear) as Hamlet at the Royal Theatre all week.
16. My dad (not take) the bus to work today. His friend (give) him a lift.
17. What you (do) this evening? – I (see) my friend.
18. That carton (contain) one litre of orange juice.
19. You really (not/expect) me to eat this stew! It (smell) awful.
20. Excuse me, but you (speak) English? I (look) for a hotel.
21. I (have) problems getting a new phone connection so instead of sending e-mails I (write) a letter.
22. No wine for me! I (take) antibiotics for an ear infection.
23. Scientists nowadays slowly (begin) to understand more about how the brain (work).
24. What's that noise? It (sound) like Jane playing her trumpet.
25. More and more people (move) to the countryside these days.
26. What you (look) at? – The sky. It (look) as if it's going to rain.
27. The perfume you (wear) (smell) lovely. What is it called?
28. People slowly (realize) the dangers of global warming.
29. The silk blouse (feel) soft.
30. Why you (be) so rude to me today? What’s up?
31. Computers (change) all the time.
32. I think Kate’s flight (arrive) at 7 tomorrow morning.
33. Whenever I (put) my hand up, Harry (kick) me under the desk.
34. Mrs. Adams isn’t in her usual class. They (repair) her classroom ceiling this week and she (use) the library as her classroom.
35. A lot of students here (cycle) to college, so I (try) to find a cheap bike, and I also (think) of moving nearer to the college.
The school I would like would have a swimming pool.
I'd have one for the first and second years and also for the third and fourth years. The playgrounds would be separate, one for the young children and the other for the senior forms. A wall would be separating them and there would be a door from one playground to the other.
The classrooms would have carpets instead of lino. The desks would be painted and the chairs would have cushions. The chairs would also be painted.
There would be a computer for every table in the classroom. There would be at least 12 videos for each classroom. The hall would be very big, about 40 metres long and 30 metres wide.
The lessons would be interesting. There would be lots of French and German and English.
There would be four floors at the school. There would be a lift to take us up. The staffroom would be much bigger than the one we have now.
It would be light and cosy. There would also be a big library. There would be a lot of instruments: flutes, guitars, drums, etc.
The school meals would have different food every day. There would be lots of visits to concerts and parks.
The tests would be easier for children.