Write sentences using the following prompts. The first verb should be in the present simple, and the second verb in the pr cont. Example
1. come from/but/live
I come from Austria, but at the moment I`m living in Switzerland.
2. speak/and/learn
3. normally/like my work/but/not enjoy
4. want to be a consultant/so/do an MBA
5. work from 9 to 5/but/stay late
6. travel a lot/and/visit Australia
7. have several subsidiaries in Europe/and/set up another one in Brussels
8. normally/export a lot to Greece/but/not get many orders
Write questions to go with the answer. Use either the present simple or present continuous.
Example
1. Where do you come from?
I come from a little town called Zug, near Zurich.
2. I'm writing to Markson's to ask for an up-to-date catalogue.
3. I think he's a consultant.
4. I usually cycle in, but sometimes I bring the car.
5. Our Sales Director goes abroad about three or four times a year.
6. No, not at all well. In fact, the factory is doing a three-day week
7. Yes, very well. We met in 1980.
8. No, not at the moment. But we'll start taking on new staff again in May.
2. Mend my shirt, all right?
3. Fiona spread butter on the bread and suddenly dropped it.
4. Let's fix the date and time of our meeting.
5. The sight of the daughter's pale face made mother understand everything.
6. Teaching is a noble profession.
7. Don't add the milk to your coffee. It's sour.
8. Do you believe that fortune tellers can tell the fortune?
9. Have you ever been to a book fair?
10. The boys' laughter sounded loud and unplesant.
11. Is this a good deal?
12. Why is Tom's smile so sour? Is everything ok with him?
13. Unfortunately, little Chris was late for the lesson.
14. There is a hole in my mitten. Will you mend it?
15. It was early morning. We were setting off on a journey.
16. There were golden wheat fields on both sides of the road.