EXERCISE1: present simple and present continuous Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple 1. Let’s go out. It______________________ (not/rain) now. 2. Julia is very good at languages. She ___________________ (speak) four languages very well. 3. Hurry up! Everybody____________________ (wait) for you. 4. “_____________________ (you/listen) to the radio?” “No, you can turn it off.” 5. “_____________________ (you/ listen) to the radio every day?” “No, just occasionally” 6. Look at the river. It ____________________ (flow) very fast today- much faster than usual. 7. We usually ______________________ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we __________________ (not/grow) any. 8. “How is your English?” “Not bad. It__________________________ (improve) slowly.” 9. Ron is in London at the moment. He __________________________ (stay) at the Park Hotel. He _________________ (always/ stay) there when he’s in London. 10. Can we stop walking soon? I _______________________ (start) to feel tired. 11. A: What __________________ (you/do)? B: I ______________ (write) to my parents. I ________________ (write) to them every weekend. 12. A: Look, it ______________ (snow). B: It’s beautiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow, it _____________ (not snow) in my country. 13. A: Oh, that’s Adrian. He’s new here. B: Really? Where ________________ (he/live)? ______________ (you/know)? A: Yes. He ____________ (live) in Milan, but now he ____________ (stay) with his aunt on Shirley Road. 14. A: What time _________________ (you/ usually/ finish) work? Normally I ____________ (finish) work at 5 o’clock, but this week I __________ (work) until six to earn a bit more money. 15. A: How _________________ (you/ travel) to work? B: I haven’t got a car at the moment, so I ____________ (go) to work on the bus this week. Usually I _________________ (drive) to work. 16. A: I think we’re going the wrong way. B: I don’t think so. The sun ________________ (rise) in the east, remember. It’s behind us, so we _______________ (travel) west. 17. A: _______________ (you/look) for someone? B: Yes, I ______________(need) to speak Neil. Is he in? A: Yes, but I _____________ (think) he’s busy. He ______________ (talk) to ther boss at the moment. 18. A: I _________________ (want) a new computer. I ________________ (save) up to buy one. B: But computers ________________ (cost) so much money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got? A: It ___________________ (get) out of date now. 19. A: Your new dress ________________ (look) very nice. B: Thank you. The trouble is it _____________ (not/fit) properly. I _____________ (not/know) why I bought them, really. 20. A: What ________________ (you/do)? B: I ______________ (taste) the sauce. It ___________________ (taste) too salty.