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Ex. 2. Answer the questions using the words in brackets.

Example: Are you drawing? (write a story)

• No, I’m not. I’m writing a story.

1. Is he writing a letter? (watch television) ________________________________________________

2. Are you reading Byron’s poems? (learn them by heart)____________________________________

3. Is Dad smoking in his study? (read a newspaper)_________________________________________

4. Are they listening to the radio? (talk with a friend)________________________________________

5. Are you hurrying to work? (go home) __________________________________________________

6. Is Joan playing the piano? (listen to a concert) ___________________________________________

7. Are you working at your essay? (write a film script)_______________________________________

8. Is she washing up? (cook)____________________________________________________________

Ex. 3. Answer the questions using the words in brackets.

Example: Is Mother very busy just now? (type a report)

• Yes, she is. She is typing a report.

1. Is Jerry very busy just now? (study)____________________________________________________

2. Are the students very busy just now? (read)_____________________________________ _______

3. Is Susan very busy just now?(have breakfast)____________________________________________

4. Are the Greens very busy just now? (shop)______________________________________________

5. Is Miss Black very busy just now? (sew)_________________________________________________

6. Is Jane very busy just now? (wash up)__________________________________________________

7. Is Henry very busy just now?(skate)____________________________________________________

8. Are the girls very busy just now?(rehearse)______________________________________________

Ex. 6. Put the verb into the correct form.

Examples: Please be silent for a while. I am listening (listen) to the news.

Don’t speak so loud. The child isn’t sleeping (not/sleep) yet.

Listen to those girls. What language are they speaking (they/speak)?

1. Please be quiet. I______________________________________ (try) to sleep.

2. Look! It___________________________________________________(rain).

3. Why________________ (you/look) at me like that? Am I green or something?

4. You_____________________ (make) a lot of noise. Can you be a bit quieter?

5. Excuse me, I_______________ (look) for a phone box. Where can I find one?

6. (in the theatre) It’s a good play, isn’t it?__________________ (you/enjoy) it?

7. Listen! Can you hear these children next door? They___________ (cry) again.

8. Why____________________ (you/wear) your fur coat today? It’s very warm.

9. I__________________________ (not/go) to school this week. I’m on holiday.

10. I want to lose weight. I__________________________ (not/eat) sweets now.

Ex. 9. Translate into English.

1. На кого вы сейчас смотрите? – Я смотрю на эту старую даму. 2. С кем разговаривает Ваш друг? – Он разговаривает с нашими преподавателем. 3. О чём вы рассказываете своим друзьям? – Я рассказываю им о своём отпуске. 4. Вы сейчас пишете диктант? – Нет, мы делаем упражнение №9. 5. Куда вы идёте вечером? – Мы идём в цирк. 6. Когда они приезжают в Москву? – Они приезжают утром. 7. Мы уезжаем в Минск. 8. Эти студенты делают упражнение или переписывают текст? 9. Кого встречают эти студенты? – Они встречают иностранных студентов. 10. Куда вы идёте? – Я иду на фотовсыставку.

Ex. 11. Say whether the underlines verbs are right. Correct those which are wrong.

Examples: I don’t go there often. RIGHT.

Please don’t interrupt. He talks sense. WRONG – is talking.

1. Look! Someone is coming up to the back door.__________________________

2. Do you talk about my book? I hope you like it.__________________________

3. Are you believing in ghosts? ________________________________________

4. Listen! Somebody tries to start the car.________________________________

5. He always goes there in the spring time._______________________________

6. I’m thinking he is a good chap._______________________________________

7. The people are worried that the traffic is increasing. _____________________

8. We’re usually going to Hampton by train. _____________________________

Ex. 12. Put the verb into the correct form, the Present Continuous or the Present Simple.

Examples: I’m planting (plant) a cherry-tree. Will you help me?

How does she keep her children in line (she/keep)?

He doesn’t feel well (not/feel). He hasn’t been well for quite a time.

1. These things______________________________ (not/belong) to my parents.

2. Look! He_____________________________ (come). I (want) to speak to him.

3. This stream________________ (flow) to the lake at the bottom of the valley.

4. Today the river__________________________ (flow) much faster than usual.

5. _________________________________________ (it/ever/rain) on Madeira?

6. They usually______________ (grow) vegetables in their garden but this year

they ____________________________(not/grow) any.

7. A:Can you ride a bicycle?

B:No, but_______________(learn). My brother_______________ (teach) me.

8. You can borrow my dictionary. I_____________ (not/need) it at the moment.

9. I usually____ (enjoy) music but I________(not/enjoy) this record very much.

10. I__________________ (not/believe) this man’s story.

11. My brother______________________ (live) in Cardiff. He has always lived in

Wales. Where_________________________ (your sister/live)?

12. Vladimir is in England now. He__________________ (stay) with some friends.

13. She_____________________________ (look for) a new flat at the moment.

14. A:What _______________________ (your husband/do)?

Ex. 13. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.

1.

1. Mr Smith (teach) us at present. He (substitute) for Mr Reese, who (be) our regular teacher.

2.”I (go) to visit Peter tonight. He (leave) tomorrow morning”. – “He (come) back the same

day?” – “I (not/know)”.

3.John often (stay) at a hotel when he (come) to town, but tonight he (stay) with us,

4. The fourth class always (meet) on the 18^th floor, but our class (meet) on the 17^th floor.

However since they (paint) our regular classroom now, we (go) to meet in the club-room today.

5. “Nick (leave) today.” – “What train he (take) for his journey?” – “He (catch) the 5.50 train.”

6, The mechanic (repair) my car today. So I must go to work by the underground,

7. “You (write) him tonight?” – Yes, I always (write) him on his birthday. You (want) to send

any message?” – “Certainly.”

8.John (say) he (leave) for Chicago on the fifteenth.

9. I (go) to the seaside on my holiday.

10. My brother (come) to see me next week.

11. Whenever I (call) at the Smiths’ home, they (play) cards. I really (think) they (play) every night.

12. Jack (make) at least ten spelling errors in every lesson.

2.

1. A: Where (be) Andrew?

B: He (smoke) on the terrace.

A: I (think) he (smoke) too much.

B: Yes, he (be) a chain-smoker.

2. A: What (be) this music?

B: It (be) Ann. She (play) the piano.

3. - You (come) with us?

• I’d love to come. Where you (go)?

• We (drive) to the Lake District.

• You (take) the children along?

• No, we (leave) them with our parents.

• You (mind) if I (bring) my dog?

• No.

4. – Mike (come) tonight?

• No, he (work) hard at present.

• What he (do)?

• He (read up) for his examinations.

• But it (be) Saturday. I (be) sure he (not/go) to take his examinations on Sunday.

• No, but he (say) he (meet) his girlfriend on Sunday, and the examination (be) on

Monday, so he (have) only tonight for his studies.