Ex. 31. use either simple present or present continuous of theverbs 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 withme. tom is lucky. he (wear) a raincoat. 3. i (own, not) … an umbrella.i (wear) … a waterproof hat on rainy days. 4. right nowi (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 ( ? 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 hermath class. this afternoon she (help) … . steve with his math assignmentbecause 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 frownon her face. she certainly (have, not) … any fun right now. 9. a: who is that woman who (stand) … next to the window? b: “whichwoman ? (talk, you) … about the woman who (wear) … the blue andgold dress ? a: no , i (talk, not) … about her. i (mean) … the womanwho (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 topof your hand ? a: close, but not exactly right. try again. (listen,you) … carefully? b: aha! you (rub) … your hands together. a: right!
2) it is beginning, don't have, is wearing
3) don't own, wear
4) am looking, is writing, is biting, is scratching, is staring, seems, is thinking, do you think Ahmed do
5)doesn't belong
6) is fixing, needs
7) often tutors, is helping, doesn't understand, are working
8) am looking, looks, has, isn't having
9) is standing, are you talking, is wearing, i'm not talking, mean, is wearing, don't know, don't recognize
10) do you hear, am i doing, believe, rubbing, are you listening, are rubbing
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