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grammar

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT continuous

1 Choose the correct answer.
1. That soup ... delicious.
a. is smelling
b. smells
c. smell
2. I don’t understand.What ... about?
a. you are talking
b. are you talking
c. do you talk
3. Ronald ... usually ... his food at the market.
a. doesn’t … buy
b. isn’t … buying
c.don’t … buy
4. ... a film now?
a. Do they watch
b. They are watching
c. Are they watching
5. I ... my dog twice a day.
a. feed
b. feeds
c. am feeding
6.Tina ... dinner at her aunt’s house every week.
a. is having
b. has
c. have
7. Please don’t bother me. I ... to study.
a. am trying
b. trying
c. try
8.What ... of your plan?
a. is Brian thinking
b. Brian thinks
c. does Brian think

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.1. Please turn on the TV. I .................................. (want) to watch the news.
2. Benny .................................. (not work) at the moment.
3. Listen................................... someone ..................................(ring) the doorbell?
4. .................................. you .................................. (know) the answers to the mathsquestions?
5. They .................................. (not speak) Spanish in Brazil.
6. .................................. Peggy always .................................. (sit) next toMarjorie?
7. Leon .................................. (love) hamburgers.
8. I can’t hear you. Why .................................. you .................................. (speak) so quietly?3 Write a suitable question for each statement.

1. John finishes school at three o’clock.

2. Nancy is going to the disco now.

3. Tanya is helping the teacher arrange the...