English exercises

Choose the correct form of the verb. Present simple or present continuous. 1. I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come? A. go B. am going 2. I ________ lunch in the cafeteria everyday. A. have B. am having 3. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it! A. hates B. is hating 4. It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight. A. snows B. is snowing 5. Salman is rich —he ________ a Mercedes. A. drives B. is driving

Complete the sentences using present simple or present continuous from the words in parenthesis. 1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) _________________her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I (work) __________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) _____________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh!Be quiet! John (sleep) _______________. 4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) ___________________. 5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ___________________. 6. I'm sorry Ican't hear what you (say) ______________ because everybody (talk) _____________ so loudly.

Reading Comprehension My Friend Peter! My friend's name is Peter. Peter is from Amsterdam, in Holland. Heis Dutch. He is married and has two children. His wife, Jane, is American. She is from Boston in The United States. Her family is still in Boston, but she now works and lives with Peter in Milan.They speak English, Dutch, German and Italian! Their children are pupils at a local primary school. The children go to school with other children from all over the world. Flora, their daughter, hasfriends from France, Switzerland, Austria and Sweden. Hans, their son, goes to school with students from South Africa, Portugal, Spain and Canada. Of course, there are many children from Italy. Imagine,French, Swiss, Austrian, Swedish, South African, American, Italian, Spanish and Canadian children all learning together in Italy!

According to what you read, answer TRUE or FALSE 1. ______ Jane is...