2.7 Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. Let's go out. It isn't raining (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. The River Nile _______ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

7. Look at the river. It _______ (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.

8. We usually _______ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we _______ (not/grow) any.

9. 'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It _______ (improve) slowly.'

10. Ron is in London at the moment. He _______ (stay) at the Park Hotel. He _______ (always/stay) there when he's in London.

11. Can we stop walking soon? I _______ (start) to feel tired.

12. 'Can you drive?' 'I _______ (learn). My father _______ (teach) me.'

13. Normally I _______ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I _______ (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.

14. My parents _______ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where _______ (your parents/live)?

15. Sonia _______ (look) for a place to live. She _______ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.

16. 'What _______ (your father/do)?' 'He's an architect but he _______ (not/work) at the moment.'

17. (at a party) Usually I _______ (enjoy) parties but I _______ (not/enjoy) this one very much.

18. The train is never late. It _______ (always/leave) on time.

19. Jim is very untidy. He _______ (always/leave) his things all over the place.

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The following verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses:

like love hate want need prefer know realise suppose mean understand believe remember belong contain consist depend seem

* I'm hungry. I want something to eat. (not 'I'm wanting')

* Do you understand what I mean?

* Ann doesn't seem very happy at the moment.

2.8 Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? (you/want)

2. Jill is interested in politics but she _______ to a political party. (not/belong)

3. Don't put the dictionary away. I _______ it. (use)

4. Don't put the dictionary away. I _______ it. (need)

5. Who is that man? What _______? (he/want)

6. Who is that man? Why _______at us? (he/look)

7. George says he's 80 years old but nobody _______ him. (believe)

8. She told me her name but I _______ it now. (not/remember)

9. I _______ of selling my car. (think) Would you be interested in buying it?

10. I _______ you should sell your car. (think) You _______it very often. (not/use)

11. I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I _______ tea. (prefer)

12. Air _______mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (consist)