Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.
1. Cuckoos (not build) DONT BUILD nests. They (use) USE the nests of other birds.
2. You can't see Tom now: he (have) IS HAVING a bath.
3. He (usually / drink) USUALLY DRINKS coffee but today he (drink) IS DRINKING tea.
4. What she (do) DOES SHE DO in the evenings? ~
She (usually / play) USUALLY PLAYS cards or (watch) WATCHES TV.
5. I won't go out now as it (rain) IS RAINING and I -(not have) DONT HAVE an umbrella.
6. The last train (leave) LEAVES (horario) the station at 11.30.
7. He (usually / speak) USUALLY SPEAKS so quickly that I (not understand) DONT UNDERSTAND him.
8. Ann (make) IS MAKING a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) MAKES all her own clothes.
9. Hardly anyone (wear) WEARS a hat nowadays.
10. I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups.
Don't worry. I (not like) DONT LIKE that set anyway.
11. I (wear) AM WEARING my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
12. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) IS READING it.
13. I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) AM REDECORATING the sitting room.
14. The kettle (boil) IS BOILING now. Shall I make the tea?
15. (You / enjoy) ARE YOU ENJOYING yourself or would you like to leave now? -
I (enjoy) AM ENJOYING myself very much. I (want) WANT to stay to the end.
16. How (you / get) DO YOU GET to work as a rule? ~
I (usually / go) USUALLY GO by bus but tomorrow I (go) AM GOING in Tom's car.
17. Why (you / put) ARE YOU PUTTING on your coat? ~
I (go) AM GOING for a walk. (You / come) ARE YOU COMING with me?-
Yes, I'd love to come. (You / mind) DO YOU MIND if I bring my dog?
18. How much you (owe) DO YOU OWE him?-
I (owe) OWE him $5. ~
(You / intend) DO YOU INTEND to pay him?
19. (You / belong) DO YOU BELONG to your local library? -
Yes, I do. -
You (read) DO YOU READ a lot?-
Yes, quite a lot. -
How often (you / change) DO YOU CHANGE your books?
I (change) CHANGE one every day.
20. Mary (usually / learn) USUALLY LEARNS languages very quickly but she (not seem) DOESNT SEEM able to Greek.
21. I (always / buy) ALWAYS BUY lottery tickets but I (never / win) NEVER WIN anything.
22. (You / like) DO YOU LIKE this necklace? I (give) AM GIVING it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow.
23. I won't tell you my secret unless you (promise) PROMISE not to tell anyone. -
I (promise) PROMISE.
24. (You / always / write) DO YOU ALWAYS WRITE with your left hand?
25. (You / love) DO YOU LOVE him?-
No, I (like) LIKE him very much but I (not love) DONT LOVE him.
26. (You / dream) DO YOU DREAM at night?-
Yes, I (always / dream) ALWAYS DREAM and if I (eat) EAT too much supper I (have) HAVE nightmares.
27. The milk (smell) SMELLS sour. (You / keep) DO YOU KEEP milk a long time?
28. These workmen are never satisfied; they (always/complain) ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING (hb.molesto)
29. We (use) ARE USING this room today because the window in the other room is broken.
30. He (always / say) ALWAYS SAYS that he will mend the window but he never (do) DOES it.
31. (You / know) DO YOU KNOW why an apple (fall) FALLSdown and not up?
32. (You / write) ARE YOU WRITING to him tonight? -
Yes, I (always / write) ALWAYS WRITE to him on his birthday. (You / want) DO YOU WANT to send any message?
33. Tom and Mr Pitt (have) ARE HAVING a long conversation. I (wonder) WONDER what they (talk) ARE TALKING about.
34. (You / believe) DO YOU BELIEVE all that the newspapers say?-
No, I (not believe) DONT BELIEVE any of it. ~
Then why (you / read) DO YOU READ newspapers?
35. This car (make) ISMAKING a very strange noise. (You / think) DO YOU THINK it is all right?-
Oh, that noise (not matter) DOESNT MATTER. It (always / make) ALWAYS MAKES a noise like that.
36. The fire (smoke) IS SMOKING horribly. I can't see across the room. -
I (expect) EXPECT that birds (build) ARE BUILDING a nest in the chimney. -
Why (you / not put) DONT YOU PUT wire across the tops of your chimneys? -
Tom (do) DOES that sometimes but it (not seem) DOESNT SEEM to make any difference.
The simple present and the present continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present continuous tense.
1. What (Tom / think) DOES TOM THINK of the Budget? -
He (think) THINKS it most unfair. ~
I (agree) AGREE with him.
2. What (this one / cost)DOES THIS ONE COST?-
It (cost) COSTS forty pence.
3. (You / hear) DO YOU HEAR the wind? It (blow) IS BLOWING very strongly tonight.
4. (You / see) DO YOU SEE my car keys anywhere? -
No, I (look) AM LOOKING for them but I (not see) DONT SEE them.
5. He (never / listen) NEVER LISTENS to what you say. He (always / think) ALWAYS THINKS (IS ALWAYS THINKING hbito
molesto) about something else.
6. This book is about a man who (desert) DESERTS his family and (go) GOES to live on a Pacific island.
7. (You / understand) DO YOU UNDERSTAND what the lecturer is saying? ~
No, I (not understand) DONT UNDERSTAND him at all.
8. What (you / have) DO YOU HAVE for breakfast usually? ~
I (usually / eat) USUALLY EAT a carrot and (drink) DRINK a glass of cold water.
9. When the curtain (rise) RISES we (see) SEE a group of workers. They (picket) ARE PICKETING at the factory gate.
10. Why (you / walk) ARE YOU WALKING so fast today? You (usually / walk) USUALLY WALK quite slowly. ~
I (hurry) AM HURRYING because I (meet) AM MEETING my mother at 4:00 and she (not like) DOESNT LIKE to be
11. I (wish) WISH that dog would lie down. He (keep) KEEPS jumping up on my lap. ~
I (think) THINK he (want) WANTS to go for a walk.
12. (You / recognize) DO YOU RECOGNISE that man? ~
I (think) THINK that I have seen him before but I (not remember) DONT REMEMBER his name
13. Look at that crowd. I (wonder) WONDER what they (wait) ARE WAITING for.
14. This message has just arrived and the man (wait) IS WAITING in case you (want) WANT to send a reply.
15. Stop! (You / not see) DONT YOU SEE the notice? ~
I (see) SEE it but I can't read it because I (not wear) AM NOT WEARING my glasses. What (it / say) DOES IT SAY? ~
It (say) SAYS 'These premises are patrolled by guard dogs'.
16. She always (borrow) IS ALWAYS BORROWING (hbito molesto) from me and she (never / remember) NEVER REMEBERS to
pay me back.
17. (You / need) DO YOU NEED another blanket or you (feel) DO YOU FEEL warm enough?
18. It (save) SAVES / WILL SAVE time if you (take) TAKE the path through the wood? ~
No, it (not matter) DOESNT MATTER which path you take.
19. I (save) AM SAVING up because I (go) AM GOING abroad in July.
20. I (think) THINK it is a pity you don't take more exercise. You (get) ARE GETTING fat.
21. The plane that you (look) ARE LOOKING at now (just / take) IS JUST TAKING off for Paris,
22. Tom (never / do) DOES any work in the garden; he always (work) ALWAYS WORDS (IS ALWAYS WORKING) on his car.
23. What (he / do) IS HE DOING to his car now? ~
I (think) THINK he (polish) IS POLISHING it.
24. That film (come) IS COMING to the local cinema next week. (You / want) DO YOU WANT to see it?
25. How (Peter / get) IS PETER GETTING on at school? ~ (cmo lo lleva Peter en el cole?)
Very well. He (seem) SEEMS to like the life.
26. Why (Mrs Pitt / look) DOES Mrs PITT LOOK so angry? ~
Mr Pitt (smoke) IS SMOKING a cigarette and (drop) (IS) DROPPING the ash on the carpet.
27. This is our itinerary. We (leave) LEAVE home on the 8th, (arrive) ARRIVE in Paris on the 9th, (spend) SPEND the day in Paris,
and (set) SET out that night for Venice. ~ (los itinerarios, como los horarios, tiene la posibilidad de usar el presente simple)
That (sound) SOUNDS most interesting. You must tell me all about it when you (get) GET back.
28. This story is about a boy who (make) MAKES friends with a snake which he (find) FINDS in his garden. Then he (go) GOES
away but he (not forget) DOESNT FORGET the snake and some years later he (return) RETURNS and (look) LOOKS for it.
29. He (find) FINDS the snake who (recognize) RECOGNISES its old friend and (coil) COILS round him affectionately. But,
unfortunately, the snake is by now a full-grown boa-constrictor and its embrace (kill) KILLS the poor boy.
30. (The snake / feel) DOES THE SNAKE FEEL sorry about this?-
I (not know) DONT KNOW. The story (end) ENDS there.
31. How (you / end) DO YOU END a letter that (begin), 'Dear Sir'? ~
I (always / put)ALWAYS PUT, 'Yours truly', but Tom (prefer) PREFERS 'Yours faithfully'.
32. What (the word 'catastrophe' / mean)DOES THE WORD CATASTROPHE MEAN? ~
It (mean) MEANS 'disaster'.
33. What (you / wait) ARE YOU WAITING for?-
I (wait) AM WAITING for the shop to open. -
But it (not open) DOESNT OPEN till 9.00. -
I (know) KNOW but I (want) WANT to be early, as their sale (start) IS STARTING today.
34. Why (you / smoke) ARE YOU SMOKING a cigar, Mrs Pitt? You (not smoke) DO NOT SMOKE cigars as a rule. ~
I (smoke) AM SMOKING it because I (want) WANT the ash. This book (say) SAYS that cigar ash mixed with oil (remove)
REMOVES heat stains from wood.
35. Who (own) OWNS this umbrella? ~
I (not know) DONT KNOW Everybody (use) USES it but nobody (know) KNOWS who (own) OWNS it.
36. (You / mind) DO YOU MIND if I (ask) ASK you a question? ~
That (depend) DEPENDS on the question. ~
It (concern) CONCERNS your brother. ~
I (refuse) REFUSE to answer any question about my brother.
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense. In some sentences the present perfect continuous is also
possible.
1. This is my house. ~
How long (you / live) HAVE YOU LIVED here? ~
I (live) HAVE LIVED here since 1970.
2. He (live) LIVED in London for two years and then (go) WENT to Edinburgh.
3. (You / wear) DID YOU WEAR your hair long when you were at school? ~
Yes, my mother (insist) INSISTED on it.
But when I (leave) LEFT school I (cut) CUT my hair and (wear) HAVE WORN it short ever since.
4. Shakespeare (write) WROTE a lot of plays.
5. My brother (write) HAS WRITTEN several plays. He (just / finish) HAS JUST FINISHED his second tragedy.
6. I (fly) FLEW over Loch Ness last week. ~
(You / see) DID YOU SEE the Loch Ness monster?
7. I (not see) HAVENT SEEN him for three years. I wonder where he is.
8. He (not smoke) HASNT SMOKED for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
9. Chopin (compose) COMPOSED some of his music in Majorca.
10. When (he / arrive)DID HE ARRIVE? ~
He (arrive) ARRIVED at 2.00.
11. (You / lock) DID YOU LOCK the door before you left the house?
12. I (read) READ his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) ENJOYED them very much.
13. I can't go out because I (not finish) HAVENT FINISHED my work.
14. I (never / drink) HAVE NEVER DRUNK whisky. ~
Well, have some now.
15. I (write) HAVE WRITTEN the letter but I can't find a stamp.
16. The clock is slow. ~
It isn't slow, it (stop) HAS STOPPED.
17. Here are your shoes; I (just / clean) HAVE JUST CLEANED them.
18. I (leave) LEFT home at 8.00 and (get) GOT here at twelve.
19. I (do) DID this sort of work when I (be) WAS an apprentice.
20. He (just / go) HAS JUST GONE out.
21. He (go) WENT out ten minutes ago.
22. (You / have) HAVE YOU HAD breakfast yet? ~
Yes, I (have) HAD it at 8.00.
23. I (meet) MET him last June.
24. (You / see) DID YOU SEE the moon last night?
25. The concert (begin) BEGAN at 2.30 and (last) LASTED for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) ENJOYED it very much.
26. The play (just / begin) HAS JUST BEGUN You are a little late.
27. The newspaper (come)HAS THE NEWSPAPER COME? ~
Yes, Ann is reading it.
28. The actors (arrive) ARRIVED yesterday and (start) started rehearsals early this morning.
29. It (be) HS BEEN very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.
30. Cervantes (write) WROTE Don Quixote.
31. We (miss) MISSED the bus. Now we'll have to walk.
32. He (break) BROKE his leg in a skiing accident last year.
33. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) HAS BEEN here for five years.
34. Mr Count (work) WORKED as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) RETIRED and (go) WENT to live in the country.
35. (You / be) HAVE YOU BEEN here before? ~
36. Yes, I (spend) SPENT my holidays here last year. ~
You (have) DID YOU HAVE a good time? ~
No, it never (stop) STOPPED raining.
1. (You / open) WILL YOU OPEN the door for me, please? ~
Yes, certainly.
2. (You / do) ARE YOU GOING TO DO the washing-up tonight? ~
No, I think it can wait till tomorrow.
3. I'm looking for my easel. ~
(You / paint) ARE YOU GOING TO PAINY someone's portrait?
4. (You / read) WILL YOU READ this passage aloud, please,' said the examiner.
5. (You / eat) ARE YOU GOING TO EAT any more of this, or shall I tell the waiter to take it away?
6. You aren't wearing your climbing boots. (You / not climb) ARENT YOU GOING TO CLIMB the mountain with the others?
7. (You / listen) WILL YOU LISTEN to me!' said his mother angrily.
8. (You / put) WILOL YOU PUT my car away from me, please? ~
Yes, certainly.
9. (You / have) WILL YOU HAVE another cup of coffee? ~
No, thank you.
10. Why did you buy all these eggs? (You / make) ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE an enormous omelette?
11. There's the phone again. Take no notice. ~
(You / not answer) ARENT YOU GOING TO ANSWER it?
12. (You / come) WILL YOU COME and see me after the class? I want to discuss your work with you.
13. I see that you have ordered the Guardian. (You /really /read) ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO READ it?
14. (You / buy) ARE YOU GOING TO BUY stamps? ~
Yes, I am. ~
Then (you / buy) WILL YOU BUY some for me, please?
15. (You / lend) WILL YOU LEND me your fishing rod? ~
Yes, of course. Where (you / fish) ARE YOU GOING TO FISH?
16. (You / finish) ARE YOU GOING TO FINISH this book or shall I take it back to the library?
17. (You / give) WILL YOU GIVE me 10p, please? ~
Yes, here you are. (You / (make) ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE a telephone call?
18. (You / leave) ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE that coil of barbed wire in the hall? Someone will fall over it if you do.
19. (You / bath) ARE YOU GOING TO BATH your dog? ~
Yes, (you / help) WILL YOU HELP me?
20. (You / drive) WILL YOU DRIVE, please? I don't like driving at night.
21. (You / ride) ARE YOU GOING TO RIDE that horse? He looks very bad-tempered to me.
22. (You / eat) ARE YOU GOING TO EAT it raw? You will be ill if you do.
23. (You / have) WILL YOU HAVE some of this cake? I made it myself.
24. (You /really / call) ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO CALL the fire brigade? I don't think it is at all necessary.
25. (You / paint) ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT the whole room by yourself? It will take you ages.
26. Hostess: John, (you / sit) WILL YOU SIT here at the end of the table?
27. (You / do) WILL YOU DO something for me? ~
Yes, of course; what is it?
28. (You / be) WILL YOU BE angry if he refuses to help you?
29. Why have you brought your typewriter? (You / work) ARE YOU GOING TO WORK this weekend?
30. (You / call) WSILL YOU CALL me at six? I have to catch an early train.
31. (You / walk) ARE YOU GOING TO WALK there in this rain? You'll get awfully wet.
32. (You / sign) WILL YOU SIGN here, please?
33. What are all those notes for? (You / give) ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE a lecture?
34. Why do you want a candle? (You / (explore) ARE YOU GOING TO EXPLORE the caves?
35. If I catch some fish, (you / cook) WILL YOU COOK them for me?