PRESENT TENSES:

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Ex. 1

Present Simple: permanent, habit, always, usually.

Present Progressive: temporary, just around now, just at this moment, these days but not for
very long.

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Ex. 2

Present Simple:
Rule 1: something always true: e.g.: The sun sets in the west.
Rule 2: a fact that stays the same for a long time: e.g.: Marina works for an insurance
company.
Rule 3: a habit: e.g.: She plays volleyball every Monday.

Present Progressive:
Rule 1: temporary activity in progress at the moment of speaking: e.g.: Hurry up! We’re
waiting for you.
Rule 2: an activity happening for a limited period of time at or near the present: e.g.: Tom’s
working in China at the moment.

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Ex. 3

1. - read
- make
2. - am making
3. - do you speak
4. - are doing
5. - plays
6. - is playing
7. - is she playing
8. - Does she play
9. - plays
10. - is playing
11. - is coocking
12. - shop
- cooks
13. - doesn’t work
14. - isn’t working

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Ex. 4

“Of course, he still has his hobbit. He collects dust.”

“So how’s everything going?”
Pag. 145
Ex. 1

“A woman is sitting in a railway carriage when she notices that the man opposite her is
holding an orange in his hand and looking out of the window. Suddenly the man opens the
wondow, throws out the orange and closes the window again. ‘Excuse me’, the woman asks,
‘but why did you do that?’ The man takes another orange out of his bag and starts opening the
window. ‘Because we are going through the mountains. Orange keep the elephants away.’
‘But there are no elephants in these mountains’, says the woman. ‘You see?’ says the man. ‘It
works.’ “

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Ex. 3

-Te police station.

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Ex. 6

Put the eggs in a saucepan and add enough cold water to cover them by about 1 inch. Set the
pan over medium-high heat and as soon as the water reaches a brisk simmer, start timing. As
the eggs cook, adjust the heat as needed to maintain a brisk simmer. You leave it for four and
a half minutes and then you take it out.

Pag. 146
Ex. 1

-Milk is getting much more expensive;

-Newspapers are getting more expensive;
-Haircuts are getting cheaper.

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Ex. 2

-The world poluation is growing.

-I’m getting older.
-My English is getting much better.
-Prices are going up.
-The days are getting shorter.
-Polluation is getting worse.
-Roads are getting busier.
-Trains are getting dirtier.
-Cars are getting more comfortable.
-Air travel is getting cheaper.
-People are destroying the world’s forests.
-Wildlife is disappearing.
-The political situation is getting worse.
-Children are getting smarter.
-Cities are getting dirtier.
-It is becoming more difficult to provide medical care for everybody.
-Teenagers are getting more violent.
-Unemployment is becoming very serious.
-Sprinters are getting faster.
-Men are living longer.
-Women are living longer too.
-Older people are becoming more isolated.
-People’s holidays are getting longer.

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Ex. 3

-„Seems all right. How’s your english getting on?”

-„That funny noise is getting louder.”

Pag. 147
Ex. 1

1.By adding –s;

2.You add –s;
3.You change –y to –ies;
4.s,x,ch,sh;
5.do, go.

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Ex. 2

-boxes, brushes, buys, completes, cries, defends, denies, destroys, excites, expects, fries,
guesses, looks, prays, reaches, receives, rushes, spends, wants, watches.

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Ex. 3

1.does/teaches 6.starts/does
2.happens 7.loves/hates
3.takes/washes 8.makes
4.gets/sings 9.comes/waits
5.hates

Pag. 148
Ex. 1

1.belongs
2.suppose/realise/believe
3.love/like/hate/prefer/remember
4.owns
5.hates/prefers/wants/likes
6.need/want
7.believe/realise/suppose
Like/love/need/remember/want
8.forget/remember
9.wants/believes/remembers/understand/likes/needs; believe/hate/love
10.matter
11.prefer/want
13.contains

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Ex.2

1.am having
2.has
3.appearing
4.appears
5.are you looking
6.looks
8.am seeing
9.think
10.are you thinking
11.am feeling
12.feel

Pag.149
Ex.1

Dad is always teasing me about my clothes.

He’s always arguing or fighting.
He’s always giving people small presents.
Her best friend is always dropping in the criticise the way she lives her life.
I hate those cartoons where Tom is always chasing Jerry.
Jamie is always having colds and chest problems.
My wife’s always buying new products.
She’s always criticising her family.
She’s always saying she wishes she was prettier.
Someone is always giving a party in one of the houses.
That old bitch is always making up stories about people.

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Ex. 2
Criticism !

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Ex.1

1.don’t eat 5.’s sitting 9.are you looking 13.are you doing
2.is coming 6. Happens 14.gets
3.goes 7.drinks 11.usually stay 15.fly
8.She’s wearing 12.runs
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Ex. 2
1-d 3-f 5-j 7-b 9-i
2-c 4-e 6-a 8-g 10-h

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Ex. 3

1.think
2.know; mean
3.is always complaining
4. always start
5.is melting; break
6.am thinking
7.believe; is changing
8.don’t see
9.are you looking
10.understand

Pag.151
Ex.1

1.The Foreign Minister is dead.

2.Lucy has got a new baby.
3.Your coat is torn.
4.My leg is broken.
5.He can’t find his address book.
6. Is tea ready?
7. .....
8.She has a new job the BBC
9.We still don’t know where he is.
10. It’s quiet.
11. I don’t remember your name.
12. She speaks French.

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Ex.2

„His temperature has gone down.”

He’s dead.

p.142: 8+5=
p.143: 16+2=
p.144:
p.145: Total:
p.146: 3+2=
p.147: 9+20+14=
p.148: 12+11=
p.149: 11+1=
p.150: 13+10+13=