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    The document provides examples of sentences with verbs in brackets that need to be changed to the simple present or present continuous tense. There are 36 sentences total that demonstrate when to use the simple present or present continuous tense in a sentence.

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    The document provides examples of sentences with verbs in brackets that need to be changed to the simple present or present continuous tense. There are 36 sentences total that demonstrate when to use the simple present or present continuous tense in a sentence.

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    The document provides examples of sentences with verbs in brackets that need to be changed to the simple present or present continuous tense. There are 36 sentences total that demonstrate when to use the simple present or present continuous tense in a sentence.

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    The simple present and the present continuous

    Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense.

    1 Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds. (don’t build/use)
    2 You can't see Tom now: he (have) a bath. (is having)
    3 He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea. (drinks/is drinking)
    4 What she (do) in the evenings? ~ (does she do)
    She usually (play) cards or (watch) TV. (plays/watches)
    5 I won't go out now as it (rain) and I -(not have) an umbrella.(is raining/don’t have)
    6 The last train (leave) the station at 11.30.(leaves)
    7 He usually (speak) so quickly that I (not understand) him. (speaks/don’t understand)
    8 Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her
    own clothes. (is making/makes)
    9 Hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays.(wears)
    10 I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups. —
    Don't worry. I (not like) that set anyway.(don’t like)
    11 I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.(am wearing)
    12 Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it.(is reading)
    13 I'm busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the sitting room.(am redecorating)
    14 The kettle (boil) now. Shall I make the tea?(is boiling)
    15 You (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? (are you enjoying)
    I (enjoy) myself very much. I (want) to stay to the end.(am enjoying/want)
    16 How you (get) to work as a rule? ~(do you get)
    I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car.(go/am going)
    17 Why you (put) on your coat? ~(are you putting)
    I (go) for a walk. You (come) with me?-(am going/are you coming)
    Yes, I'd love to come. You (mind) if I bring my dog?(Do you mind)
    18 How much you (owe) him?-(do you owe)
    I (owe) him EUR 5. ~(owe)
    You (intend) to pay him?(Do you intend)
    19 You (belong) to your local library? –(Do you belong)
    Yes, I do. -
    You (read) a lot?-(Do you read)
    Yes, quite a lot. -
    How often you (change) your books? —(do you change)
    I (change) one every day.(change)
    20 Mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not seem) able
    to learn modern Greek.(learns/doesn’t seem to)
    21 I always (buy) lottery tickets but I never (win) anything.(buy/win)
    22 You (like) this necklace? I (give) it to my daughter for her birthday
    tomorrow.(Do you like/am giving)
    23 I won't tell you my secret unless you (promise) not to tell anyone. -
    I (promise).(promise/promise)
    24 You always (write) with your left hand?(Do you write)
    25 You (love) him?-(Do you love)
    No, I (like) him very much but I (not love) him.(don’t like/don’t love)
    26 You (dream) at night?-(Do you dream)
    Yes, I always (dream) and if I (eat) too much supper I (have) (dream/eat/have)
    nightmares.
    27 The milk (smell) sour. (smells)
    28 These workmen are never satisfied; they always (complain).(are always complaining)
    29 We (use) this room today because the window in the other room is
    broken.(are using)
    30 He always (say) that he will mend the window but he never (do) it.(says/does)
    31 You (know) why an apple (fall) down and not up?(Do you know/falls)
    32 You (write) to him tonight? –(are you writing)
    Yes, I always (write) to him on his birthday. You (want) to send any
    message?(write/do you want)
    33 Tom and Mr Pitt (have) a long conversation. I (wonder) what they
    (talk) about.(are having/wonder/are talking)
    34 You (believe) all that the newspapers say?-(Do you believe)
    No, I (not believe) any of it. ~(don’t believe)
    Then why you (read) newspapers?(do you read)
    35 This car (make) a very strange noise. You (think) it is all right?-(is making/do you think)
    Oh, that noise (not matter). It always (make) a noise like that.(doesn’t matter/make)
    36 The fire (smoke) horribly. I can't see across the room. –(is smoking)
    I (expect) that birds (build) a nest in the chimney. –(expect/are building)
    Why you (not put) wire across the tops of your chimneys? –(don’t you put)
    Tom (do) that sometimes but it (not seem) to make any difference.(does/doesn’t seem)

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