EXERCISES FOR LESSON 1

I. Write the verb in brackets in the correct form (negative or affirmative), present simple or
present continuous.
1. My brother (do)is doing a degree at university so I (see) don’t see him very often,
unfortunately.
2. Darren usually (get) gets home until about eight o'clock.
3. I'm sorry to hear that your parents (get) get divorced.
4. You (go) go to the end of the street and (turn)turn right.
5. Why does ice (float) float?
6. It's lovely now the evenings (get) gets longer, isn't it?
7. My dad (eat) doesn’t eat meat at all - he's a vegetarian.
8. Actually, we (listen)don’t listen to The Libertines at all - this is Pete Docherty's second
band, Babyshambles.
9. A man (walk) is walking into a bar. Ouch! Not a good idea to walk into an iron bar!
10. Can you (phone) phone me from your mobile?The line's not very good.

II. Write one word (time expressions) in each gap.

1. Why do you ___always_____ leave the light on when you go out of the room? You wait till you
start paying the electricity bill!
2. Fifteen teachers are teaching here full-time at _the moment_______.
3. My sister's revising for her GCSEs at the _moment_______.
4. I'm quite happy living at home for the time __being_______, but I guess I'll have to get my own
place eventually.
5. It's true that Ralph calls us quite ____late____, but most students only call their parents when they
need something, don't they?
6. We go to the cinema ___every____ now and then, but only if there's something good on.
7. I'm alone in my study bedroom reading _____most__ of the time.
8. Tim ____never____ goes out to play until he's done all his homework. I just don't allow it!
9. I see Lucinda from ____time____ to time, but not on a regular basis.
10. I'm sitting in the garden ____right_____ now talking to you on my mobile.

III. Choose a verb from the verbs given below in the correct form (negative or affirmative) ,
present simple or present continuous, in each pair of sentences.
smell depend feel/ be/ look/
consider/ have/ see appeal/ think
1 A: I ____am looking_____ for a book on fly fishing. Do you have any in stock?
B: Stan ____looks____ like he's in a bad mood this morning.
2 A: How ___do____ you ___feel_____ about inviting Jackie to come with us on Saturday?
B: Britney ____doesn’t feel_____ very well, so I've told her she can go home.
3 A: Jan and I _____are considering_____ buying a new flat.
B: Why __do______ you _____consider____ Ray Davis to be a better songwriter than Paul
McCartney?
4 A: We ____are having_____ a barbecue right now, so can I call you back this evening?
B: _____Do____ the Deacons _____have____ a swimming pool?
5 A: The idea of going to a Greek island really ____appeals_____ to me.
B: Police ____is appealing_____ for witnesses to the attack.
6 A: This chicken _____doesn’t smell____ very fresh. I think I'll throw it away just to be on the safe
side.
B: Why ____are____ you ___smelling___ that chicken, Mum?
7 A: I ___am depending______ on you, James. Don't let me down!
B: Whether we get there by six ____depends____ on the traffic.
8 A: Julian ____is_____ a bit busy at the moment, actually.
B: Guys, you ____are_____ too noisy! Can't you keep it down, please?
9 A: ____Do_____ you ____think____ Bob would like a CD for his birthday?
B: Oliver said he _____was thinking____ about moving out of the city.
10 A: I hear that Doug ___is seeing______ quite a lot of Katy these days. Is that true?
B: I ___see______ Manchester United lost again.