PRESENT FORMS

EX. 1
+ S: GETS, DROPS, SAYS, WRITES, SNEEZES, DRIVES

SS, SH, CH, X, O + -ES: WATCHES, KISSES, MIXES, REACHES, SMASHES,

GOES

VOWEL + Y + S: PLAYS, PAYS

CONSONANT + Y  IES: FLIES, CRIES, DRIES, TRIES

EX. 2

+ ING: LISTENING, BRINGING, GOING, CRYING

-IE  Y+ING: DYING, LYING, TYING

-E  ING: DIVING, USING, COMING, HOPING

DOUBLE CONS + ING: TRAVELLING, RUBBING, RUNNING, PUTTING

PRESENT TENSES I
EX. 5
1) ARE YOU CALLING (EXAMPLE) 2) AM 3) IS HAVING
4) OFTEN TAKES 5) ARE YOU PHONING 6) AM COMING
7) DOES YOUR TRAIN ARRIVE 8) LEAVES 9) ARRIVES

EX. 6
1) SEE (EXAMPLE) 2) TASTE 3) ARE YOU ENJOYING
4) ARE YOU THINKING 5) HAS 6) SMELL 7) DON’T KNOW
8) ARE YOU FEELING 9) ARE YOU SMELLING 10) COMES
11) LOOKS 12) IS LISTENING 13) AREN’T LOOKING
14) WEIGHS 15) IS BEING

EX. 7
1) ARE YOU DOING (EXAMPLE) 2) AM LOOKING 3) THINK
4) LOOKS 5) DOESN’T FIT 6) AGREE 7) APPEARS
8) IS THINKING 9) IS 10) LOOKS 11) WEIGHS
12) HOPE 13) AM SEEING 14) IS TAKING 15) IS BEING
16) WANTS 17) SEE

PRESENT TENSES II
EX.1
+S: SETS, STOPS, DRIVES, FREEZES, TYPES
SS, SH, CH, X, O + ES: SCRATCHES, DOES, MISSES, FIXES, TEACHES,
CRASHES
VOWEL + Y + S: SAYS, PLAYS, STAYS, PRAYS
CONS + Y IES: TRIES, FRIES, CRIES, FLIES

EX. 2
+ING: DRAWING, DRINKING, THROWING, APPLYING
IE  Y + ING: LYING, TYING, DYING
E  ING: DIVING, WRITING, TYPING
DOUBLE CONSONANT + ING: PUTTING, RUNNING, CANCELLING, SITTING

EX. 3
3) Chicks hatch from eggs.
4) Kangaroos don’t live in Spain.
5) Plants need water to grow.
6) Rain falls from clouds.
7) Astronauts don’t travel in submarines.
8) Cows don’t lay eggs.
9) Pandas don’t live in Italy.
10) Elephants don’t eat meat.
11) Fish don’t walk on land.
12) The sun sets in the east.
13) Bees don’t give milk.
14) Caterpillars turn into butterflies.
15) Wool comes from sheep.
EX. 4
2) The climate is getting warmer every year.
3) More young people are buying cars nowadays.
4) More wild animals are becoming extinct these days.
5) Computers are becoming faster every year.
6) Cities are growing bigger every year.

EX. 5
A)
1) IS CHANGING 2) ARE BECOMING 3) IS DEVELOPING
4) ARE LEARNING

B)
1) BOILS 2) FREEZES 3) DROPS 4) IS

C)
1) IS 2) HAS 3) IS 4) BEGINS 5) TRY

D)
1) KICKS 2) PASSES 3) RUNS 4) PASSES 5) SHOOTS
6) SCORES

PRESENT FORMS HAVE GONE (TO)/ HAVE BEEN (TO)

EX. 21
2) HAVE BEEN TO 3) HAVE YOU BEEN 4) HAS GONE TO
5) HAVE GONE

EX. 22
2) A 3) B 4) B 5) C 6) A 7) A 8) B 9) C 10) A 11) B 12) A 13) C
EX. 23
2) HAS BEEN WORKING 3) IS DOING 4) AM LEAVING
5) HAS FINISHED 6) LOOKS 7) HAS WASHED
8) HAS BEEN TALKING 9) ARRIVES 10) HAVE READ
11) ARE YOU GOING 12) HAVE BEEN SEARCHING
13) HAVEN’T SEEN 14) SPEAKS 15) ARE MOVING

EX. 24
1B) HAVE JUST FINISHED
2A) HAVE YOU BEEN 2B) HAVE BEEN CLEANING
3A) ARE YOU DOING 3B) HAVEN’T MADE
4A) HAS SHE LOST 4B) HAS EXERCISED
5A) ARE YOU 5B) HAVE JUST STARTED
6B) IS WASHING
7A) IS 7B) HAVE LIKED
8A) HAVE YOU DONE 8B) AM DOING

EX. 25
2) ARE YOU DOING—AM WRITING
3) PLAYS
4) HAVE BEEN
5) HAS JUST DECORATED
6) SING
7) ARE YOU SPEAKING
8) HAS WON
9) HAS DRUNK
10) IS LIVING
11) USUALLY CHANGE
12) NORMALLY CUT
13) HAS BEEN STUDYING
14) ARE PLAYING
15) HAS READ
16) LEAVES
17) DOES YOUR MOTHER WORK
18) DO YOU DRINK
19) ARE MAKING
20) ARE MOVING

EX. 26
2) HAVE BEEN 3) HAVEN’T WRITTEN 4) HAVE BEEN PLANNING
5) AM LOOKING FORWARD 6) HOPE