I.

Fill in the gaps with either present simple or present continuous:

1. Right now, I..........(work) part-time, so I have some free time.

2. Oil and water...........(not mix). Oil...........(float) on top of water.
3. We..........(go) to Russia for this summer holiday even though we normally ….............(travel)
to the west of Europe.
4. The kettle.................(boil) Please switch it off.
5. Water …............(boil) at 100 degrees centigrade.
6. I ….................(live) with my friends until I find a flat of my own.
7. I................(live) in a small village about five miles from here.
8. You ....................(always criticise) the way I speak. I’m fed up with this.
9. Why …................(you cook) those carrots? You …......(know) Helen ….....(eat) only raw
vegetables.
10. He …........... (know) what you …........... (mean) but he …......... (not agree) with you.
11. I ….............. (not understand) what he.........(say). ….............(speak) English or German?
12. I usually …..........(go) to a fitness class every Wednesday evening but tomorrow I can’t
because I..................... (work) late.

II. Complete these ten sentences using each of the five verbs listed below twice, once in the
continuous form and once in the simple for of the present tense. Notice the change in
meaning.

think see look hold have

1. I....................the contact lens that I dropped on the floor.

2. He's a real animal lover and he …............ two cats, a tortoise and some goldfish.
3. Don’t disturb him. He ….................
4. The jug …............. exactly one litre of liquid.
5. You …............ like your father in this photograph.
6. I …........... how to do it now. Thanks for showing me.
7. What …....... you think of new supervisor?
8. Who ….... you …............at the club tonight?
9. My parents …............. a wonderful time in America, I hear.
10. Who …............. a baby in this photograph?