CHAPTER 1. PRESENT TIME (11) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR WORKBOOK

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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CHAPTER 1. PRESENT TIME

PRACTICE 15-SELFSTUDY: Simple present and present progressive. Directions: Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT PROGRESSIVE form of the verbs in the list. Each verb is used only one time. belong need see √take bite play shine understand drive prefer sing watch look rain √snow write       1 Look outside! It ____ is snowing _______. Everything is beautiful and all white. 2 My father ____ takes _______ the 8:15 train into the city every weekday morning. 3 On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I walk to work for the exercise. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I ___________ my car to work. 4 A: Charlie, can’t you hear the telephone? Answer it! B: You get it! I ___________ my favourite TV show. I don’t want to miss anything. 5 A: What kind of tea do you like? B: Well, I’m drinking black tea, but I ___________ green tea. 6 I’m gaining weight around my waist. These pants are too tight. I ___________ a larger pair of pants. 7 A: Dinner’s ready. Please call the children. B: Where are they? A: They ___________ a game outside in the street. 8 It's night. There's no moon. Emily is outside. She ___________ at the sky. She ___________ more stars than she can count. 9 Michael has a good voice. Sometimes he ___________ with a musical group in town. It's a good way to earn a little extra money. 10 A: Ouch! B: What's the matter? A: Every time I eat too fast, I ___________ my tongue. 11 Alicia always ___________ in her diary after dinner. 12 Thank you for your help in algebra. Now I ___________ that lesson. 13 This magazine isn't mine. It to ___________ Colette. 14 I can see a rainbow because the sun ___________ and it ___________ at the same time

 

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