Question

1. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they ... are doing / do / are sleeping 2. Ann is making her dress at the moment. She ... all her own clothes. makes / is doing / is making 3. My friend always ... me the truth. But I see that she is telling lies now. speaks / tells / is telling 4. As a rule, she wears nice hats, but today she ... a funny-looking one. wears / is wearing / wear 5. Don’t make any noise! The students ... a composition now. are writing / write / don’t write 6. He usually... coffee but today he is drinking tea. have / drinks / is having 7. Jane can’t read the newspaper now because her mother ... it. is looking / is reading / reads 8. It’s autumn now. The birds ... together. flock / flocks / are flocking 9. I sometimes ... while I ... am singing / cook sings / cooks sing / am cooking 10. He doesn’t like to play while the others ... work / are working / are playing 11. Julia is very good at languages. She … four foreign languages. doesn’t speak / speaks / is speaking 12. The River Amazon … into the Atlantic Ocean. is flowing / flow / flows 13. The Earth … round the Sun. goes / go / is going 5 14. The swimming pool … at 9 o’clock and … at 7 o’clock every day. is opening … closing / open … closes / opens … closes 15. She … pies every Sunday. cooks / is cooking / cook 16. They often … mistakes. are making / do / make 17. It … me just twenty minutes to make this salad. takes / needs / is taking 18. The girl ... the dog as her mother ... dinner at home. feeds / cooks is walking / is cooking walks / cook

Answer 1

1. are doing
2. makes
3. tells
4. is wearing
5. are writing
6. drinks
7. is reading
8. flock
9. sing, am cooking
10. are working
11. speaks
12. flows
13. goes
14. open, closes
15. cooks
16. make
17. takes
18. is walking, is cooking.

Answer 2

1. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they are doing.
2. Ann is making her dress at the moment. She makes all her own clothes.
3. My friend always tells me the truth. But I see that she is telling lies now.
4. As a rule, she wears nice hats, but today she is wearing a funny-looking one.
5. Don't make any noise! The students are writing a composition now.
6. He usually drinks coffee but today he is drinking tea.
7. Jane can't read the newspaper now because her mother is reading it.
8. It's autumn now. The birds are flocking together.
9. I sometimes sing while I cook.
10. He doesn't like to play while the others are working.
11. Julia is very good at languages. She speaks four foreign languages.
12. The River Amazon flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
13. The Earth goes round the Sun.
14. The swimming pool opens at 9 o'clock and closes at 7 o'clock every day.
15. She cooks pies every Sunday.
16. They often make mistakes.
17. It takes me just twenty minutes to make this salad.
18. The girl feeds the dog as her mother cooks dinner at home.