Question

Ex.8. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous 1. Microsoft always (develop) up-to-date software. 2. The number of people who use the Internet (increase) rapidly nowadays. 3. Ford (have) both foreign and domestic subsidiaries. 4. Mr. Wells (discuss) some important business issues on the phone now. 5. I usually (make) appointments for the first part of the day. 6. They (look for) a reasonable solution to this problem at the moment. 7. Their department (consist of) two employees. 8. The suppliers (want) to discuss the prices today. 9. This month the company (run) a new advertising campaign. 10. He (not look through) the mail in the morning because he is usually very busy. 11. China (expand) its trade connections to more and more countries. 12. When Bill (not like) the film on TV he (switch on) his computer and (watch) films on U-tube.

Answer 1

1  Simple 
2  Continuous 
3  Simple 
4 Continuous 
5 Simple 
6 Continuous 
7 Simple 
8 Simple 
9 Continuous
10  Simple 
11 Continuous 
12Simple Simple  Simple 

Answer 2

1. Microsoft always (develops) up-to-date software.
2. The number of people who use the Internet (increases) rapidly nowadays.
3. Ford (has) both foreign and domestic subsidiaries.
4. Mr. Wells (is discussing) some important business issues on the phone now.
5. I usually (make) appointments for the first part of the day.
6. They (are looking for) a reasonable solution to this problem at the moment.
7. Their department (consists of) two employees.
8. The suppliers (want) to discuss the prices today.
9. This month the company (is running) a new advertising campaign.
10. He (does not look through) the mail in the morning because he is usually very busy.
11. China (is expanding) its trade connections to more and more countries.
12. When Bill (does not like) the film on TV he (switches on) his computer and (watches) films on U-tube.

Answer 3

1. Microsoft always develops up-to-date software.
2. The number of people who use the Internet is increasing rapidly nowadays.
3. Ford has both foreign and domestic subsidiaries.
4. Mr. Wells is discussing some important business issues on the phone now.
5. I usually make appointments for the first part of the day.
6. They are looking for a reasonable solution to this problem at the moment.
7. Their department consists of two employees.
8. The suppliers want to discuss the prices today.
9. This month the company is running a new advertising campaign.
10. He does not look through the mail in the morning because he is usually very busy.
11. China is expanding its trade connections to more and more countries.
12. When Bill does not like the film on TV he switches on his computer and watches films on U-tube.