Question

The simple present and the present continuous 1 Ann sees Paul putting-on his coat and says: Where you (go), Paul? Paul: I (go) to buy some cigarettes. You (want) an evening paper? 2 Ann: No, thanks. You are always buying cigarettes, Paul. How many you (smoke) a day? Paul: I (not smoke) very many—perhaps 20. Jack (smoke) far more than I (do). He (spend) Ј10 a week on cigarettes. 3 Mary (see) Peter standing at the bus stop. Mary: Hello, Peter. What bus you (wait) for? Peter: Hello, Mary. I (wait) for a 9 or a 14. 4 Mary: You usually (go) to work by car, don't you? Peter: Yes, but the car (belong) to my mother and she sometimes (want) it. She (use) it today to take Tom to the dentist. 5 Mary: I usually (go) by car too. Jack (take) me because he (pass) my office on his way to the factory. But this week he (work) in a factory in the opposite direction: so I (queue) like you. 6 Peter: Here's a 9 now. You (come) on it or you (wait) for a 14? Mary: I (think) I'll take the 9. If I (wait) for a 14 I may be late, and if you (be) late at my office everyone (look) at you. 7 Mary and Ann (wait) outside a telephone box. Inside the box a boy (dial) a number. Mary: You (know) that boy? Ann: Yes, he's a friend of my brother's. He (phone) his girl friend every day from this box. 8 Mary: Where he (come) from? Ann: He (come) from Japan. He's a very clever boy; he (speak) four languages. 9 Mary: I (wonder) what he (speak) now. Ann: Well, his girl friend (come) from Japan too; so I (suppose) he (speak) Japanese. 10 It is 8.30. Tom and Ann (have) breakfast. They both (open) their letters. Tom: No one ever (write) to me. All I (get) is bills! You (have) anything interesting? 11 Ann: I've got a letter from Hugh. He (say) he (come) to London next week and (want) us to meet him for lunch. 12 Peter: You (have) traffic wardens in your country? Pedro: No, I (not think) so. You (not see) them in my town anyway. What exactly a traffic warden (do)? 13 Peter: He (walk) up and down the street and if a car (stay) too long; at a parking place or (park) in a no-parking area he (stick) a parking ticket to the windscreen. 14 Look! He (put) a ticket on Tom's car. Tom will be furious when he (see) it. He (hate) getting parking tickets. 15 Customer: I (want) to buy a fur coat. Have you any nice coats for about Ј500? Assistant: I'm afraid we just (close), madam. It's 4.55, and we always (close) at 5.00 sharp on Fridays as Mr Jones the manager (not want) to miss his favourite television programme.

Answer 1

1 Ann sees Paul putting on his coat and says: Where are you going, Paul? Paul: I'm going to buy some cigarettes. Do you want an evening paper?

2 Ann: No, thanks. You are always buying cigarettes, Paul. How many do you smoke a day?

Paul: I don't smoke very many—perhaps 20. Jack smokes far more than I do. He spends £10 a week on cigarettes.

3 Mary sees Peter standing at the bus stop.

Mary: Hello, Peter. What bus are you waiting for?

Peter: Hello, Mary. I'm waiting for a 9 or a 14.

4 Mary: You usually go to work by car, don't you?

 Peter: Yes, but the car belongs to my mother and she sometimes wants it. She is using it today to take Tom to the dentist.

5 Mary: I usually go by car too. Jack takes me because he passes my office on his way to the factory. But this week he is working in a factory in the opposite direction: so I'm queuing like you.

6 Peter: Here's a 9 now. Are you coming on it or are you waiting for a 14? Mary: I think I'll take the 9. If I wait for a 14, I may be late, and if you are late at my office, everyone looks at you.

7 Mary and Ann are waiting outside a telephone box. Inside the box a boy is dialing a number.

Mary: Do you know that boy?

Ann: Yes, he's a friend of my brother's. He phones his girl friend every day from this box.

8 Mary: Where does he come from?

Ann: He comes from Japan. He's a very clever boy; he speaks four languages.

9 Mary: I wonder what he is speaking now.

  Ann: Well, his girl friend comes from Japan too; so I suppose he is speaking Japanese.

10 It is 8.30. Tom and Ann are having breakfast. They both are opening their letters.

Tom: No one ever writes to me. All I get is bills! Do you have anything interesting? (Have you got anything interesting?)  

11 Ann: I've got a letter from Hugh. He says he is coming to London next week and wants us to meet him for lunch.

12 Peter: Do you have traffic wardens in your country?

Pedro: No, I don't think so. You don't see them in my town anyway. What exactly does a traffic warden do?

13 Peter: He walks up and down the street and if a car stays too long at a parking place or parks in a no-parking area, he sticks a parking ticket to the windscreen.

14 Look! He is putting a ticket on Tom's car. Tom will be furious when he sees it. He hates getting parking tickets.

15 Customer: I want to buy a fur coat. Have you got any nice coats for about £500?

Assistant: I'm afraid we are just closing, madam. It's 4.55, and we always close at 5.00 sharp on Fridays as Mr Jones the manager doesn't want to miss his favourite television programme.