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Ex. 31. Use either Simple Present or Present Continuous of theverbs in the brackets.1. I can’t afford that ring. It (cost) … too much. 2. Look. It (begin)… to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not) … my umbrella withme. Tom is lucky. He (wear) a raincoat. 3. I (own, not) … an umbrella.I (wear) … a waterproof hat on rainy days. 4. Right nowI (look) … around the classroom. Ann (write) … in her book. Carlos(bite) … his pencil. Peter (scratch ) … his head. Ahmed (stare) …out of the window. He (seem) … to be daydreaming, but perhaps he(think) … hard about verb tenses. What (think, you) … Ahmed (do)... ? 5. There’s a book on my desk, but it (belong, not) to me. 6. Dennis(fix) … the roof of his house today, and he (need) … some help.Can you help him? 7. Barbara (tutor, often) … other students in hermath class. This afternoon she (help) … . Steve with his math assignmentbecause he (understand, not) … the material they (work)… on in the class this week. 8. Right now I (look) … at Janet. She(look) … angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She (have) … a frownon her face. She certainly (have, not) … any fun right now. 9. A:Who is that woman who (stand) … next to the window? B: “Whichwoman ? (Talk, you) … about the woman who (wear) … the blue andgold dress ? A: No , I (talk, not) … about her. I (mean) … the womanwho (wear) … the blue suit. B: Oh. I (know, not) … . I (recognize,not) … her. 10. A: Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What(hear, you) … ? What (do, I) … ? B: I (believe) … you (rub) … the topof your hand ? A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. (Listen,you) … carefully? B: Aha! You (rub) … your hands together. A:Right!

Answer 1

1) costs
2) it is beginning, don't have, is wearing
3) don't own, wear
4) am looking, is writing, is biting, is scratching, is staring, seems, is thinking, do you think Ahmed do
5)doesn't belong
6) is fixing, needs
7) often tutors, is helping, doesn't understand, are working
8) am looking, looks, has, isn't having
9) is standing, are you talking, is wearing, i'm not talking, mean, is wearing, don't know, don't  recognize
10) do you hear, am i doing, believe, rubbing, are you listening, are rubbing

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Answer 2

Certainly! Let's go through each sentence and fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs in either Simple Present or Present Continuous tense.

1. I can’t afford that ring. It costs too much. 2. Look. It is beginning to rain. Unfortunately, I haven't my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He is wearing a raincoat. 3. I don't own an umbrella. I wear a waterproof hat on rainy days. 4. Right now I am looking around the classroom. Ann is writing in her book. Carlos is biting his pencil. Peter is scratching his head. Ahmed is staring out of the window. He seems to be daydreaming, but perhaps he is thinking hard about verb tenses. What do you think Ahmed is doing? 5. There’s a book on my desk, but it doesn't belong to me. 6. Dennis is fixing the roof of his house today, and he needs some help. Can you help him? 7. Barbara often tutors other students in her math class. This afternoon she is helping Steve with his math assignment because he doesn't understand the material they have been working on in the class this week. 8. Right now I am looking at Janet. She looks angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She has a frown on her face. She certainly is not having any fun right now. 9. A: Who is that woman who is standing next to the window? B: “Which woman? Are you talking about the woman who is wearing the blue and gold dress? A: No, I am not talking about her. I mean the woman who is wearing the blue suit. B: Oh. I don't know. I don't recognize her. 10. A: Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What are you hearing? What am I doing? B: I believe you are rubbing the top of your hand? A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. Are you listening carefully? B: Aha! You are rubbing your hands together. A: Right!