Exercise 6
THE USE OF THE PRESENT INDEFINITE AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Quiz
Choose the forms that best complete the sentences.
Our next door neighbour … his car every Sunday.
- is washing
- washes
- wash
A: Do you want to have a break now? B: Not yet. I ... a report for tomorrow’s meeting.
- am writing
- write
- writing
As soon as you … with the essay, you’ll hand it in.
- finish
- will finish
- are finishing
A: What time ... tonight? B: Seven o’clock, I think.
- is the play starting
- is the play going to start
- does the play start
No matter how difficult it is, you’ll succeed if you … hard.
- work
- have worked
- will work
The wheel of her bicycle was bent out of shape. ‘What … now?’ she asked.
- am I doing
- do I do
- do you do
We always travel by bus. We … a car.
- own
- are owning
- don’t own
A: Hi, Matthew. What … at? B: Oh, hi. These are photos of me when I was a child.
- are you looking
- are you look
- do you look
We … for the late departure of the flight.
- are apologising
- apologise
- do apologise
A: I’m just not happy with this plan. B: And I … why you … so difficult about it.
- am not understanding, are
- don’t understand, are
- don’t understand, are being