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present simple vs continuous

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  • It is 8.30.Tom and Ann (have) breakfast. They both (open) their letters.
    are having/are opening
  •  10
  • The car (belong) to my mum and she sometimes (want) it. She (use) it today to take Tom to the dentist.
    belongs/wants/is using
  •  15
  • 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.
    go;takes;passes;is working;am queueing
  •  20
  • I"ve got a letter from Mike. he (say) he (come) to London next week and (want) us to meet him for lunch.
    says/is coming/wants
  •  15
  • Tonight they (watch) a very modern comedy. They (enjoy) it, but they (not understand) some of the jokes.
    are watching/are enjoying/don't understand
  •  20
  • Look! He (put) a ticket on Tom's car. Tom will be furious when he (see) it. He (hate) getting parking tickets.
    is putting/sees/hates
  •  20
  • In most countries a child (start) school at 6 and (stay) for about five years in primary school. Then he (move) to a secondary school. At 17 or 18 he (take) an exam; if he (do) well in this exam, he can go on to university if he (wish).
    starts/stays/moves/takes/does/wishes
  •  20
  • Paul (take) a party of French tourists round now and tomorrow an American party (come).
    is taking/is coming
  •  15
  • What (happen) in your class? The teacher (give) lectures every day? No. He (give) one lecture a week, and on the other days he (show) films or (discuss) books with us.
    happens/does the teacher give/gives/shows/discusses
  •  15
  • I usually (go) by train, but this weekend I (go) by bus. It (take) longer but it (cost) less.
    go/am going/takes/costs
  •  15
  • You (see) a man at the corner? He (keep) stopping people and asking them questions. You (think) he (ask) for direction?
    do you see/keeps/do you think/is asking
  •  15
  • I (not think) your brother (enjoy) the party. He (keep) looking at his watch.
    don't think/is enjoying/keeps
  •  10
  • They always (hammer) next door. Yes, That house (keep) changing hands and the new owner always (begin) by putting in a new fireplace, and their fireplace is just on the other side of this wall so we (hear) everything. The wall (shake),too.
    are always hammering/keeps/begins/hear/shakes
  •  25
  • My daughter never (write) to me so I never (know) what she (do). Your son (write) to you, Mrs Smith?
    writes/know/is doing/does your son write
  •  25
  • Ann (stir) something in a saucepan and Mary (stand) beside her holding a cookery book.
    is stirring/is standing
  •  15
  • My brother (live) next door and his two children (come) and (see) me everyday. The boy (not bother) to knock at the door; he just (climb) in through the window; but the girl always (knock).
    lives/come/see/doesn't bother/climbs/knocks
  •  15