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Revise the Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses with focus on stative verbs (B1 Level)

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My brother isn’t here. He ______ (TOUR) Spain at the moment.

is touring

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Tom always ______ (ASK) the strangest questions in class.

asks

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I ______ (BUY) lottery tickets every week, but I never ______ (WIN) anything.

buy / win

5

You can’t ______ (DISTURB) them. They ______ a game of cards. (PLAY)

disturbing / are playing

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Can’t you ______ (SEE) that I ______ (WORK) on my thesis? I ______ (NOT WANT) you to disturb me.

see / am working / don't want

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Our children ______ (ENJOY) the picnic today.

are enjoying

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The plane ______ (LEAVE) the runway now. You ______ (BE) too late.

is leaving / are

10

I ______ (CREATE) websites for a living. What ______ he_______ ? (DO)

create / does ... he

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She ______ (THINK) of leaving home and going to Australia for a year.

is thinking

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I ______ (BE) glad that we ______ (WATCH) this film now. I ______ (THINK) it ______ (BE) an excellent film

am / are watching / think / is

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I told you that I ______ (NOT WORK) with you any more. You ______ (BE) simply not a team player.

don't work / are

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I ______ (SEE) what you ______ (MEAN) now! You ______ (WANT) to break up with me!

see / mean / want

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This soup ______ (NOT TASTE) right. I ______ (FEEL) that you added too much salt in it

doesn't taste / feel

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Hello. The police ______ (LOOK) for an escaped prisoner. He ______ (LOOK) like this. Have you seen him lately?

are looking / looks

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You ______ (SEEM) extremely tired right now. ______ you ______ (NEED) a break?

seem / do ... need

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My mother ______ (TASTE) this salad. She ______ (WANT) to make sure it ______ (BE) delicious

is tasting / wants / is

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