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Stop trying to put on those jeans! They ______ (NOT FIT) you

don't fit

The shop assistant ______ (WEIGH) the chicken for my mom. Nowadays, chicken ______ (NOT COST) much

is weighing / doesn't cost

It often ______ (RAIN) in Ireland. That’s why they call it the “Green Island”. But it ______ (NOT RAIN) there at the moment.

rains / isn't raining

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

see / mean / want

I ______ (FEEL) the walls so I can walk in the dark

am feeling

That kind of behaviour normally ______ (MAKE) me furious.

makes

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

is thinking

I ______ (WEAR) a hat today because it ______ (BE) such a special event.

am wearing / is

This year, we ______ (HAVE) an Olympia contestant from Thanh Hoa. The audience supporting him ______ (CONSIST) of about 800 people.

have / consist(s)

My parents ______ (NOT WANT) to eat rice tonight. They ______ (PREFER) pho.

don't want / prefer

Cattle ______ (TASTE) good! I ______ (LOVE) eating them hehe

taste / love

I ______ (NOT REMEMBER) the meaning of this word. Can you repeat it?

don't remember

Don't chew loudly like that! Can't you see we ______ (HAVE) dinner with many guests? You ______ (NOT HAVE) table manners huh?

are having / don't have

Our children ______ (ENJOY) the picnic today.

are enjoying

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

asks

The police dogs ______ (SMELL) that man. He ______ (LOOK) suspicious

are smelling / looks

She usually ______ (WALK) to school, but her father ______ (DRIVE) her this week

walks / is driving

She ______ (LIE)! I ______ (NOT BELIEVE) any words she ______ (SAY)

is lying / don't believe / is saying

The students ______ (HAVE) a Maths test at the moment. Tom ______ (NOT NEED) any help because he ______ (UNDERSTAND) this subject really well

are having / doesn't need / understands

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

is touring

______ she______ (BELONG) to a tennis club?

Does / belong

Elephants ______ (BE) huge animals. In fact, the largest elephants ______ (WEIGH) up to 6800 kilograms

are / weigh

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

don't work / are

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

is tasting / wants / is

Where is Jimmy? – I ______ (NOT KNOW). I ______ (THINK) he ______ (PLAY) tennis with his younger brother.

don't know / think / is playing

Our headmaster rarely ______ (TEACH) a class. He ______ (HAVE) a lot of administrative work to do.

teaches / has

Songs from an unpopular artist ______ (NOT SELL) very well.

don't sell

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

doesn't taste / feel

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

seem / do ... need

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

buy / win

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

disturbing / are playing

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

is leaving / are

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

am / are watching / think / is

Holding a surprise party for Tim? Your idea ______ (SOUND) great! We ______ (PLAN) it tomorrow!

sounds / are planning

Sorry, Mike can't ______ (ANSWER) your call. He ______ (HAVE) a bath

answer / is having

As the private secretary, of the boss I ______ (READ) up to a hundred emails every day.

read

Listen to his speech! He ______ (SOUND) so confident

sounds

My mum ______ (ORGANISE) a party for her best friends once a year.

organises

Look at her! – She ______ (SMOKE) in a non-smoking area.

is smoking

Even if no one ______ (BELIEVE) in you right now, you still ______ (HAVE) me by your side

believes / have

Hello Mom! I ______ (CALL) to let you know that the trip ______ (BE) great. We ______ (HAVE) a good time!

am calling / is / are having

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

create / does ... he

- What's that noise? - It's our neighbors. They ______ (HAVE) a party. They ______ (SEEM) to be into parties, right?

are having / seem

It ______ (BE) winter now. We ______ (NEED) to buy some new clothes.

is / need

Those boxes ______ (LOOK) pretty heavy. ______ you ______ (NEED) any help carrying them upstairs?

look / do ... need

Dana frequently ______ (WAKE UP) at 7

wakes up

Stop right now! You ______ (BREAK) the flowers every time the ball ______ (LAND)in the flower bed.

break / lands

Marianne ______ (NOT OWN) a car at the moment, so she ______ (CYCLE) to work

doesn't own / cycles

- ______ you ______ (DO) anything this evening? - Yes, I ______ (SEE) Jack at the cinem

Are ... doing / am seeing

This console ______ (BELONG) to my brother. We can't play with it unless we ______ (ASK) him

belongs / ask

Shawn ______ (BE) usually a silent guy, but he ______ (BE) talktative today

is / is being

She ______ (LIVE) in the city, but since she ______ (have) her flat fixed, she currently ______ (LIVE) with her cousins in their house.

lives / is having / is living

Susan ______ (WRITE) an email to her parents nearly every Saturday evening.

writes

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

see / am working / don't want

Dan ______ (LOVE) reading good books.

loves

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

are looking / looks

Everything ______ (RISE) in prices. Even a packet of snacks ______ (COST) 10K now

is / costs

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