10C/TA - Advanced Grammar 1 - Present Tenses

15. It’s very difficult for us to get jobs here, so we’re considering / we consider emigrating to Canada.

12. You really resemble / are resembling your father when you frown like that.

9. I went to see a Formula One race last week, but I admit/ I’m admitting that I don’t know much about cars.

11. Excuse me, does the nut cake contain / is the nut cake containing walnuts? I'm allergic to them.

7. I've stood / been standing up all day and my feet are killing me!

5. Jake and I have thought / been thinking about where to go on holiday for weeks but we just can't decide.

10. We’ll do our best to get the computer repaired by next week, but we’re not guaranteeing/ we don’t guarantee it.

6. You can't want to go to the toilet already - we've only driven / been driving for about ten minutes so far!

14. Right now, my job involves / is involving a huge amount of foreign travel.

3. No, the train does stop / is stopping at Cirencester on Saturdays.

4. Have you followed / been following that story in the papers about the elephant that escaped from the zoo? Apparently, they've just caught / been catching it.

13. We’re having/ We have the living room repainted so it's probably best if we go into the kitchen.

8. Has Jan worked / been working for the company since it started?

2. I don't go / I'm not going out much during the week but I always try / I'm always trying to go out somewhere on Saturday night.

1. You always come / You're always coming up with excuses for not having done your homework. It's so annoying!