Exercises
Unit 3
3.1    Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1 Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. .....Qfe.................„.....
2 The water boils. Can you turn it off? ......^...koj^jl......
3 Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. .....................................
4 Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? ....................................
5 The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days. ....................................
6 I must go now. It gets late. ....................................
7 I usually go to work by car. ....................................
8 'Hurry up! It's time to leave.'  'OK, I come.' ....................................
9 I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? ....................................
10 Paul is never late. He^s always getting to work on time.....................................
11 They don't get on well. They're always arguing. ....................................
3.2    Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1 Let's go out. It...... (not / rain) now.
2 Julia is very good at languages. She...........(speak) four languages very well.
3 Hurry up! Everybody...............................................................(wait) for you.
4 '.................................................................................(you / listen) to the radio?'   'No, you can turn it off.'
5 '................................................................................. (you / listen) to the radio every day?'   'No, just occasionally.'
6 The River Nile...............................................................(flow) into the Mediterranean.
7 The river...............................................................(flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.
8 We usually...............................................................(grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we
................................................................................. (not / grow) any.
9 A: How's your English?
B: Not bad. I think it...............................................................(improve) slowly.
10 Rachel is in London at the moment. She...............................................................(stay) at the Park Hotel.
She always..............................................................(stay) there when she's in London.
11 Can we stop walking soon? I...............................................................(start) to feel tired.
12 A: Can you drive?
B: I...............................................................(learn). My father...............................................................(teach) me.
13 Normally I...............................................................(finish) work at five, but this week I
.-............................................................(work) until six to earn a little more money.
14 My parents............................................................... (live) in Manchester. They were born there and have never
lived anywhere else. Where.................................................................................................. (your parents / live)?
15 Sonia...............................................................(look) for a place to live. She..............................................................(stay) with
her sister until she finds somewhere.
16 A: What..................................................................................................(your brother / do)?
B: He's an architect, but he................................................„...............................(not / work) at the moment.
17 (at a party)   I usually ............................................................... (enjoy) parties, but I.......................................................................
(not / enjoy) this one very much.
3.3    Finish B's sentences. Use always -ing.
1 A: I've lost my pen again.
B: Not again! .....Ypure al»KUjS losing IjOW pen.............................„...........................................................................................
2 A: The car has broken down again.
B: That car is useless. It..........................................................................................................................................................................................
3 A: Look! You've made the same mistake again.
B: Oh no, not again! I........................................................................................................................................................................................... .
4 A: Oh, I've forgotten my glasses again.
B: Typical! ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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