Present Tenses Spotlight 10

Complete the sentences with the correct present form.

1. A: Can I borrow your calculator?

B: Sorry, but I ______________________ (still / use) it.

A: Ok, it _______________________ (not matter). I’ll ask

for it to John.

1. See you in the morning. I __________________ (leave) in a minute.

2. I ______________________ (never / wear) a tie to work and I _________________ (refuse) to start now!

3. If you drop it, it will explode! What _________________ (you / do)?

4. You are a great cook! This cake __________________ (taste) wonderfully.

5. Excuse me, but ________________________ (this bus / stop) outside the Post Office?

6. Henry _________________________ (still / not find) a job.

7. I ___________________ (drive)! You can sit in the back with Martin.

8. How long ________________________ (you / wait) for the bus? You __________________ (look) really annoyed!

9. Ugh, don’t show me that picture! I ________________ (can’t stand) spiders!

10. Joan _____________________ (seldom / sit) next to Eve.

11. I’ve finished my exams so I _________________ (lie) on the beach the rest of the summer.

12. Stop doing that! You __________________ (be) very silly today, Paul!

13. It’s ages since I ________________ (not be) to an Indian restaurant. ____________________ (you / fancy) coming today with me?

14. In winter, what _______________________ (you / wear)?

15. Why _________________________ (you / look) at me like that? Have I done something wrong?

16. The coat _____________________ (not fit) me. I need a larger size.

17. Thanks for this great time. I ___________________ (have) a lovely evening.

18. This is an exam. Why ____________________ (you / talk)?

19. I _______________________ (not decide) about buying a new bike yet. I _____________________ (think) about it.

20. The dog ______________________ (dig) all the morning but it _____________________ (not find) any bones yet.

21. Every Easter my granny ___________________ (visit) us and my mum and she _____________________ (argue) angrily all the time.

22. We ________________________ (walk) the whole day. Let’s have a rest.

23. How many books ________________ (she / edit) so far?

Complete the sentences with the correct present form.

1. A: Can I borrow your calculator?

B: Sorry, but I ____am still using____ (still / use) it.

A: Ok, it __doesn’t matter____ (not matter). I’ll ask

for it to John.

1. See you in the morning. I __am leaving______ (leave) in a minute.

2. I __have never worn__ (never / wear) a tie to work and I __refuse_____ (refuse) to start now!

3. If you drop it, it will explode! What __are you doing__ (you / do)?

4. You are a great cook! This cake _____tastes______ (taste) wonderfully.

5. Excuse me, but ___is this bus stopping___ (this bus / stop) outside the Post Office?

6. Henry __still hasn’t found___ (still / not find) a job.

7. I ___am driving___ (drive)! You can sit in the back with Martin.

8. How long __have you been waiting____ (you / wait) for the bus? You _____look_______ (look) really annoyed!

9. Ugh, don’t show me that picture! I __can’t stand___ (can’t stand) spiders!

10. Joan ___seldom sits______ (seldom / sit) next to Eve.

11. I’ve finished my exams so I ____am lying_____ (lie) on the beach the rest of the summer.

12. Stop doing that! You ___are being___ (not be) very silly today, Paul!

13. It’s ages since I ___have been_______ (be) to an Indian restaurant. _Do you fancy___ (you / fancy) coming today with me?

14. In winter, what _____do you wear_____ (you / wear)?

15. Why ___are you looking______ (you / look) at me like that? Have I done something wrong?

16. The coat ___doesn’t fit me____ (not fit) me. I need a larger size.

17. Thanks for this great time. I _am having / have had_ (have) a lovely evening.

18. This is an exam. Why ___are you talking___ (you / talk)?

19. I ___haven’t decided___ (not decide) about buying a new bike yet. I ___am thinking______ (think) about it.

20. The dog _has been digging_ (dig) all the morning but it __hasn’t found______ (not find) any bones yet.

21. Every Easter my granny _____visits_______ (visit) us and my mum and she _argue / are argueing_ (argue) angrily all the time.

22. We ___have been walking_____ (walk) the whole day. Let’s have a rest.

23. How many books __has she edited_ (she / edit) so far?