Question

Ex. 31. Use either Simple Present or Present Continuous of the
verbs in the brackets.
1. I can’t afford that ring. It (cost) … too much. 2. Look. It (begin)
… to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not) … my umbrella with
me. Tom is lucky. He (wear) a raincoat. 3. I (own, not) … an umbrella.
I (wear) … a waterproof hat on rainy days. 4. Right now
I (look) … around the classroom. Ann (write) … in her book. Carlos
(bite) … his pencil. Peter (scratch ) … his head. Ahmed (stare) …
out of the window. He (seem) … to be daydreaming, but perhaps he
(think) … hard about verb tenses. What (think, you) … Ahmed (do)
... ? 5. There’s a book on my desk, but it (belong, not) to me. 6. Dennis
(fix) … the roof of his house today, and he (need) … some help.
Can you help him? 7. Barbara (tutor, often) … other students in her
math class. This afternoon she (help) … . Steve with his math assignment
because he (understand, not) … the material they (work)
… on in the class this week. 8. Right now I (look) … at Janet. She
(look) … angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She (have) … a frown
on her face. She certainly (have, not) … any fun right now. 9. A:
Who is that woman who (stand) … next to the window? B: “Which
woman ? (Talk, you) … about the woman who (wear) … the blue and
gold dress ? A: No , I (talk, not) … about her. I (mean) … the woman
who (wear) … the blue suit. B: Oh. I (know, not) … . I (recognize,
not) … her. 10. A: Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What
(hear, you) … ? What (do, I) … ? B: I (believe) … you (rub) … the top
of your hand ? A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. (Listen,
you) … carefully? B: Aha! You (rub) … your hands together. A:
Right!

Answer 1

1. I can’t afford that ring. It costs too much.
2. Look. It is beginning to rain. Unfortunately, I haven`t my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He  is wearing a raincoat.
3. I don`t own an umbrella. I wear a waterproof hat on rainy days.
4. Right now I am looking around the classroom. Ann is writing in her book. Carlos Is biting his pencil. Peter is scratching his head. Ahmed is staring out of the window. He seems to be daydreaming, but perhaps he thinks hard about verb tenses. What do you think, what Ahmed is doing?
5. There’s a book on my desk, but it doesn`t belong to me. 6. Dennis is fixing the roof of his house today, and he needs some help. Can you help him?
 7. Barbara often tutors other students in her math class. This afternoon she is helping Steve with his math assignment because he doesn`t understand  the material they have worked on in the class this week. 
8. Right now I am looking at Janet. She is looking angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She has a frown on her face. She certainly doesn`t have any fun right now. 9. A: Who is that woman who is standing next to the window? B: “Which woman? Are you talking about the woman who is wearing the blue and gold dress? A: No , I  am not talking about her. I mean the woman who is wearing the blue suit. B: Oh. I don`t know. I don`t recognize her. 10. A: Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What do you hear? What am I doing? B: I believe you are rubbing the top of your hand? A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. Are you listening carefully? B: Aha! You are rubbing your hands together. A: Right!