Question

Use the words ion brackets to complete the dialogues. Use the Present Simple or the
Present Continuous.
1) – Is the swimming pool open today? - No, they/get/things ready for the next competition. - How often/they/have/these competitions? - About three times a year. 2) – Why/that machine/ not/work/at the moment? - I don`t know, but a mechanic/mend/it. - What/the machine/do/in fact? it/make/boxes? - Yes, it/make/boxes of all sizes. 3) – Look! The Fosters/work/in the garden. They/not/usually/work/on Sundays. Let`s have a word with them. Hello, Joe. Hello, Sara. you/get/ready/for the winter? - Yes, we/tidy/up the leaves. We/always/try/to do it before the winter/come. 4) – Sam, what/you/look/for? - I/look/for/Jean`s glasses. She/not/often/wear/them. She/only/wear/them to read, so she often/use/them.

Answer 1

1) – Is the swimming pool open today? - No, they are getting things ready for the next competition. - How often do they have these competitions? - About three times a year.
2) – Why is that machine not working at the moment? - I don`t know, but a mechanic is mending it. - What does the machine do in fact? Does it make boxes? - Yes, it makes boxes of all sizes.
3) – Look! The Fosters are working in the garden. They do not usually work/on Sundays. Let`s have a word with them. Hello, Joe. Hello, Sara. Are you getting ready for the winter? - Yes, we are tidying up the leaves. We always try to do it before the winter comes.
4) – Sam, what are you looking for? - I'm looking for Jean`s glasses. She does not often wear them. She only wears them to read, so she often uses them.