Question

Ex.8. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous 1. Microsoft always (develop) up-to-date software. 2. The number of people who use the Internet (increase) rapidly nowadays. 3. Ford (have) both foreign and domestic subsidiaries. 4. Mr. Wells (discuss) some important business issues on the phone now. 5. I usually (make) appointments for the first part of the day. 6. They (look for) a reasonable solution to this problem at the moment. 7. Their department (consist of) two employees. 8. The suppliers (want) to discuss the prices today. 9. This month the company (run) a new advertising campaign. 10. He (not look through) the mail in the morning because he is usually very busy. 11. China (expand) its trade connections to more and more countries. 12. When Bill (not like) the film on TV he (switch on) his computer and (watch) films on U-tube.

Answer 1

1 Simple 
2 Continuous 
3 Simple 
4Continuous 
5Simple 
6Continuous 
7Simple 
8Simple 
9Continuous
10 Simple 
11Continuous 
12Simple Simple Simple 

Answer 2

1. Microsoft always (develops) up-to-date software.
2. The number of people who use the Internet (increases) rapidly nowadays.
3. Ford (has) both foreign and domestic subsidiaries.
4. Mr. Wells (is discussing) some important business issues on the phone now.
5. I usually (make) appointments for the first part of the day.
6. They (are looking for) a reasonable solution to this problem at the moment.
7. Their department (consists of) two employees.
8. The suppliers (want) to discuss the prices today.
9. This month the company (is running) a new advertising campaign.
10. He (does not look through) the mail in the morning because he is usually very busy.
11. China (is expanding) its trade connections to more and more countries.
12. When Bill (does not like) the film on TV he (switches on) his computer and (watches) films on U-tube.