Question

1. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they ...
are doing / do / are sleeping
2. Ann is making her dress at the moment. She ... all her own clothes.
makes / is doing / is making
3. My friend always ... me the truth. But I see that she is telling lies now.
speaks / tells / is telling
4. As a rule, she wears nice hats, but today she ... a funny-looking one.
wears / is wearing / wear
5. Don’t make any noise! The students ... a composition now.
are writing / write / don’t write
6. He usually... coffee but today he is drinking tea.
have / drinks / is having
7. Jane can’t read the newspaper now because her mother ... it.
is looking / is reading / reads
8. It’s autumn now. The birds ... together.
flock / flocks / are flocking
9. I sometimes ... while I ...
am singing / cook
sings / cooks
sing / am cooking
10. He doesn’t like to play while the others ...
work / are working / are playing
11. Julia is very good at languages. She … four foreign languages.
doesn’t speak / speaks / is speaking
12. The River Amazon … into the Atlantic Ocean.
is flowing / flow / flows
13. The Earth … round the Sun.
goes / go / is going
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14. The swimming pool … at 9 o’clock and … at 7 o’clock every day.
is opening … closing / open … closes / opens … closes
15. She … pies every Sunday.
cooks / is cooking / cook
16. They often … mistakes.
are making / do / make
17. It … me just twenty minutes to make this salad.
takes / needs / is taking
18. The girl ... the dog as her mother ... dinner at home.
feeds / cooks
is walking / is cooking
walks / cook

Answer 1

1. are doing
2. makes
3. tells
4. is wearing
5. are writing
6. drinks
7. is reading
8. flock
9. sing, am cooking
10. are working
11. speaks
12. flows
13. goes
14. open, closes
15. cooks
16. make
17. takes
18. is walking, is cooking.