1. Complete the sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. 13. I (leave) _________ home at 7 o'clock every morning. 14. She (work) _____ in the Sales Department in London, but at the moment she (do) ____ a training course in Bristol. 15. Linda (clean) __________ her house every weekend. 16. He (try) _________very hard in every game that he (play) __________. 17. Excuse me. I think that you (sit) ____________ in my seat. 18. (you, listen) _____________ to the radio very often? 19. Don't talk to me now. I (write) ______________ an important letter. 20. Why (they, drive) ______________ on the left in Britain? 21. It usually (rain) _____________here a lot, but it (not rain) _______________now. 22. What are you doing? - I (bake) _______________a cake at the moment 23. A: What ________! (you/ do)? B: I ________ (write) to my parents. I ________ (write) to them every weekend. 24. A: Look, it ________ (snow). B: It’s beautiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It ________ (not snow) in my country. 25. A: Oh, that’s Adrian. He’s new here. B: Really? Where ________ (he/ live)? ________ (you/ know)? A: Yes. He ________ (live) in Milan, but now he________ (stay) with his aunt on Shirley Road. 26. A: What time ________ (you/ usually/ finish) work? B: Normally I ______ (finish) work at five o’clock, but this week I ________ (work)until six to earn a bit more money. 27. A: How ________ (you/ travel) to work? B: I haven’t got a car at the moment, so I _____ (go) to work on the bus this week. Usually I ________ (drive) to work. 28. A: I think we’re going the wrong way. B: I don’t think so. The sun ________ (rise) in the east, remember. It’s behind us, so we ________ (travel) west. 29. A: (you/ look) ________ for someone? B: Yes, I ________ (need) to speak to Neil. Is he in? A: Yes, but I ________ (think) he’s busy. He ________ (talk) to the boss at the moment. 30. A: I (want) a new computer. I (save) up to buy one. B: But computers ________ (cost) so much money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got? A: It ________ (get) out of date now. 31. A: Your new dress ________ (look) very nice. B: Thank you. The trouble is it ________ (not/ fit) properly. I ________ (not/ know) why I bought them, really. 32. A: What ________ (you/ do)? B: I ________ (taste) the sauce. It ________ (taste) too salty. 2. Fill in with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous 33. A: I ________ (think) about visiting Jane this afternoon. B: I wouldn’t bother. I ________ (think) she’s away on holiday. 34. A: Mr. Jones ________ (have) a telephone message from his wife. B: Can it wait? He ________ (have) a business meeting and I don’t want to disturb him. 35. A: The police ________ (still/ look) for fingerprints. B: It ________ (look) as if they won’t find the criminal. 36. A: Why ________ (you/ taste) the soup? Is there any wrong with it? B: Yes, it ________ (taste) too sweet. I think you’ve used sugar instead of salt. 37. A: Why ________ (you/see) the baby’s forehead, Mum? B: I think she’s got a temperature. She ________ (feel) rather hot. 38. A: I ________ (see) my boss about a pay rise this afternoon. B: I ________ (see). That’s why you’re wearing a suit and tie. 39. A: Why ________ (you/ smell) the inside of your car? B: Because it ________ (smell) of petrol and I want to check for leaks.