III. Put the verbs in brackets. Present simple or present continuous. 1. I (not/belong) ............................... to this particular government committee. 2. Hurry? The bus (come) ............................... (not/want) ................................ to miss it. 3. Martha is a vegetarian. She (not/eat) ............................... meat. 4. I (look) ............................... for the manager. I can’t find him anywhere. 5. We are successful because we (take) .................................... the time to talk to our customers. 6. John (deaf) ............................... with all the enquiries about sales. 7. At the moment we (make) ............................... a training video for Siemens. 8. (you/know) ............................... what Mr. Brown is doing? He is not in his office. 9. Unemployment (fail) ............................... and is now down to 5.6%. 10. Jane is doing some research in the library. She needs it for a book she (write) ............................. IV.Put the verbs in brackets: Present perfect or present perfect progressive. 1. How long (you/ know) ......................................... Gerry? 2. You look dirty. What (you/ do) .........................................all day? 3. How many times (Charles/ visit) ......................................... New York? 4. She (learn) ......................................... French words for hours, but she still doesn’t remember all of them.7 5. The children (watch) .........................................videos for two hours. 6. (he/ study) ......................................... hard today? 7. Sorry, I’m late, (you/ wait) .........................................for long? 8. We (not/ see) ......................................... Lisa recently. 9. He (write) .........................................his essay all day, but he hasn’t finished yet. 10. How long (he/ wait) .........................................for her? V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. She can’t come to the phone now because she ..................... tomorrow’s test. A. studies B. is studying C. has studied D. has been studying 2. They must be at the sports ground now. They usually ..................... basketball on Fridays. A. play B. are playing C. have played D. have been playing 3. I ..................... my work already. I’m ready to go for a walk with you. A. finish B. am finishing C. have finished D. have been finishing 4. I ..................... breakfast right now. Can you call a tittle later? A. cook B. am cooking C. have cooked D. have been cooking 5. I ..................... this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so? A. don’t read B. am not reading C. haven’t read D. haven’t been reading 6. Maria is good at languages. She ..................... French, Spanish and German. A. speaks B. is speaking C. has spoken D. has been speaking 7. So far, he ..................... five stories for children. A. writes B. is writing C. has written D. has writing 8. We ..................... for their answer for two months already A. wait B. are waiting C. have been waited D. have been waiting 9. She ..................... since Monday. A. is sick B. is being sick C. has been sick D. has been being sick 10. She ..................... since noon. Should we wake her up? A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. has been sleep D. has been sleeping VI. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. 1. She always (remember) ...................................my birthday. 2. Look! It (snow) ................................... 3. How long (know) ................................... Simon? 4. Can you hear those girls? What (they/ talk) ...................................this exam? 5. How many times (you/ take) ...................................this exam? 6. He (eat) ...................................six bars of chocolate today! 7. When I’m in Paris I (usually/stay) ...................................in the Hotel Du Pont, but this time I (stay) ................................... in the more expensive Hotel Notre Dame. 8. (they/ arrive) ...................................already? 9. My father (be) .............................. an engineer, but he (not/work) ............................... right now. 10. My parents (live) ...................................in Sydney. Where (your parents/ live) ......................