Present Tenses
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I Variant

I. Chose the right variant.

 1.  Jeremy ..... basketball this season; he wants to concentrate on his studies.

2. What ..... with yourself? There is mud all over you! 

3. As far as I know Mike ..... Italian for quite some time, but he still doesn’t understand very much.

4. I am sorry Ann can’t come to the phone right now because she ..... a shower. 

5. How long ..... Jerry? - But I don’t know him at all. I have never met him.

II. Use the right tense form of the verb.

1. A: …. (you\know) if there’s a problem between Kate and Kelly?

B: No, but I …… (think) of asking Mary about it.

2. A: I …… (not\call) Helen for ages. I wonder how she is.

B: Well, I know she ….. (stay) in town this week, so maybe you two can meet while she’s here.

3. A: What …… (do)? Your face is all red and you look really upset!

B: I ……(just\have) another fight with Tom because he used my laptop without asking me again.

4. A: Adam … (always\want) to be part of a large family.

B: What …..(you\talk) about? I know for a fact that he loved being an only child.

5. A: Don’t you think that Patty …… (get) to be more and more of a busybody these days?

B: Yes, I do. Someone ….. (need) to tell her to stop interfering in things that aren’t her concern!

III. Choose the right form of the verb.

1. The plane leaves\has left at 4 o’clock. We must be at the airport by 2 o’clock.
2. It gets\is getting colder and colder every day.
3. Have you seen Linda? I have been looking\am looking for her for almost an hour.
4. Sam is very interesting person. He knows\has known all kinds of unusual facts.
5. First, you are heating\heat the oven to a temperature of 180 C°

II Variant

I. Chose the right variant.

1. - Hello! May I speak to John, please? - Sorry, he is out. He has gone to the library. He ..... for his History exam there.  

2. Excuse me I ..... a public telephone. Is there one near here?  

3. Her family ..... from town to town ever since she can remember. 

4. About 85 percent of American students ..... public schools, which are supported by state and local taxes.  

5. You may take this magazine. I ..... through it already. 

II. Use the right tense form of the verb.

1. A: …. (you\know) if there’s a problem between Kate and Kelly?

B: No, but I …… (think) of asking Mary about it.

2. A: I …… (not\call) Helen for ages. I wonder how she is.

B: Well, I know she ….. (stay) in town this week, so maybe you two can meet while she’s here.

3. A: What …… (do)? Your face is all red and you look really upset!

B: I ……(just\have) another fight with Tom because he used my laptop without asking me again.

4. A: Adam … (always\want) to be part of a large family.

B: What …..(you\talk) about? I know for a fact that he loved being an only child.

5. A: Don’t you think that Patty …… (get) to be more and more of a busybody these days?

B: Yes, I do. Someone ….. (need) to tell her to stop interfering in things that aren’t her concern!

III. Choose the right form of the verb.

1. Have you heard the news? They have just elected\have been electing a new president!
2. Kate is finding\has found a new job. She is starting next week.
3. The teacher has been correcting\has corrected essays for 3 hours.
4. Michael’s car broke down last week, so he uses\is using his father’s for the time being.
5. It rarely gets\is getting very hot in Britain.

III Variant

I. Chose the right variant.

1. I don’t like Alice. She ..... about difficulties of life all the time. 

2. Nora, you look awfully tired. What ..... all day?  

3. Sara, my next door neighbour, has a car, but she ..... it very often.  

4. I think you ..... very silly. Don't get out of bed. You’ll only make your temperature go up again.  

5. Peter and Mary ..... on the platform. They have been waiting for their train for half an hour.

II. Use the right tense form of the verb.

1. A: …. (you\know) if there’s a problem between Kate and Kelly?

B: No, but I …… (think) of asking Mary about it.

2. A: I …… (not\call) Helen for ages. I wonder how she is.

B: Well, I know she ….. (stay) in town this week, so maybe you two can meet while she’s here.

3. A: What …… (do)? Your face is all red and you look really upset!

B: I ……(just\have) another fight with Tom because he used my laptop without asking me again.

4. A: Adam … (always\want) to be part of a large family.

B: What …..(you\talk) about? I know for a fact that he loved being an only child.

5. A: Don’t you think that Patty …… (get) to be more and more of a busybody these days?

B: Yes, I do. Someone ….. (need) to tell her to stop interfering in things that aren’t her concern!

III. Choose the right form of the verb.

1. Sam always calls\is calling me late at night!
2. Mary hasn’t been seeing\hasn’t seen this film yet.
3. Why do you smell\are you smelling this cheese? Is there something wrong with it?
4. Janet thinks\is thinking about taking part in school competition.
5. The Prague Spring International Music Festival starts\is starting in the middle of May.