Present Simple vs Present Continuous (action verbs)

Turn off the gas. Don't you see the kettle ______?

A woman who ______ after other people's children is a nanny.

The children are still ill but they ______ better gradually.

Don't bother her. She ______ her French lesson; she always ______ it in the morning.

The living standards ______. Every month, things ______ more expensive.

I’m afraid I can’t come to your party. I ______ an appointment with my dentist at 4 pm.

Silver______ at 961.8 degrees centigrade.

Johnny, ______ playing that game? I told you to stop an hour ago!

"We must buy new plates." - "It's useless. You ______ plates."

Jogging ______ me keep fit.

Be quiet, please. I want to revise for the test and you ______ a lot of noise.

He is bad at making excuses, so he ______ the truth.

I’m a student of a music college. This term we _______ modern music.

Miriam must be reading something funny because she ______.

In the morning, I ______ little time, so I ______ a shower in the evening.

Trudo ______ the ball and ________ it to Keith.

Her brother is from Liverpool, but he ______ in Cambridge at present.

She ______ but ______ nothing to realise her dreams.

In an adventure novel by Jules Verne, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy English gentleman, ________ to travel around the world in 80 days.

Hurry up, Jane! Our plane ______ at 5 pm. We ________ in half an hour.