Unit 1 - Exercises

'You[blank_start]'re working[blank_end] [work] hard today.' Yes, I have a lot to do.'

'You[blank_start]'re working[blank_end] [work] hard today.' Yes, I have a lot to do.'

It[blank_start]'s getting[blank_end] [get] dark. Shall I turn on the light?

They haven't got anywhere to live at the moment. They[blank_start]'re staying[blank_end] [stay] with friends until they find somewhere.

'Are you ready, Ann?' 'Yes, I[blank_start]'m coming[blank_end] [come].'

Have you got an umbrella? It[blank_start]'s starting[blank_end] [start] to rain.

You[blank_start]'re making[blank_end] [make] a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I[blank_start]'m trying[blank_end] [try] to concentrate.

Why are all these people here? What[blank_start]'s happening[blank_end] [happen]?

'[blank_start]Is Collin working[blank_end] [Collin/work] this week?' 'No, he's on holiday.'

Why [blank_start]are you looking[blank_end] [you/look] at me like that? What's the matter?

'Jenny is a student at university.' 'Is she? What [blank_start]is she studying[blank_end] [she/study]?'

[blank_start]Is anybody listening[blank_end] [anybody/listen] to the radio or can I turn it off?

How is your English? It[blank_start]'s getting[blank_end] [it/get] better?

I'm tired. I[blank_start]'m going[blank_end] [go*] to bed now. Goodnight! * Sometimes you need the negative

We can go out now. It [blank_start]isn't raining[blank_end] [rain*] any more. * Sometimes you need the negative

'How is your new jog?' 'Not so good at moment. I [blank_start]am not enjoying[blank_end] [enjoy*] it very much.' * Sometimes you need the negative.

Catherine phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. She [blank_start]_[blank_end] [have] a great time and doesn't want to come back.

Complete the conversations. A: Hi, Nicola. How [blank_start]___[blank_end] [your new job/go]? B: Not bad. It wasn’t so good at first, but [blank_start]___[blank_end] [it/get] better now. A: What about Daniel? Is he OK? B: Yes, but [blank_start]___[blank_end] [he/not/enjoy] his work right now. He’s been in the same job for a long time and [blank_start]___[blank_end] [he/begin] with it.

Complete the conversations. A: I saw Brian a few days ago. B: Oh, did you? [blank_start]___[blank_end] [what/he/do] these days? A: He's at university. B: [blank_start]___[blank_end] [what/he/study]? A: Psychology. B: [blank_start]___[blank_end] [he/enjoy] it? A: Yes, he says it's a very good course.

Put the verb into the correct form, positive (I'm doing etc.) or negative (I'm not doing etc.). Please don't make so much noise. I’m trying [blank_start]___[blank_end] [I/try] to work.

Put the verb into the correct form, positive (I'm doing etc.) or negative (I'm not doing etc.). Let's go out now. [blank_start]___[blank_end] [it / rain] any more.

Put the verb into the correct form, positive (I'm doing etc.) or negative (I'm not doing etc.). You can turn off the radio. [blank_start]___[blank_end] (I / listen) to it.

Put the verb into the correct form, positive (I'm doing etc.) or negative (I'm not doing etc.). Kate phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. [blank_start]___[blank_end] [she/have] a great time and doesn't want to come back.