PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?

A: My grandfather is a volunteer. Twice a week he [blank_start]____[blank_end] (read) for blind people. B: That’s great! My grandmother [blank_start]____[blank_end] (work) part-time in a bookstore. She usually [blank_start]____[blank_end] (ride) her bike to work. A: Where is she now? [blank_start]______[blank_end] (she/work)? B: Right now she’s on vacation. She [blank_start]_____[blank_end] (visit) her sister in Florida.

A: Can I borrow your dictionary? B: I’m sorry. I [blank_start]_______[blank_end] (use) it now. Where’s your dictionary? A: I never [blank_start]______[blank_end] (bring) it to class. It’s too heavy. B: [blank_start]___________[blank_end] (you/expect) to use my dictionary all the time? You [blank_start]_______[blank_end] (need) a dictionary app for your phone. A: I [blank_start]__________[blank_end] (not/have) a smart phone.

A: What [blank_start]_________________[blank_end] (the teacher/say)? She [blank_start]_______________[blank_end] (talk) too fast, so I [blank_start]______________[blank_end] (not/understand) her. B: I don’t know. I [blank_start]__________________[blank_end] (not/listen). I [blank_start]____________[blank_end] (text) a friend. A: I [blank_start]__________[blank_end] (think) you should pay attention in class.

A: What [blank_start]___________[blank_end] (you/write)? B: I [blank_start]_____________[blank_end] (write) an essay about my grandparents. I [blank_start]_____________[blank_end] (love) them very much. A: [blank_start]_______________[blank_end] (they/live) with you? B: No, they don’t. They live in Pakistan. They [blank_start]______________[blank_end] (visit) us once a year. A: How [blank_start]____________________[blank_end] (you/communicate)? By e-mail? B: We usually [blank_start]____________________[blank_end] (do) a video chat once a week. But right now their computer [blank_start]______________[blank_end] (not/work), so we [blank_start]______________[blank_end] (use) the phone.

A: [blank_start]______________[blank_end] (you/see) that guy over there? Who is he? B: That’s my technology teacher. A: He [blank_start]___________[blank_end] (wear) jeans and running shoes. And he [blank_start]___________[blank_end] (have) an earring in his ear. He [blank_start]__________[blank_end] (look) like a student. B: I [blank_start]_______________[blank_end] (know). Everyone [blank_start]_____________[blank_end] (think) he’s a student. But he’s a very professional teacher.

A: My parents [blank_start]_____________[blank_end] (plan) to put Grandma in a nursing home. Mom [blank_start]__________[blank_end] (think) she’ll receive better care there. B: It [blank_start]__________[blank_end] (sound) like a difficult decision. A: It is. Mom [blank_start]____________[blank_end] (not/know) what else to do. Grandma [blank_start]______________[blank_end] (sometimes/fall). B: Maybe she ___________ (need) a cane or a walker. A: Her memory is bad too. She [blank_start]____________[blank_end] (never/remember) where she puts things. B: Can I call you back later? I [blank_start]___________[blank_end] (hear) my other phone. My son [blank_start]___________[blank_end] (call) me.