Say that somebody is doing it. Replace the italicized words with the words in brackets

Example: We often visit them. (today) – We are visiting them today.

1. Felix plays golf every weekend (now). 2. Carry cleans the house regularly (this afternoon). 3. We sometimes go to the zoo (tomorrow morning). 4. Our son usually comes with us (tomorrow). 5. My wife always makes some sandwiches when we have a picnic (now). 6. I don’t work on Saturdays (next Saturday). 7. Business in this area never booms much. (at the moment). 8. Every time I meet Joan she complains of losses at her work (now). 9. We always economize (at the moment). 10. The children usually spend their holidays in the country (this summer). 11. I often meet Janet after work (this evening). 12. Mr. Baker, the head of the division, generally has a talk with newcomers (now). 13. George always goes to Spain in spring (this spring). 14. They don’t get up early in the mornings (this morning). 15. During the afternoon on Friday our boss has meetings with clients (this afternoon).

Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous where necessary.

1. Stop smoking! The room (to be) full of smoke which (to come) from your pipe. 2. The woman who (to speak) with my sister in the yard (to be) our neighbor who (to live) across the street. 3. You (to ask) too much of me. I (to be) quite powerless to help you. 4. You (to go) in my direction? I can give you a lift. 5. I (to look) at the barometer and (to see) that it (to fall). 6. Don’t enter the study. My father (to work) there and he (not to like) to be disturbed. 7. You (to see) that woman in the corner? She (to have) her dessert now. 8. Where you (to hurry)? I (to be) afraid to miss my friend. 9. She (to think) he (to drive) dangerously. 10. He (to understand) that he (to eat) noisily, but he always (to forget) about it. 11. Where Tom and Nick (to be) now? – They (to have) a smoke in the garden. 12. What you (to do) here now? – We (to listen) to tape recordings. 13. Michael (to know) German rather well. He (to want) to know English too, but he (to have) little time for it now. 14. What magazine you (to read)? – It (to be) a French magazine. 15. He (not to feel) at liberty to tell the truth.

Give answers to the following questions using the Present Continuous or the Present Indefinite Tense.

1. Where are you going this Sunday? – This Sunday …, but usually on Sundays … . 2. When is he coming to see us? – He … Friday night though most often … . 3. The delegation of French physicians is arriving by plane tonight, isn’t it? – Yes, it … at the Vnukovo Airport; all the foreign delegations, as a rule … . 4. When does your husband start his work? – As a rule he …working at 7 a.m. 5. When is the night train for Leningrad leaving? – It … in an hour. It … at 15.15 according to the time-table. 6. When are the children leaving for school? – They …in 15 minutes today, but usually they … at 1 p.m. 7. When is the boat from Odessa coming? – It … in half an hour, as it is late tonight, but regularly it … at 8 sharp. 8. Do you always go to bed early during the week? – I often … to beg early on weekdays, but it’s Sunday today so I not … to bed yet. 9. Where are your parents going for Christmas? – They …to Manchester this Christmas, but usually they … at home. 10. How often do you usually take exams at the institute? – I … exams twice a year. I … my exam in Maths on Tuesday. 11. Where are you going? – I … to the doctor, I … him twice a month. 12. When is the train arriving at our city? – I don’t know for sure. I guess it usually … at 6 p.m. 13. How do you usually get to your village? – Usually I … a bus, but today I’m in a hurry so I …by car. 14. When is the queen back? – As far as I heard she …today. 15. What is she doing? – Can’t you see? She … tennis.

Find mistakes in the sentences and correct them.

1. I’m always cleaning my apartment. 2. Look. Can you see Simon over there. He’s been sitting in the corner. 3. They swim in the lake now. 4. We are waiting for our friends an hour ago. 5. Now I’m wanting to go and seeing the lions. 6. My aunt isn’t working at the shop. 7. What do you do now? – I’m playing chess. 8. How was your brother? – He is better now. 9.My friend is living in St. Petersburg. 10. I am not in my office now. I drink coffee in the cafeteria. 11. We like to go by the sea. We go there every summer. 12. I am writing a composition every week. 13 She is thinking he is driving dangerously. 14. I am not know what to give my brother for his birthday. 15. What magazine do you read? – It is a French magazine.

Translate into English using the Present Continuous or the Present Indefinite Tense.

1. Ты придерживаешься какой-нибудь специальной диеты? – Я не думаю, что хорошо есть много мяса. Я ем мясо раз в неделю. 2. Он сейчас изучает английский, потому что хочет получить более хорошую работу. 3. Я думаю, что она часто волнуется. 4. Я сейчас звоню своему сыну в Париж. Я хотела бы звонить ему каждый месяц, но это очень дорого. 5. Ты меня сейчас слышишь? Как идет твоя работа? – Здорово. У меня все получается. 6. Я слишком много ем, поэтому постоянно толстею. 7. Послушай того человека. Ты можешь понять на каком языке он говорит? 8. Твой английский становится лучше? – Думаю, да.

9. Мы все знаем, что он никогда не рискует. 10. Не отвлекай его. Он как раз работает над своим произношением. 11. У тебя есть предположения, где сейчас Рик? Я не вижу его сейчас на работе. – Он навещает своих друзей в Испании. 12. Поторопись. У нас не так много времени. – Я уже иду. 13. Мне грустно, поэтому я плачу. 14. Моя бабушка занята. Она печет пирог с абрикосами. Она всегда печет пироги по субботам. 15. Мой младший брат не очень хорошо играет на пианино.