Get become change rise improve fall increase
You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use some of them more than once.
Example: The population of the world...........is rising.........very fast.
1. The number of people without jobs...........................................at the moment.
2. He is still ill but he...........................................better slowly.
3. These days food...........................................more and more expensive.
4. The world........................................... .Things never stay the same.
5. The cost of living............................................Every year things are dearer.
6. George has gone to work in Spain. When he arrived, his Spanish wasn't very good but now it............................................
7. The economic situation is already very bad and it................................worse.
Read this conversation between Brian and Steve. Put each verb into the correct form. The first one has already been done for you.
Brian and Steve meet in a restaurant:
Brian: Hello, Steve. I haven't seen you for ages. What (1).....are you doing.....(you/do ) these days?
Steve: I (2)..........................................(train) to be a shop manager.
Brian: Really? (3)..........................................(you/enjoy) it?
Steve: Yes, it's quite interesting. How about you?
Brian: Well, I (4)...............................(not/work) at the moment, but I'm very busy.
I (5)..........................................(build) a house.
Steve: Really? (6)..........................................(you/do) it alone?
Brian: No, some friends of mine (7)..........................................(help) me.
14. Read the following extracts and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous. Then, say what use of these tenses each extract shows.
A. These days, it seems everything 1) ...is changing... (change). Cities 2) ...................... (become) bigger and busier every year, technology 3) ...................................... (develop) faster than ever before, and scientists 4) ................................................ (learn) more about the way things work.
B. Water 1)…………………………(boil) at 100º C and 2) ……………………….. (freeze) when the temperature 3) …........................ (drop) below 0°C. Salt water 4) ...... ................... (be) different, however.
C. This film 1) ................... (be) great! It 2)…………………………………..(have) an all-star cast and the script 3) ………………..(be) very funny. The action 4)……………………. (begin) when two young men 5) ……………………………..(try) to rob a bank....
D. ... Rogers 1) .................................. (kick) the ball and 2) ............................... (pass) it to Jones. Jones 3) .............................. (run) down the pitch. He 4) .................................... (pass) the ball to Smith who 5) ..................... (shoot) and 6) .................... (score)!
15. Michael McIntosh is a politician. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
Michael McIntosh 1) ...is... (be) a very busy man. Every morning, he 2)........(leave) home at 8 o'clock, and 3)............................(go) to his office. He 4)..........................(usually/have) meetings until lunchtime, and in the afternoon, he 5)................................... (often/visit) the people of Madewell. He really 6)...........................(enjoy) talking to people.
At the moment, he and his team 7)...........................(organise) his election campaign. There are elections in June and he 8).......................... (hope) to persuade lots of people to vote for him.
Next month, he 9).................................(go) to London to meet the Prime Minister. They 10)..................................(have) a meeting to discuss future plans for Madewell.
Read the information about the people and make sentences, as in the example.
S1: Alex is a photographer.
S2: He works from 9 to 5.
· Alex, photographer
· work from 9 to 5
· have lunch at studio
· work outdoors at the moment
· fly to Milan on Saturday
· Philip, teacher
· work from 9 to 6
· have lunch at school
· practice a new play with students at the moment
· get married next month
Present simple или present continuous
A. We use the present simple to do thefollowing things:
a. to talk about general scientific truths
b. to describe present actions, eg. in commentaries
c. to talk about how often we do things
Match the uses above with these examples.
1. They go to the office every day.
2. The earth goes round the sun.
3. Romario passes the ball; he shoots.
B. We use the present continuous to do thefollowing things:
a. to talk about things happening now
b. to talk about changing situations
c. to talk about irritating things which often happen
Match the uses above with these examples.
1. You're always dropping things!
2. It's stopped raining - the sun's shining.
3. What are you doing under the bed?
Complete these sentences using the correct form (present simple) of the words below.
Come shine use speak live have be
1. I_______from a country in Latin America.
2. In my country the sun_______a lot.
3. I_______in a new city which is high above the sea.
4. We_______a language which is like Italian and French.
5. My favourite school subject_______maths.
6. I_______an internet friend from England called Sarah.
7. I_______the Internet everyday to talk to her!