Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the box.
argue · have · help · knock · not realise · see · switch off · think
1 'Someone ______ at the door.' 'Oh, I know who it is. It's Peter.'
2 Laura and Tom ______ a very hard time at work at the moment.
3 Physical exercise ______ teenagers with concentration in school.
4 'What's the matter?' 'The children ______ about who is a better footballer.'
5 I ______ the expert's advice on retirement is very helpful.
6 He ______ his parents every week.
7 Dad ______ that I am not a little child any more.
8 ______ Julian always ______ the music when he studies?
Present Simple используют для фактов и регулярных действий, Present Continuous — для действий в момент речи. Глаголы состояния (think в значении «считать», realise) в Continuous не употребляются.
Choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) to complete the sentences.
1 My aunt speaks too fast. I ______ her.
a don't understand b doesn't understand c am not understanding d aren't understanding
2 I ______ it's important for teenagers to have a private space.
a am thinking b think c thinks d are thinking
3 Do you usually ______ to music at a reasonable volume?
a listening b listen c are listening d listens
4 People ______ to treat senior citizens respect.
a are not needing b not need c need d are needing
5 Do you ______ a positive contribution to your family life?
a make b making c makes d aren't making
6 My niece ______ with her friends right now – she's at home alone.
a not plays b doesn't play c aren't playing d isn't playing
Find and correct the mistakes. Some of the sentences are correct.
1 'Hello, where are you?' 'Sorry, I can't talk now. I'm going into the office. Bye.'
2 'Are you liking your sister?' 'Yes, I do. We don't have many arguments.'
3 His Spanish is not perfect, but he improves.
4 My parents believe family dinners are important but I don't enjoy them.
5 My nephew is never accepting my advice.
Rewrite the sentences with a/an or the in the correct place.
1 About 30% of my classmates come from country outside of Europe.
2 My cousin and I are almost same age.
3 I always feel very nervous before class presentation – I don't like speaking in public.
4 My brother is at university and my sister works as nurse in a hospital.
5 We have class discussions in English all the time, but I don't always have confidence to speak.
Cross out the ten extra words.
The grandparents can be very important in the life of a teenager. They have more an experience and more time than parents and can help teens make the right choices. Teens are often think their parents don't understand them and that their grandparents understand them better. A study being called 'My second mum and dad' says that there are currently 14 million grandparents in the UK and that the number are is increasing. The study also says that many grandparents help teenagers with a school work and go to the school events when their parents are being busy. More than 25% of teenagers say they talk to their grandparents about problems they can't discuss with their parents. Experts say that this generation of grandparents has a the better relationship with today's teenagers because many grandparents are younger. One grandmother says, 'We are probably the only generation that are likes some of the same music our grandchildren like.'
Читаем текст и убираем слова, которые нарушают грамматику:
Лишние слова — артикли, а также формы глагола to be (are, being), которые не нужны рядом с другим глаголом или прилагательным. В пункте
The grandparents can be very important in the life of a teenager. They have more an experience and more time than parents and can help teens make the right choices. Teens are often think their parents don't understand them and that their grandparents understand them better. A study being called 'My second mum and dad' says that there are currently
(В начале текста первое слово The тоже лишнее: The grandparents can be very important in the life of a teenager.)
