Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous.

Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

A.

Dear Tara,

I (1) (to have) a fantastic time at Florida. I (2) (to stay) with my aunt and uncle and two cousins. I (3) (to have) a long list of books to read before next term, but I (4) (not to read) any of them! In fact I (5) (not to use) my brain at all! Instead I (6) (to get) a tan and I (7) (to study) the art of total relaxation!

Right now I (8) (to sit) in the garden with my feet in the swimming pool. I (9) (to drink) a big chocolate shake. The sun (10) (to shine) and the birds (11) (to sing).

Every day we (12) (to go) to the beach. I (13) (to learn) to water ski. I’m not very good at it yet and I often (14) (to fall) over, but it’s fun. Sometimes I (15) (to borrow) my cousin’s jet-ski. It’s brilliant fun but the jet-ski (16) (to make) a terrible noise. I’m afraid, the people on the beach (17) (not to like) it.

The food is great. I (18) (to get) fat because it’s so delicious. I usually (19) (to have) a milkshake and ice-cream for breakfast. We (20) (not to eat) a big lunch – usually just sandwiches and fruit salad. In the evening my uncle always (21) (to have) a barbecue. I (22) (to love) hamburgers and sausages here.

You (23) (to have) a nice time at Cambridge? Is your job at Patsy’s Pizzas OK? What time you (24) (to start) work every day? You (25) (to get) a free lunch at the restaurant? Martin (26) (to work) hard for his exams?

Write soon and tell me all your news.

Love,

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1 Debbie ........... (work) as an administrator at the university. She.................................................. (organise) all the timetables and teaching schedules. She.................................................. (work) very long hours at the moment because it's the start of the academic year but she............................... (go) on a short holiday at the end of the month.

2 Simon and Sylvia.................................................. (stay) in a cottage in the Yorkshire Dales this month. The cottage.................................................. (belong) to a cousin of Sylvia's but the cousin is away: she.................................................. (cycle) around Norfolk for a few weeks. Simon and Sylvia often.................................................. (use) the cottage when Sylvia's cousin is away. They really.................................................. (enjoy) being in the middle of the countryside.

3 The International School for Languages..................................................(do) very well at the moment. About two hundred students.................................................. (take) evening classes this term. Many of them.................................................. (need) to learn a new language to improve their job prospects but some of them.................................................. (learn) a new language purely for pleasure. The European languages.................................................. (be) very popular but Japanese and Russian.......................................... (get) more popular too. The school..................................................(provide) good learning facilities and.................................................. (organise) a range of study tours.

4 The world population.................................................. (still increase) rapidly. Many people in the world..................................................(already starve) and many more..................................................

(suffer) from malnutrition. The population............................................(grow) fastest in the poorest countries where people.................................................. (need) to have children to look after them in their old age and where many of their children.................................................. (die) at a very young age.

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Maggie and Jill, two friends, are talking at a party.

M: Jill, how nice to see you. I ......... (not think) we've seen each other since that party at Jim's last year. How ²............................................................ (you/get on)?

J: Oh, fine. Everything ³............................................................ (go) very well.

M: ⁴............................................................ (you still/go out) with Dave?

J: No, I'm not, but I^s............................................................ (go out) with someone called Jamie: I met him at my pottery class. M: Is he here now? J: Yes look, he's over there. He ⁶............................................................ (talk) to Charlotte.

M: Oh yes, I⁷............................................................ (see) him.

⁸............................................................ (he/wear) a yellow jumper?

J: Yes, that's him.

M: Oh, he ⁹............................................................ (look) really nice.

J: He is. I'll introduce you to him when he ¹⁰............................................................ (come) over here. So what about you? How ^u............................................................ (life/treat) you?

M: Not too badly. I ^u............................................................ (still/work) at that awful cafe. I '³............................................................ (keep) looking for other jobs but the problem is that 1¹⁴............................................................ (feel) so tired when I ^1S............................................................ (get in) that I ¹⁶............................................................ (not have) much energy to look through all the job ads and everything. Oh well, I ¹⁷............................................................ (suppose) something else will come up soon.

J:I ¹⁸............................................................ (hope) so. Oh look, Jamie ¹⁹............................................................ (come over) here. ²⁰............................................................ (you/want) to meet him?

M: Oh yes.

1. Дождь все еще идет. Я вижу дождевые капли на стекле.

2. Эти люди так пристально смотрят на вас. Вы их знаете?

3. Как называется журнал, который вы просматриваете?

4. Что вы стоите в дверях? Проходите, мы как раз пьем чай; выпейте с нами чашку.

5. Мы приближаемся к морю.

6. Что ты слушаешь? — Я слушаю концерт из зала Чайковского.

7. Этот человек, конечно, очень хорошо говорит по-английски, но мне трудно следить за ним, так как он говорит очень быстро, а я знаю язык недостаточно хорошо.

8. Молодой рабочий, с которым разговаривает журналист, работает лучше всех на заводе. Сейчас он, очевидно, рассказывает о своих методах.

9. Я не люблю таких людей, как он. Он всегда мечтает, но ничего не делает, чтобы осуществить свои мечты.

10. Позвони на вокзал, пожалуйста, и узнай, когда приходит поезд из Ростова.

11. Достаньте ваш билет. Контролер проверяет билеты.

12. Не шевелись, фотограф уже снимает тебя.

13. Вы ошиблись, вы передаете мне горчицу, а не перец.

14. Она всегда жалуется на своего сына, когда бы я ее ни встретил.

15. Вы говорите, что уезжаете скоро. Может быть, вы побу­дете здесь, пока он не приедет?

16. Почему вы все время переключаете приемник с одной станции на другую? Что вы хотите послушать?

17. Не входите в комнату, он про­являет пленки (to develop films).