UNIT 1 Exercises

UNIT 1 Present contiuous Exercises

1.1 Put the verb into the correct form

 Examples: Please don't make so much noise I am studying (study). Let's go out now, It isn't raining (not/rain) anymore. Listen to those people. What language are they speaking (they/speak)? 1. Please be quiet. I_________________(try) to concentrate. 2. Look! It__________________(rain). 3. Why__________________(you/look) at me like that? Did I say something wrong? 4. You__________________(make) a lot of noise, Can you be a little bit quieter? 5. Excuse me, I_________________ (look) for a phone booth. Is there one near here? 6. (at the movies) It's a good movie, isn't it?___________________(you/enjoy) it? 7. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They________________(yell) at each other again. 

8. Why__________________(you/wear) your coat today? It's very warm. 

9. I____________________(not work) this week. I'm on vacation. 10. I want to lose weight. l____________________(not/eat) anything today.

  
1.2 Complete these sentences using one of these verbs:
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 sick, 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 more expensive. 6. George has gone to work in Spain. At first, his Spanish wasn't very good, but now it____________________. 7. The economic situation is already very bad, and it__________________worse. 


1.3 Read this conversation between Brian and Steve, Put each verb into the correct form. Brian and Steve meet in a restaurant. Brian: Hello, Steve. I haven't seen you for ages. What Are you doing (you/do) these days? Steve: I________________(work) in a department store. Brian: Really?__________________(you/enjoy) it? Steve: Yeah, it's OK. How about you? Brian:Well, I _________________(not/work) at the moment, but I'm very busy. I________________(build) a house. Steve: Really?_________________(you/do) it alone? Brian: No, some friends of mine__________________(help) me.