STATE VERBS

A-) Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous:

1. A: Why ________ you (smell) _________________ the soap?

B: It (smell) ________________ lovely. It’s like roses!

2. A: Why _______ you (taste) ________________ the soup?

B: To see if it (taste) ______________ good. I think it needs more salt.

3. A: I (feel) ________________ very tired.

B: You should go to bed early.

4. A: I (see) ________________ Andy this evening.

B: I (see) _____________. So, you don’t want to come to the cinema with me, do
you?

5. A: How much ________ the bag of apples (weigh) _____________?

B: I don’t know yet. The man (weigh) ________________ the bag now.

6. A: I (think) ______________ about buying a new car soon.

B: Why? I (think) _____________ your car is fine. You don’t need a new one.

7. A: What _______ you (look) _______________ at?

B: The sky. It (look) _______________ as if it’s going to rain.

8. A: Why _______ you (feel) ________________ the radiator?

B: It (feel) ______________ cold in here. Is the heating on?

9. A: That famous singer (appear) ________________ at the opera house tonight.

B: Yes. He (appear) _________________ to be feeling better after his operation.

10. A: My dad (fit) _______________ the old blind from the living room in my bedroom
today.
B: Really? _________ it (fit) ____________ that window?
B-) Circle the correct word or phrase in each sentence:

1) I haven't decided yet about whether to buy a new car or a second-hand one.
But I think / am thinking about it.
2) All right, you try to fix the television! But I hope / am hoping you know what you're
doing.
3) Every year I visit / am visiting Britain to improve my English.
4) It's time we turned on the central heating. It gets / is getting colder every day.
5) Of course, you're Mary, aren't you! I recognize / am recognizing you now.
6) The film of 'War and Peace' is very long. It lasts / is lasting over four hours.
7) I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy! But what do you do
/are you doing in the afternoons?
8) I'm going to buy a new swimming costume. My old one doesn't fit / isn't fitting any
more.
9) That must be the end of the first part of the performance. What happens / is
happening now?
10) What's the matter? Why do you look / are you looking at me like that?