1.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present
Continuous Tense.
Dear Kate,
I ... (to write) from Spain to tell you about my holiday. We
... (to stay) in a five-star hotel in the centre of Madrid. Madrid
... (to look) fantastic at this time of the year and I ... (to enjoy)
every minute of our trip! At the moment my mother ... (to do)
the shopping for souvenirs and my father ... (to have) coffee on
the balcony. You ... (to know) he ... (to hate) shopping.
The weather ...(to be) rather cool these days and perfect for
doing sightseeing. We ... (to spend) most of the days walking
around the city and taking photos. We ... (to think) about
going to Barcelona tomorrow. I ... (to hope) to see famous
Cathedral de Barcelona and my parents ... (to want) to visit
Gran Teat re del Liceu.
Food here ... (to be) very tasty. The Spanish ... (to eat) lots of
vegetables and fruit and they ... (to cook) delicious omelets and
paella. I ... (to be) afraid I’ve put on weight because I ... (to eat)
so much here!
We ... (to leave) Spain next Friday. I ... (to love) here so much
that I ... (not to want) to return home!
See you soon,
Mary

2. Find mistakes and correct them.

1) Everybody has a great time at the party today. 2) She is
wanting to buy some clothes for her little son. 3) The tea is
smelling nice. 4) The salesman weighs a cake now. 5) What is
this word meaning? 6) I see my estate agent tonight. 7) Mrs
Rogers is looking terrific in her evening dress. 8) What does
Molly do now? 9) Mark is very generous these days. 10) What is
Sam doing? — He is a manager. 11) Where is Henry living? —
Not far from our school. 12) The train is leaving at 5 o’clock.
13) His parents are owning a large shop. 14) Your sister always
interrupts me! 15) It gets warmer outdoors.