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TASK 1. Choose Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect

1. Jill waters (water) flowers once a week. Now, she _is watering____________________ (water)
flowers. She __has already watered___________________ (already/water) all flowers in the
living room.
2. They ___have just arrived__________________ (just/arrive) from San Francisco. __have you
ever been___________________ (you/ever/be) there? It _____’s________________ (be) an
amazing place!
3. They __always produce___________________ (always/produce) so much noise! It is impossi-
ble to relax in the evenings!
4. ___Don’t you eat__________________ (not/you/eat) meat? ___Are you __________________
(you/be) a vegetarian? Actually, I _______don’t eat______________ (not/eat) meat every day. I
_______prefer______________ (prefer) fish and vegetables.
5. Mum _______has already baked______________ (already/bake) a cherry pie. We __are tast-
ing___________________ (taste) it and it is so delicious!
6. Why ___are you smelling__________________ (you/smell) your steak? Has it gone off?
7. He ______seems_______________ (seem) to be a nice person.
8. I ____understand_________________ (understand) what you mean. There is one more solution,
though ( cu toate acestea) / even though (chiar daca).
9. You look so sad. What ____are you thinking_________________ (you/think) about?
10. I ____’ve always wanted_________________ (always/want) to be an artist. But I can’t paint!
11. George ____acts_________________ (act) so naturally. He __has always
been___________________ (always/be) famous within (printre) actors in our country. _Have
you ever seen____________________ (you/ever/see) his play?
12. ___Have you ever been__________________ (you/ever/be) to Australia?
13. Don’t disturb me, please. I __’m working___________________ (work) on a new project now.
14. Our annual meetings ___are normally__________________ (be/normally) in spring. But this
year we ___are having__________________ (have) them in winter.
15. *Do you know that Jill _________found____________ (find) a new job?
16. *Jack _____looked________________ (look) really happy after he
_______passed______________ (pass) his driving test!
17. We ____are painting_________________ (paint) the walls in our living room.
18. He ______’s arriving_______________ (arrive) tomorrow. _____Is
everything________________ (be/everything) ready? The meeting ___is going to
be__________________ (be) in this room.
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19. We ___aren’t booking__________________ (not/book) a hotel yet. We ___are

looking__________________ (look) for it now.