Present Continuous Negative - Test 8

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1. Whether it is quite fair is another matter; but, at all events, it

___________________. (listen)

2. But I hope he _________________ tired of the war. (get)

3. She _________________ well, but she can walk. (feel)

4. Then she ___________________ pain, and that makes a great difference. (suffer)

5. It is downy, but he _________________ at the door of a grub; he is rapping at the

door of spring, and the dry limb thrills beneath the ardor of his blows. (rap)

6. She _________________ but staring straight in front of her. (read)

7. He _______________________ of her as she ceases. (even/think)

8. I ____________________ to give full details of all the battles fought, but of the
portion that I saw. (pretend)

9. However, I am right glad that the ship _______________ back empty. (go)

10. You ________________ back on a friend? (go)

11. And I could have married ten million, even if I did only have two cents: you
know I _______________! (lie)

12. I ________________ you to commit murder. (ask)

13. I ___________________ myself about my motives. (deceive)

14. I _____________________, and I'm not sorry. (complain)

15. You ___________________ of backing out, are you? (think)

16. We _________________________ to any particular comet. (here/refer)

17. In making your arrangement, if there be an attempt to grind you down, resist the
attempt by all legal means; for you must consider that you _________________ for
yourselves alone, but for posterity. (act)
18. Every one wants to go; it is very select, and they _________________ many
invitations to clerks. (give)

19. But we ______________________ of such. (now/talk)

20. I have had about ninety; I __________________ any more. (count)