A/ Put the verbs in brackets into the PRESENT or PRESENT PROGRESSIVE tense :

1. Cookoos ( not build ) nests. They ( use ) the nest of other birds.

2. You can see Tom now . He ( have ) a bath.

3. I won’t go out now as it ( rain ) and I ( not have ) an umbrella

4. The last train ( leave ) the station at 11:30

5. You ( understand ) the use of the present simple tense now ?

Yes, I ( do ) an exercise on it at present and I ( think ) that I ( understand ) it now

6. The little girl usually ( cry ) when she ( get ) a bad mark

7. You ( enjoy ) your self or would you like to leave now ?

I ( enjoy ) myself very much and I ( want ) to stay to the end

8. I am busy at the moment. I ( redecorate ) the sitting room

9. How you ( go ) to work as a rule? – I usually ( go ) by bus, but tomorrow I ( go ) in Tom’s car

10. You ( like ) this necklace ? - I ( give ) it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow

11. This is our intinerary. We ( leave ) home on the 8th , ( arrive ) in Paris on the 9th , ( spend )

the day in Paris , and ( set ) out that night for Venice

That ( sound ) most interesting. You must tell me about it when you ( get ) back

12. Who ( own ) this umbrella ?

I ( not know ). Everybody ( use ) it but nobody ( know ) who ( own ) it

13. You ( hear ) the wind ? It ( blow ) very strong tonight

14. This car ( make ) a very strange noise tonight. You ( think ) it is alright ?

Oh, that noise ( not matter ). It always ( make ) a noise like that

15. These workmen are never satisfied. Thay always ( complain )

16. Tom and Mr. Pike ( have ) a long conversation. I ( wonder ) what they ( talk ) about

17. She always ( borrow ) from me and she never ( remember ) to pay me back

18. Why you ( walk ) so fast today ? You usually ( walk ) quite slowly.

I ( hurry ) because I ( meet ) my mother at 4 o’clock and she ( not like ) to be kept waiting

19. I must go now. It ( get ) dark

20. Computers ( become ) more and more important in our lives.