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PRESENT TENSES

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Marcus ………………...….…… (travel) to Los Angeles a lot for work. Every time he …………….…….…….. (be)
there, he ……….……..…..…… (stay) at the same hotel. He ..……………..……… (be) at this hotel since Friday.  
Marcus's favorite employee at the hotel is Benjamin. Benjamin ……………..………..…… (work) at this hotel
for 2 years. He usually ……………….……….. (do) the job of a bellboy, but today he ……….……………………
(not stand) at the hotel’s doors. Lately Benjamin …………….....………........ (train) to become the assistant
manager. However, knowing Marcus is there, he …………………………… (call) him several times to see if
everything is fine. He is glad because everything ……………….……….…. (go) smoothly without him.

Present Simple / Present Continuous / Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He _____________ (do) it for 15 years. He ____________ (do)
two or three concerts every week. He often ______________ (travel) a lot and this week he's in New
York. He _____________ (stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now. He _____________
(sit) in the dining−room. He ____________ (drink) a cup of coffee and he ___________ (wait) for
breakfast. He ___________ (not eat) anything since yesterday. Harold is always very busy. He
_____________ (play) the piano regularly. He _____________ (play) it since 2011. However, he
________________ (not practise) it recently. He ________________ (go) to bed late and he
always _____________ (get up) early. But he sometimes _____________ (get) dressed too
quickly, and this morning he ____________ (wear) one blue sock and one red one!

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