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PRESENT TENSES A . Complete with the present simple or continuous. 1. Carl usually ________________ (have) lunch at the canteen but today he ________________ (eat) at a restaurant with his workmates. 2. He ________________(finish) work at six o’clock every day but today he and a friend of his ________________(leave) earlier. 3. He ________________(try) to make a phone call to a customer. 4. ________________(he/send) invoices to customers every weekday? 5. ________________ (they/fill) in reports every day? 6. He ________________ (not talk) to his girlfriend in the morning but he ________________ 8call) her right now. 7. His boss and other managers ________________ (have a meeting at the moment. 8. Carl and his friends ________________(work) hard right now. 9. Where ________________ (the workers /go) now? 10. The company ________________ (expand) its business in other European countries.

B. Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Follow the example. 1. I’ve never been to this restaurant before. (time) This is the first time I’ve been to this restaurant. 2. How long have you worked for this company? (not) I ____________________________________ for a long time. 3. They have never won a competition before. (time)

This is the ___________________________a competition. 4. He is the most handsome boy I’ve ever met. (never) I __________________________________such a handsome boy. 5. I’ve never read such a good short story. (best) This is the ___________________________________ read. 6. This is the first time the candidates have received any training in management. (never) The candidates _______________________________any training in management before. 7. This is the first time the plane has taken off three hours late. (never) The plane ____________________________ so late before.

C. Choose the best option. 1. Doctors ________________ many deadly diseases in recent decades.

a) cure b) are curing c) have cured

2. In last 100 years scientists ________________ the atom and discovered DNA. a) have split b) split c) are splitting 3. Mary ________________ Spanish, but she can communicate. a) masters b) doesn’t master

c) isn’t mastering 4. Every twelve months, the Earth ________________ the sun. a) circles b) is circling c) has circled 5. She ________________ help right now. a) needs b) is needing c) has needed 6. The students ________________ three tests so far this month. a) have b) are having c) have had 7. Paul ________________ to several doctors about his problem, but nobody knows why he is ill. a) talks b) is talking c) has talked 8. I ________________ to become a vet. a) study b) am studying c) has studied

ANSWER KEY A 1. HAS; IS EATING

2. FINISHES; ARE LEAVING 3. IS TRYING 4. DOES HE SEND 5. DO THEY FILL 6. DOESN’T TALK; IS CALLING 7. ARE HAVING 8. ARE WORKING 9. ARE THE WORKERS GOING 10.

IS EXPANDING

B 2. HAVE NOT WORKED HERE 3. FIRST TIME THEY’VE WON 4. HAVE NEVER MET 5. BEST SHORT STORY I’VE EVER 6. HAVE NEVER RECEIVED 7. HAS NEVER TAKEN OFF C 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. B