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Exercise 8 - Simple Present & Present Continuous
Write the
simple present
or
present continuous
form of the verb. Look at the sentence carefully.
1. Every morning, John (
drive
)
his son to elementary school.
2. I hate living in Minnesota because it (
snow
,
always
)
.
3. This delicious chocolate (
be
)
made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
4. I am sorry I cannot hear what you (
say
)
because the music is too loud.
5. The cold virus then (
attach
)
to a receptor that is located on the surface of nasal cells.
6. It (
take
)
8 to 12 hours for the viral reproductive cycle to be completed.
7. The virus (
spread
)
when someone who has the disease coughs or sneezes.
8. Humans (
shed
)
about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.
9. Johnson (
write
,
currently
)
a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
10. Fingernails (
grow
)
fastest on the hand that you write with and on the longest fingers.
11. Banks usually (
cater
)
to college students by offering free checking and savings accounts.
12. If you are on your own, (
check out
)
websites that offer side-by-side comparison charts of different cell phone plans.
13.
Bill:
Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Suzanne:
Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (
go
)
to a movie tonight with some friends.
14. The presentation (
start
)
at 1:00 p.m. sharp, so do not be late.
15. These birds (
return
)
to the same nesting ground every year.
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Exercise 8 - Simple Present & Present
Continuous
