Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple

1. Let's go out. It isn't raining (not/rain) now.

2. Julia is very good at languages. She _______ (speak) four languages very well.

3. Hurry up! Everybody _______ (wait) for you.

4. '_______ (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.'

5. '_______ (you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.'

6. The River Nile _______ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

7. Look at the river. It _______ (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.

8. We usually _______ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we _______ (not/grow) any.

9. 'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It _______ (improve) slowly.'

10. Ron is in London at the moment. He _______ (stay) at the Park Hotel. He _______ (always/stay) there when he's in London.

11. Can we stop walking soon? I _______ (start) to feel tired.

12. 'Can you drive?' 'I _______ (learn). My father _______ (teach) me.'

13. Normally I _______ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I _______ (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.

14. My parents _______ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where _______ (your parents/live)?

15. Sonia _______ (look) for a place to live. She _______ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.

16. 'What _______ (your father/do)?' 'He's an architect but he _______ (not/work) at the moment.'

17. (at a party) Usually I _______ (enjoy) parties but I _______ (not/enjoy) this one very much.

18. The train is never late. It _______ (always/leave) on time.

19. Jim is very untidy. He _______ (always/leave) his things all over the place.

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The following verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses:

like love hate want need prefer know realise suppose mean understand believe remember belong contain consist depend seem

* I'm hungry. I want something to eat. (not 'I'm wanting')

* Do you understand what I mean?

* Ann doesn't seem very happy at the moment.