Item 2. 1. Present continuous. (positive sentences)

2 'Where's John?' 'He's in the kitchen. He……'

3 'You……on my foot.' 'Oh, I'm sorry.'

4 Look! Somebody……in the river.

5 We're here on holiday. We……at the Central Hotel.

6 'Where's Ann?' 'She……a shower.'

7 They…...a new theatre in the city centre at the moment.

8 I ……now. Goodbye.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:

come get happen look make start stay try work

1 'You 're working hard today.' 'Yes, I have a lot to do.'

2 I……for Christine. Do you know where she is?

3 It……dark. Shall I turn on the light?

4 They haven't got anywhere to live at the moment. They…… with friends until they find somewhere.

5 'Are you ready, Ann?' 'Yes, I……'

6 Have you got an umbrella? It……to rain.

7 You……a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I……to concentrate.

8 Why are all these people here? Do you know what……?

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs:

get change rise fall increase

You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once.

1 The population of the world is rising very fast.

2 Ken is still ill but he……better slowly.

3 The world……Things never stay the same.

4 The cost of living……Every year things are more expensive.

5 The economic situation is already very bad and it……worse.