Question

Read the following extracts and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous. these days, it seems everything 1)………………… (change). cities 2) ……………………… (become) bigger and busier every year, technology 3) ……………………. (develop) faster than ever before, and scientists 4) ……………………. (learn) more about the way things work. b water 1) ………………………… (boil) at 100 degrees celsius and 2) ……………………. (freeze) when the temperature 3) …………………….. (drop) below 0 degree celsius. salt water 4) ………………….. (be) different, however. c this film 1) …………………….. (be) great! it 2) …………………. (have) an all-star cast and the script 3) …………… (be) very funny. the action 4) ………………………. (begin) when two young men 5) …………………………. (try) to rob a bank. d rogers 1) ……………………. (kick) the ball and 2) ………………….. (pass) it to jones. jones 3) ……………………… (run) down the pitch. he 4) …………………… (pass) the ball to smith who 5) ………………….. (shoot) and 6) ………………….. (score)!

Answer 1

1)is changing
2)become
3)develop
4)learn
1)boils
2)freezes
3)drops
4)is
1)is
2)has
3)is
4)begins
5)are trying
1)kicks
2)passes
3)runs
4)passes
5)shoots
6)scores