1.6. Put in: since or for.

1. I have been trying to open this box ….. last 40 minutes, but in vain.

2. It is the best book I have been reading …. January.

3. I have been listening to you ….. the past half an hour, but I can’t understand what you are speaking about.

4. Hey! Somebody has been drinking my coffee ….. a week! My cup is constantly empty.

5. I have been sitting here in the park ….. an hour.

6. How much money have you been saving for the holidays ….. a year?

7. I have been waiting for you ….. 2 o’clock. I have something urgent to tell you. Where have you been spending ..... the last three hours?

8. She has been taking guitar lessons ..... a year. She is very patient and hard-working.

9. Last year our team didn’t win many games, but this year we have been playing without losing any game ..... June.

10. Who has broken the window? – Jack has. He has been playing football with his friends .... morning.

Present Indefinite or Continuous?

3. Choose the correct verb form.

1) He can't see you now. He ….. someone.

A) phones B) is phoning

2) I….. hard for my exams now.

A) am working B) work

3) Don't forget to take your umbrella. It ….. outside.

A) rains B) is raining

4) I ….. for a business trip tomorrow.

A) leave B) am leaving

5) The pupil said at the lesson that water ….. at 100 degrees Centigrade and got a bad mark.

A) boils B) is boiling

6) I ….. to you attentively.

A) listen B) am listening

7) Look! The water ….. . Let's make tea. I'm terribly thirsty!

A) boils B) is boiling

8) Mr Brieger and his son ….. business together.

A) run B) are running

9) I ….. French. But I've just started to learn it.

A) don't speak B) am not speaking

10) The plane ….. in half an hour.

A) arrives B) is arriving

1. He ….. for the travel agency "Holidays".

A) works B) is working

11. Look! Someone ….. to open your car.

A) tries B) is trying

11. He ….. a lot about show business.

A) knows B) is knowing

11. I ….. of starting my own business.

A) think B) am thinking

11. We ….. for Spain in a few days.

A) leave B) are leaving

11. What time ….. Nick and Rosa ….. for dinner tonight?

A) do ... come B) are ... coming

11. I ….. coffee at all.

A) don't drink B) am not drinking

11. The children ….. quite well now. They don't quarrel any more.

A) get on B) are getting on

11. I'm sure you ….. the right choice.

A) make B) are making

11. Such a curious child! She ….. all sorts of questions.

A) constantly asks B) is constantly asking

11. I ….. you are not right. His new book is much better than the previous one.

A) think B) am thinking

11. The sun ….. from East to West.

A) goes B) is going

11. He ….. his own shop.

A) runs B) is running

11. Our company ….. a great risk at the moment.

A) runs B) is running

11. The film ….. at 7. Let's hurry.

A) begins B) is beginning

11. It's eight o'clock. Kate, ….. you ….. ready for school?

A) do ... get B) are ... getting

11. "Where’s Tom?' – "He ….. the dog out for a walk."

A) takes B) is taking

11. I ….. music lessons twice a week.

A) have B) am having

11. Why ….. you ….. ?

A) do ... laugh B) are ... laughing

11. What ….. you ….. after school tomorrow?

A) do ... do B) are ... doing

11. I ….. French at Language School.

A) learn B) am learning

11. What ….. you ….. next weekend?

A) do ... do B) are ... doing

11. ….. it often ….. here in winter?

A) Does ... snow B) Is ... snowing

11. ….. you ….. to make sandwiches?

A) Do ... go B) Are ... going

11. It ….. long to get to work.

A) doesn't take B) isn't taking

11. ….. your mother ….. listening to classical music?

A) Does .... enjoy B) Is ... enjoying

11. They ….. lunch now.

A) have B) are having

11. "Where are Jill and Tom?" – "They ….. Dad to plant flowers in the garden".

A) help B) are helping

11. "Where's Cathy? I can't see her." – "She ….. on a hat over there".

A) tries B) is trying

11. He ….. on the phone. Don't disturb him. It's a very important call.

A) speaks B) is speaking

11. It ….. heavily. Let's wait a little bit.

A) rains B) is raining

11. Who ….. she ….. with? I don't know that boy.

A) does ... dance B) is ... dancing

11. She ….. a nice dress today.

A) wears B) is wearing

11. The plane ….. at 2 p.m.

A) takes off B) is taking off

11. Look! She ….. for someone.

A) waits B) is waiting

11. He often ….. on business to Germany.

A) goes B) is going

11. She usually ….. bright clothes.

A) wears B) is wearing

11. He ….. in class!

A) constantly talks B) is constantly talking

11. Our firm ….. office equipment.

A) produces B) is producing

11. I ….. a birthday party next Saturday. Would you like to come?

A) have B) am having

11. Tomorrow I ….. a representative of a German engineering firm.

A) meet B) am meeting

11. The exhibition ….. at 11 a.m. as usual.

A) opens B) is opening

11. Their train ….. at 7.

A) arrives B) is arriving

11. I ….. you.

A) don't understand B) am not understanding

11. I ….. to the disco tomorrow night. What about you?

A) go B) am going

11. Excuse me, but I ….. you. It can't be true.

A) don't believe B) am not believing

11. ….. this bus ….. downtown?

A) Does ... go B) Is ... going

11. ….. it ….. like rain?

A) Does ... look B) Is ... looking

11. ….. you ….. him tomorrow? Tell him I'm waiting for his call.

A) Do ... see B) Are ... seeing

11. We ….. for coffee tonight.

A) meet B) are meeting

11. Where ….. you ..... from?

A) do ... come B) are ... coming

11. I ….. the concert very much. And you?

A) enjoy B) am enjoying

11. I ….. the weather will be fine tomorrow.

A) think B) am thinking

11. I ….. the problem. I'll try to help you.

A) see B) am seeing

11. Do you know when they ….. on a trip?

A) go B) are going

11. ….. you ….. with me?

A) Don't... agree B) Aren't... agreeing

11. ….. you ….. how to settle the matter?

A) Do ... know B) Are ... knowing

11. No, Liz isn't in. She ….. the dog out.

A) takes B) is taking

11. What ….. you ….. to tell me?

A) do ... want B) are ... wanting

11. I ….. this music! Let's go home.

A) hate B) am hating

11. Your words ….. encouraging.

A) sound B) are sounding

11. At present she ….. marketing. She's going to look for a job of a marketing manager.

A) studies B) is studying

11. We ….. a new product at the moment.

A) launch B) are launching

11. ….. she often ….. tennis?

A) Does ... play B) Is ... playing

11. I ….. where to go on holiday yet.

A) don't know B) am not knowing

11. My sister ….. in fashion design.

A) specialises B) is specialising

11. At present they ….. on a new project.

A) work B) are working

11. What ….. you ….. by saying this?

A) do ... mean B) are ... meaning

11. I ….. what he is talking about.

A) don't understand B) am not understanding

11. I ….. the dentist at 4 p.m. I've arranged it already.

A) see B) am seeing

11. My uncle is a jockey. He ….. horses.

A) rides B) is riding

11. Look! The fire brigade ….. at a terrible speed. There must be a fire somewhere.

A) rushes B) is rushing

11. I….. my dog out for long walks in the park on Sunday.

A) always take B) am always taking

11. I ….. cakes. Only on special occasions.

A) rarely bake B) am rarely baking

11. We ….. your proposition. We'll give you an answer in a few days.

A) think over B) are thinking over