Contrasting the present simple and the present continuous.

1 - Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.

1. James .......................................... (live) in a little village.

2. He .......................................... (be) in his last year at school.

3. After school, James .......................................... (want) to become a banker.

4. So this week, he .......................................... (do) a practical course in a bank.

5. There .......................................... (be) a bank in a nearby town, but James .......................................... (have) to
take the bus to get there.

6. The bus .......................................... (leave) at 5.30 in the morning and (return) at 8.15 in the evening.

7. James .......................................... (not / like) to spend so much time in town before and after work,
waiting for the bus.

8. Therefore, this week he .......................................... (stay) with his aunt, who .......................................... (live) in
town.

9. James usually .......................................... (wear) jeans and t-shirts, but while he..........................................
(work) for the bank now, he .......................................... (wear) a suit and a tie.

10. Today .......................................... (be) Betty's birthday.

11. Betty.......................................... (love) birthdays.

12. She.......................................... (be) always very excited and .......................................... (wake up) very early.

13. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty .......................................... (hear) a noise.

14. She .......................................... (get up) and .......................................... (go) into the sitting room.

15. What.......................................... (go on) ?

16. Look! Betty's cat Carlos .......................................... (sit) on the table and he .......................................... (play)
with Betty's present.

15. Sue .......................................... (be) a student from South Korea.

16. She.......................................... (live) in Seoul and .......................................... (study) medicine.

17. At the moment, however, Sue .......................................... (live) in London.

18. She .......................................... (do) a six-months practical course in a London hospital.

19. In five days, Sue .......................................... (go) back to South Korea because the next term at
university .......................................... (start) in ten days.
Apostrophes

1. The girlfriend of her brother drives a trailer truck.

Her..........................................girlfriend drives a trailer truck.

2. We heard the voices of the children clearly in the lounge.

We heard the.......................................... voices clearly in the lounge.

3. The husbands of the sisters have lunch together every Monday.

The.......................................... husbands have lunch together every Monday.

4. The report, supported by the accounts of two witnesses, proves he did not commit the crime.

The report, supported by two.......................................... accounts, proves he did not commit the crime.

5. The flavour of the bread was improved when he put butter on it.

The ..........................................flavour was improved when he put butter on it.

6. The guess of anybody is as good as mine.

..........................................guess is as good as mine.

7. I spent all my Thanksgivings at the house belonging to my grandmother.

I spent all my Thanksgivings at my.......................................... house.

8. The votes of four members changed the outcome of the election.

Four ..........................................votes changed the outcome of the election.

9. The wipers on your car need to be replaced.

Your ..........................................wipers need to be replaced.

10. The cat played with the toy belonging to it.

The cat played with.......................................... toy.