III. Lexico-grammatical exercises 3.1. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. A: I …1.. (think) she’s busy at the moment. She …2… (wash) her hair.
B: But I want to get information how much this computer …3…. (cost).
2. A: Your new trousers …4…. (look) nice.
B: Thank you. The trouble is …5…. (they/not/fit) properly. I …6…. (not/know) why I bought them.
What …7… (you/think) of them?
3. A: What …8… (you/do)?
B: I …9… (weigh) this letter. I …10… (need) to know how many stamps to put on it. 10 points

3.2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
Last summer some friends and I arranged to go camping. We had been looking forward to going for weeks when finally the date of departure arrived. We ……1……..(load) the car with our luggage and ………2……..(set off) early in the morning. The weather was perfect, the sun ……3………(shine) brightly and the wind ……4………(blow) gently. There ………5…….(not/be) a cloud in the sky! Shortly afterwards, while we ………6…….(travel) along the motorway, we ………7……….(notice) that the car ………8………(make) a strange noise. Pete, who ………9………(drive) very fast, suddenly ………10……..(stop) the car. Everyone …………11………(get out) and ………12………..(go) round to the back of the car. To our surprise the boot was open – whoever had loaded the luggage hadn’t close it properly, and everything had fallen out!

1. — You can look at this document, inspector? — I'm afraid I don't have. 2. The solution may be very simple, believe me. 3. — Can I call the porter? — You would, if you lived in this hotel. 4. You may have mistaken me for my sister. We're twins. 5. I may be making a mistake, but I see no other option. 6. You may not realize it, but you are a great person. 7. I was sure that may be other problems. 8. He assured us that we can come at any convenient day for us. 9. The child asked if he could see two more cartoon. 10. He's probably late. Stuck probably somewhere in the traffic jam. 11. I'm not sure, but maybe they met at someone's wedding. 12. — It looks as if nothing happened. — She probably didn't hear the latest news. 13. You could provide them with financial assistance! Now they went bankrupt. 14. — You could be more helpful, my dear! — Really it is. 15. She decided that she could use the car of the father. 16. Deer can be hunted only at certain times of the year.

1.) he hurt  his leg when he fell of the ladder. 2.) i saw that she was enjoying the concert. she was sitting and smiling. 3.) why didn't you open the door at once? - sorry, i didn't hear the bell. 4.) i   broke the plate while i was doing the washing-up. 5.) at two o'clock this afternoon i was having lunch that's why you didn't get  me on the phone. what did  you  want to tell me? - actually i called to tell you i   was coming home by the 7 o'clock train. 6.) i found that old photo when i was looking through the album. 7.) he was looking/looked through the article for some time and then he  made  notes. 8.) they were    discussing the situation for about an hour at yesterday's meeting. 9.) the boy was  always  fidgeting. but whenever i told  him not to, he  stuck out his tongue at me. 10.) while the coppards was working in the garden mr. coppard had a heart attack and his wife called  the doctor. 11.) i knew for sure what was happening in the next room at that moment. 12.) i didn't mean to shout at you. i was just speaking in an emotional manner! 13.) when i arrived, the party  was in full swing. someone was playing  the piano and the guests were dancing. nobody noticed  me come in. 14.) i asked her something but she didn't answer as she was tasting  some dish. 15.) what did  you  do when you found the ring? - i  called the police, of course.