Exercise 2. Fill in with Present Simple or Present Progressive (Continuous). 1. I (smell) lavender. Is there a bush in the garden?

2. Quick! Get rid of all this mess! Here (come) Mum and Dad!

3. You always (complain) and it (get) on my nerves.

4. Scientists (believe) that the climate (change).

5. I (taste) cinnamon in this cake. It’s lovely.

6. We (weigh) the salmon to put a price on it.

7. British summers (get) hotter and winters (get) wetter.

8. I (smell) the lavender. It’s a very strong variety.

9. Is it an inadequate explanation or I (be) so stupid?

10. I (feed) the neighbour’s cat this week while she’s in hospital.

11. The dance group (appear) to have arrived at the theatre.

12. The neighbours forever (slam) the doors and (shout) during the night.

13. We currently (show) the film ‘Star Wars’ at all Odeon cinemas in the region.

14. I (see) why you (want) to buy a new car. It always (break) down.

15. Alex Cameron (appear) as Hamlet at the Royal Theatre all week.

16. My dad (not take) the bus to work today. His friend (give) him a lift.

17. What you (do) this evening? – I (see) my friend.

18. That carton (contain) one litre of orange juice.

19. You really (not/expect) me to eat this stew! It (smell) awful.

20. Excuse me, but you (speak) English? I (look) for a hotel.

21. I (have) problems getting a new phone connection so instead of sending e-mails I (write) a letter.

22. No wine for me! I (take) antibiotics for an ear infection.

23. Scientists nowadays slowly (begin) to understand more about how the brain (work).

24. What's that noise? It (sound) like Jane playing her trumpet.

25. More and more people (move) to the countryside these days.

26. What you (look) at? – The sky. It (look) as if it's going to rain.

27. The perfume you (wear) (smell) lovely. What is it called?

28. People slowly (realize) the dangers of global warming.

29. The silk blouse (feel) soft.

30. Why you (be) so rude to me today? What’s up?

31. Computers (change) all the time.

32. I think Kate’s flight (arrive) at 7 tomorrow morning.

33. Whenever I (put) my hand up, Harry (kick) me under the desk.

34. Mrs. Adams isn’t in her usual class. They (repair) her classroom ceiling this week and she (use) the library as her classroom.

35. A lot of students here (cycle) to college, so I (try) to find a cheap bike, and I also (think) of moving nearer to the college.