Ex. 34. use either present simple or present continuous. 1. it (be) … a cool autumn day. the wind (blow) … and the leaves (fall) … to the ground. 2. my roommate (eat) … breakfast at exactly seven o’clock every morning. i usually (eat, not) … breakfast at all. what time (eat, you) … in the morning? 3. a: (shop, you) … at this store every week? b: no i … i (shop, usually) … at the store near my apartment. a: (shop, you) … here now? b: i (try) … to find something special for my father’s birthday. 4. a: flowers! flowers for sale! yes sir! can i help you? b: i’ll take those — the yellow ones. 18 a: here you are, mister. are they for a special occasion? b: i (buy) … them for my wife. i (buy) … her flowers on the first day of every month. 5. a: i like to read. how about you? (read, you) … a lot? b: yes, i … . i (read) … at least one novel each week, and i (subscribe) … to several magazines. and i always (look) … at the newspaper during breakfast. 6. a: knock, knock! anybody home? hey, bill! hi! it’s me. where are you? b: i (be) … in the bedroom! a: what are you doing? b: i (try) … to sleep! a: oh. sorry. i won’t bother you. tom, shhh. bill (rest) … . 7. before you begin to study, you should ask yourself two questions. first, “why (study, i) … this subject right now? ” second, “what (want, i) … to learn about this topic? ” students (need) … to understand the purpose of their study. 8. in cold climates many trees (lose) … their leaves in winter. they (rest) … for several months. then they (grow) … new leaves and flowers in the spring. some trees (keep) … their leaves during the winter and (stay) … green all year long. in some regions of the earth trees (grow, not) … any leaves. (grow, tree) … on all of the continents in the world?
