1a Present simple and present continuous 14. for, since, during, yet, etc. 1b Past simple, present perfect simple, 1e Suffixes (1) Pe ae SO i ue Sees Entry test © Choose the correct answer. 1 I stay /am staying at the Imperial Hotel until they get my flat ready. 2 The Amazon flows / is flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. 3 Buying a house becomes /is becoming more and more expensive nowadays. 4 We haven't decided yet but we think /are thinking of moving house. 5 Whether we play on Saturday depends /is depending on the weather. Germ is Now look at (@) on pages 14-17. © Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous of the verbs in the box. already /win discuss not find originate try sessssssssin the US around 1900. 7 He's a brilliant actor. At the age of thirty, he & Even when we were children, our parents. with us. 9 They..........to fix this pipe since this morning and it's still leaking 10 Scientists still a cure for cancer. Now look at @) on pages 18-20. coves Several awards. .- our family problems hss... «=~ #—~&»J© Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D. 11 About 100 people outside the theatre for tickets when we got there. A queue B queued Cwere queuing D have queued 12 This time last week I.........t0 London, Adrove Bwas driving Chavedriven _D have been driving. 13 By the time the teacher arrived, the classroom was empty. The students Aleit Bwere leaving C have left D had left 14 The witness claimed he .. the man before. z A didn't see Bwasn't seeing Chasn’tseen Dhadn'tseen ¢ 51 a shower when the phone rang, Ahad B was having Chave had D have been having ie 1s Now look at (8 on pages 21-22. © Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D. 16 She's changed a lot . ... she left school. Alor Bsince C during Dafter 17 I've been waiting in the rain .. hours! Afor Bsince C during D from 8. . |was coming home, | met my old English teacher. AWhile B Since C During D Before 19 She was born in Yorkshire twenty-five years .. . Aover Bsince Cago D before 20 I've .. seen the film — | don’t want to see it again. Asiill Balready Cyet Dbetore 1s Now look at (®) on pages 23-25. © Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D, 21 How long have you been looking for... Aemploy B employer Cemployee D employment 22 I need a tin .. to open this tin of peas. Aopen B opening C opener D opened 23 You have to be a very good to get a job as a chef. A cook B cooker C cookery D cooked 24 She's doing an evening course in . ‘A photograph Bphotography C photographic _D photographer 25 Passing the exam at such a young age was quite an.......... Aachieve B achiever Cachievement —D achievable Cems Now look at €@ on pages 26-27. CTsGrammar Present simple and present continuous ee Gente Form “Alfirmative: They live in Cambridge. Question: Does he live in Brighton? Negative: I don’t live in London. Use We use the present simple: «+ for permanent situations. live ina flat. ‘She works for an insurance company. + for repeated actions or habits: Tuse my mobile phone every day. We usually have dinner at eight. + for general truths: The sun rises in the east. Water boils at 100°C. + when we tell stories or summarise the plot of a film or book: Our hero goes off to search forthe treasure, which he eventually finds after many adventures. + When we use always with the present simple, it ‘means ‘all the time’ or ‘every time’: Lalways complain if the service is bad in restaurants. + When we use always with the present continuous, it means ‘too often’. We use it to show that we find something annoying. You're always complaining that waiters are rude! State verbs + We do not normally use certain verbs with the present continuous, or other continuous tenses. ‘These verbs describe a state, not an activity. ‘They are called state verbs and they inclu + mental/thinking verbs: agree, believe, disagree, doubt, expect, forget, imagine, know, notice, realise, remember, suppose, think, understand | Affirmative: She's waiting for Keith. | Question: Are they having a good time? Negative: I'm not talking to you! | We use the present continuous: + for temporary situations: | P’m staying with a friend at the moment. | + for situations that are changing: || The weather's getting hotter and hotter. + for actions in progress at the moment of speaking: T'm using John’s mobile because I left mine at home. You're eating too fast! + for annoying habits, often with always: You're always borrowing money! + attitude verbs: distike, hate, like, love, need, prefer, want, wish + sense/perception verbs: hear, see, smell, taste + appearance, qualities: appear, look, resemble, seem, sound + existence, being, possession: be, belong to, come (from), exist, have, lack, own, possess + other verbs: consist of, contain, cost, depend, fit, include, matter, mean, need, owe, suit, weigh We can use some state verbs with continuous tenses but with a change in meaning, Here are some examples:mesen1 simpts ano pacsenr continuous fill ere eee He is friendly. characteristics.) t's one of his qualities! He is being friendly. (= behaving in a particular way) She has (got) a ear owns) | She's having dinner. (= eating) They think it's too expensive. (= believe) |, They're thinking of buying a car. (= considering) ‘She looks sad. (= seems) He feels what we did was wrong. (= thinks) ‘She's looking at you. (= turned her eyes in a particular direction) | He's feeling the baby’s forehead. (= touching) Do you see what I mean? (= understand) This juice tastes good. (= has a particular taste) Tm seeing Alex on Friday. (= meeting) | He's tasting the milk to see if its OK. his mouth to check its quality) It depends on the weather. the situation.) The weather may change T’m depending on you. (= relying on) ‘She appears to be very upset. (= seems) ‘The Blues Band is appearing at the Odeon on Saturday. + We can use the verbs feel, look, ache and hurt in the simple or the present continuous form, with no change in meaning: I feel/'m feeling sick. You look/re looking tired. My feet achefare aching. ‘My leg hurtsfis hurting. PRACTICE © Choose the correct answer. 0 We@arely se@)!’re rarely seeing each other now. 1 I sleep /'m sleeping on Nick's sofa until I find a place of my own. 2 Lonly work !’m only working there for a couple of months ~ I'm going abroad in the summer. 3. If you don’t listen | aren’t listening to the radio, why don't you switch it off? 4 His only bad habit is that he talks /is talking too loudly. 5. So, in the first scene, we see /are seeing him getting up. Then he goes out /is going out and meets /is meeting a strange woman. 6 You make / are making goulash with meat, vegetables and paprika. 7 Inever do anything I feel /’m feeling is against my principles. 8. He appears |’s appearing to be very friendly but I don’t know him very well. 9 There's nobody at the door. You just hear Ire just hearing things. 10 So, what do you think /are you thinking? Is it a good idea? 15