2A GRAMMAR present tenses

Tick (✓) the sentences where the bold phrases are right and correct the wrong ones.
Write your answers in the column on the right.

1 They usually go hiking in Scotland

in the summer. ✓

2 I’m not knowing where to go on holiday. ✗ I don’t know

3 Their flight arrives at Terminal 4 at 16.45.
4 I’m really wanting to try waterskiing.
5 Hurry up! We only have half an hour to get to the airport!
6 What is the guidebook saying about this museum?
7 We’d love to go surfing, but it’s depending on the weather.
8 Our flight’s delayed, so we wait in the departure lounge at the moment.
9 Do you think we should get a taxi or a bus to the hotel?
10 I go to the cinema with some friends this evening.
11 Do you come for a swim or not?
12 I’m sorry, I’m not seeing what you mean.
13 You’re very quiet – what are you thinking about?
14 £500 seems very expensive for a flight to Madrid.
15 What time does your train leave tomorrow?
16 We go camping in the Pyrenees next summer.
17 They’re preferring sunbathing to climbing mountains.
18 I don’t think we’re needing to take a hairdryer.
19 She has a shower at the moment – can you call back later?
20 Do you remember the name of the hotel?
21 It isn’t raining any more. Shall we go to the beach?
22 We can’t go in the pool now because they clean it.
23 I’m not believing it! I’ve won a holiday to Hawaii!
24 Why are you packing so much? It’s only a weekend trip!

25 M
 y neighbour looks after my cat
when I’m away next month.

ACTIVATION
Test your memory. Cover the column on the right and look at the sentences. Read the sentences aloud
with the correct present tense.
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