A1 Eingangskurs Grammar Exercises

Sprachenzenrtum Universität Bayreuth

Unit 1: Present Tenses
A: Put in the present continuous form of the verb in brackets. 1. Please be quiet. I _______________ (try) to read my book. 2. I _______________ (not/use) the computer at the moment so you can use it. 3. Mary is ill so Sue _______________ (teach) her 1essons today. 4. Excuse me, I _______________ (look) for a hotel. Is there one near here? 5. _______________ (you/wait) for someone? 6. Jack, you are very careless. You _______________ (always/forget) to do your homework! 7. The cost of living _______________ (rise) very fast. Every year things are more expensive. 8. What _______________ (you/do)? I _______________ (clean) my shoes. 9. Why _______________ (not/wear) shorts? It's so hot today. 10. The neighbours are so noisy! They _______________ (always/argue) 1oudly. B: Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple. 1. I _______________ (not/belong) to this particu1ar government committee. 2. Hurry! The bus _______________ (come). I _______________ (not/want) to miss it. 3. Gregory is a vegetarian. He _______________ (not/eat) meat. 4. I _______________ (1ook) for the manager. I can't find him anywhere. 5. We are successful because we _______________ (take) the time to ta1k to our customers. 6. John _______________ (deal) with all the enquiries about sales. 7. At the moment we _______________ (make) a training video for Siemens. 8. _______________ (you/know) what Mr Briceson _______________ (do)? He is not in his office. 9. I _______________ (apply) for a job in the sales department, but I don't know if I will be successful. It _______________ (depend) on whether or not they have any vacancies. 10. Unemployment _______________ (fa1l) and is now down to 5.6%. 11. Jane is doing some research in the library. She needs it for a book she _______________ (write). 12. While Anna is away on holidays, Matt _______________ (work) in her office. 13.