ACTIVITY 110: Put the verbs in the correct tense (present simple or present progressive) choosing the best alternative from the menus. If necessary, refer to Mr. Grammar's explanations on the previous page. Then check the answers.

1.

He  - SMOKES 'S SMOKING   a lot but he  - TRIES 'S TRYING   to cut down.

2.

'Why  - DO YOU STARE ARE YOU STARING   at that fat man?'

'I  - DON'T MEAN 'M NOT MEANING   to be rude. I  - THINK 'M THINKING   I  - KNOW 'M KNOWING   him.'

3.

That  - SMELLS 'S SMELLING   good. What  - ARE YOU COOKING DO YOU COOK ?'

'I  - GRILL 'M GRILLING   some steak. I usually  - FRY 'M FRYING   it but I  - KNOW 'M KNOWNG  

grilling is healthier.'

4.

'What  - ARE YOU DOING DO YOU DO ?'

'I  - LOOK 'M LOOKING   at your old school photographs. In this photo you 

- 'RE PLAYING PLAY   football. You  - ARE LOOKING LOOK   terrible! You  - ARE HAVING HAVE

mud all over you, and your nose  - IS BLEEDING BLEEDS .'

5.

Mrs Pound  - ISN'T WORKING DOESN'T WORK   this week. She  - 'S LOOKING AFTER LOOKS AFTER   her

grandson while her daughter  - IS 'S BEING   in hospital.

6.

She  - 'S GOING GOES   to exercise classes three times a week. She  - 'S GETTING GETS

slimmer and her health  - IS IMPROVING IMPROVES .

ACTIVITY 111: Copy/paste these sentences in the blank spaces. Then, rewrite the sentences putting the verbs in red in the correct tense (present simple or present progressive). Remember to make any other necessary changes. Finally, check the answers.