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^ C om plete th e sentences w ith the correct erb form s.
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► .. /P?. 'No, never.' (you / smoke)
► 'What 'A cheese sandwich.'(you/eat)

1 'Where..........................................................these days?' 'In a garage.'(she / work)
2 ' here in summer?' 'Not very often.'(it / rain)
3 'Bonjour.' 'Sorry, I ....................................................................French.' (not speak)
4 'Your English..........................................................better.' 'Oh, thank you.' (get)
5 ' golf?' 'Yes, but not very well.' (you t play)
6 'Who..........................................................to?' 'My boyfriend.' (you / write)
7 'Where's Suzanne?'' now.' (she / come)

8 Well, goodnight...........................................................to bed. (I / go)
9 Water..........................................................at 100°C. (boil)
1 0 ' ?' 'Not yet.' (that water / boil)
1 1 ' ?' 'I can't see it.' (the bus / come)
12 'That man..........................................................all the time.'
'Yes, and he ' (talk; never listen)
13 'What's Peter's job?'' film scripts.' (he / write)
14 'Summer's coming.' 'Yes,........................................................ warmer.'(it/ get)

15 'How often ?' 'Every weekend.' (you / see your parents)
16 'Where's your brother?' ' from Scotland today.'(he / come back)
17 ' fast?' 'Yes, always. Too fast.' (John / drive)
18 'Come and have a drink.' 'Not now. I ..........................................................a phone call.'(wait for)
19 'What..........................................................at?' 'A very strange bird.' (you / look)
20 'What kind of music 'All kinds.' (you Hike)

Q Make true sentences about yourself.

► often ..fctoy teiAa/ws......... , bu t. . . . . now. (play)
1 o fte n ...................................... but I ......................................................... now. (play)

2 sometimes...................................... but I ....................................................... now. (wear)
3 o fte n ....................................., but I ......................................................... now. (speak)
4 o fte n ...................................... but I ......................................................... now. (listen)
5 sometimes....................................., but I ........................................................now. (read)
6 o fte n ...................................... but I ......................................................... now. (watch)
7 sometimes...................................... but I ....................................................... now. (buy)
8 o fte n ...................................... but I ......................................................... now. (eat)
9 o fte n ...................................... but I ......................................................... now. (drink)

10 never...................................... and I .........................................................now. (?)

When a dog bites a man, that is not news,
/ never vote for anybody. I always vote
against. (WC Fields) because it happens so often. But if a man
bites a dog, that is news.
(John B Bogart, American newspaper editor)
I never travel without my diary.
One should always have something
sensational to read in the train.
When a woman isn’t beautiful, people
(Oscar Wilde)
always say, ‘You have lovely eyes, you
have lovely hair’.
I never think of the future. (Anton Chekhov)
It comes soon enough.

(Albert Einstein)

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full PRESENT TENSES 29
forms (for exampl el am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.