Choose the best present tense to complete these sentences----- Nội dung ảnh ----- **PRESENT TENSES** **Present Simple** - facts The moon revolves round the Earth. - habits and routines I usually have breakfast before I go to work. **Present Continuous** - action happening at the time of speaking Look! She's trying. - temporary action I'm working as a waitress this summer. - ongoing changes The Earth is getting warmer. **Present Perfect** - one's experiences / I've never swum in the ocean. - action that has an effect in the present He can't drive. He's broken his toe. - action started in the past lasting up to now She's lived in London since last year. **Choose the best present tense to complete these sentences** 1. They ___ (go) to the seaside every year but this year they ___ (go) to the mountains. 2. I can't open the door. I ___ (lose) my key. 3. Who ___ (know) what she ___ (talk) about? She never ___ (make) any sense. 4. Everybody ___ (know) the world's rainforests ___ (disappear). 5. My dress is ruined. What ___ (do) you ___ (do)? 6. ___ (see) Laura yet? She ___ (stay) with us this week while her house ___ (be) redecorated. 7. More and more people ___ (become) redundant. 8. I'm sorry, but she ___ (not, work) today. She ___ (take) a day off. 9. The sun ___ (rise) in the east and ___ (set) in the west. 10. Our math teacher usually ___ (give) us a lot of homework - but not today! 11. People ___ (eat) frustrated with the prices going up every day. 12. Look how well he ___ (play) today! I ___ (never, see) him move so fast. 13. This season he ___ (play) for Liverpool. Who ___ (know) whether he will stay or not? 14. What ___ (you, do)? Why ___ (I, not tell) you to tidy up your room? 15. Tom ___ (sell) his car. 16. ___ (know) how much he ___ (want) for it? 17. I can't stand here in the rain. I ___ (get) wet. 18. Listen! Somebody ___ (play) my favourite song. I'm ___ (not, hear) it for such a long time. |