3.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple. 1) Why are all these people here? (What / happen)? 2) Julia is good at languages. (She / speak) four languages very well. 3) Are you ready yet? (Everybody / wait) for you. 4) I’ve never heard this word. How (you / pronounce) it? 5) Kate (not / work) this week. She’s on holiday. 6) I think my English (improve) slowly. It’s better than it was. 7) Nicola (live) in Manchester. She has never lived anywhere else. 8) Can we stop walking soon? (I / start) to get tired. 9) Sam and Tina are in Madrid right now. (They / visit) a friend of theirs. 10) ‘What (your father / do)?’ ‘He’s an architect.’ 11) It took me an hour to get to work this morning. Most days (it / not / take) so long. 12) I (learn) to drive. My driving test is next month. My father (teach) me.

1. Why are all these people here? What’s happening?
2. Julia is good at languages. She speaks four languages very well.
3. Are you ready yet? Everybody is waiting for you.
4. I’ve never heard this word. How do you pronounce it?
5. Kate isn’t working this week. She’s on holiday.
6. I think my English is improving slowly. It’s better than it was.
7. Nicola lives in Manchester. She has never lived anywhere else.
8. Can we stop walking soon? I’m starting to get tired.
9. Sam and Tina are in Madrid right now. They’re visiting a friend of theirs.
10. ‘What does your father do?’ ‘He’s an architect.’
11. It took me an hour to get to work this morning. Most days it doesn’t take so long.
12. I’m learning to drive. My driving test is next month. My father is teaching me.

Present simple is used for permanent facts, habits and states; present continuous is used for current or temporary actions and developing situations.