Ex. 1. Choose the right variant. 1. Tom looks / is looking for his mobile phone. 2. My mum thinks / is thinking my new outfit is very expensive. 3. Jane has / is having many fancy dress costumes. 5. The children have played / have been playing in the garden all morning, that is why their clothes are dirty. 6. Why are you smelling / do you smell the cheese? Is there something wrong with it? 7. The film starts / is starting at 22:00 pm. We must be at the cinema by 21:30.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Tom is looking for his mobile phone. (Том ищет свой мобильный телефон.)
2. My mum thinks my new outfit is very expensive. (Моя мама думает, что мой новый наряд очень дорогой.)
3. Jane has many fancy dress costumes. (У Джейн много костюмов для маскарада.)
4. The children have been playing in the garden all morning, that is why their clothes are dirty. (Дети играют в саду всё утро, поэтому их одежда грязная.)
5. Why do you smell the cheese? Is there something wrong with it? (Почему ты нюхаешь сыр? С ним что-то не так?)
6. The film starts at 22:00. We must be at the cinema by 21:30. (Фильм начинается в 22:00. Мы должны быть в кинотеатре к 21:30.)

Обоснование: is looking обозначает действие, происходящее сейчас; think, have и smell в этих предложениях употреблены как глаголы состояния; have been playing подчёркивает длительность действия; starts используется для расписания.

Ответ: 1 — is looking; 2 — thinks; 3 — has; 5 — have been playing; 6 — do you smell; 7 — starts.