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. VOCABULARY . PRACTICE

Complete the dialogues with the Present Simple or
CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
Read and match.
1.
A: What (1) (you / do) here,
1. Hold on. Dave?
2. You can’t be serious! B: I (2) (wait) for the
3. What are you up to? underground, just like you.
4. How’s it going? A: I (3) (know) that.
5. Nice one! I (4) (mean), where
(5) (you / go)? You
a. Great! (6) (usually / not use)
b. How are you? the underground. You (7)
c. I don’t agree with you. (have) a motorbike, right?
d. What are you doing at the moment? B: Yeah, but I (8) (want) to
e. Wait. go to the city centre and the underground is
the best way. No traffic!
A: Yeah, I (9) (hate) driving
in traffic too.
2.
. GRAMMAR A: Where’s Gordon today?

B: He (10) (not work) in the
PRESENT SIMPLE vs
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE office this week.
A: I (11) (not understand).
Read the examples and match them with the B: Every year, Mr O’Brien (12)
phrases a-d. © MM Publications
(send) people to London for seminars.
Present Simple A: That sounds interesting.
1. We talk on the phone all the time. B: (13) (you / want) to go
2. Mobiles don’t work in tunnels. next year? I can talk to Mr O’Brien for you.
A: Thanks.
Present Progressive
3. I’m just sending a few emails. . SPEAKING
4. I’m not working this week.
Talk in pairs. Pretend to ring your partner and
discuss your plans for today. Use some of the
a. right now
phrases in the boxes and the ideas given.
b. usually or repeatedly
c. as a general rule
d. this period of time cinema Sure, why not?
Of course. I’d love to.
STATIVE VERBS sports work Sounds brilliant!
Nice one!
Read the examples and answer the That would be great.
question. dinner
How could I say no?
• I don’t want to watch sports right now.
• I like it. Sorry, I have other plans.
Want and like are stative verbs. Which tense Hi, how’s it going? I’m afraid I’m busy.
do we usually use with stative verbs, the Not bad. Maybe some other time.
Present Simple or the Present Progressive? What are you doing...?
Nothing much. No, thanks.
Do you want to...? I’d like to come but...
... I’m afraid I can’t make it
because...

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