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1	Eric Tincanta is a great footballer. He is at a rock concert. He ______ football but he ______ to music tonight.
		plays / listens
		is playing / is listening
		is playing / listens
		plays / is listening


2	I love whisky but I have a bottle of Coca Cola in my hand. I ______ a lot of whisky but right now I ______ a Coke.
		drink / drink
		am drinking / am drinking
		drink / am drinking
		am drinking / drink


3	I work in an office from 9 to 5. I ______ in my office at the moment, I ______ in a bar!
		am not working / am sitting
		don't work / sit
		don't work / am sitting
		am not working / sit


4	I'm in the bank. I ______ in the bank, I ______ some money.
		am not working / am getting out
		do not work / get out
		do not work / am getting out
		am not getting / get out


5	That man has got a copy of the Times in his coat pocket. He obviously ______ the Times, not the Sun.
		is reading
		reads
		doesn't read



6	What newspaper ______ ? I never ______ a paper.
		do you read / buy
		are you reading / buy
		are you reading / am buying
		do you read / am buying


7	How ______ to work? I usually ______ the bus.
		are you coming / am taking
		are you coming / take
		do you come / take
		do you come / am taking


8	Fred is in the theatre. The actors are on the stage. He ______ the play. He ______ it very much.
		watches / likes
		is watching / likes
		watches / is liking
		is watching / is liking


9	Pavarotten, the opera singer, is on the stage at the London Opera. The audience is not happy. He ______ badly. They ______ abuse at him.
		sings / shout
		sings / are shouting
		is singing / are shouting
		is singing / shout


10	Golf is my favourite sport. I ______ it at my local golf club but today I can't because I ______ .
		play / work
		am playing / work
		play / am working
		am playing / am working


11	Harry ______ in a factory but this afternoon he ______ football.
		works / plays
		is working / plays
		works / is playing
		is working / is playing


12	Simon ______ golf really well today but he usually ______ badly.
		plays / plays
		plays/ is playing
		is playing/ plays
		is playing / is playing


13	Look at Elizabeth. She ______ in the corner, ______ to herself. I wonder what is wrong.
		stands / talks
		stands / talking
		is standing / talks
		is standing / talking


14	Could you phone me back later? I ______ an interesting programme on television and I ______ to see the rest of it.
		watch / want
		am watching / want
		watch / am wanting
		am watching / am wanting


15	John will be here soon. He ______ his lunch. He always ______ a long time to eat his lunch!
		has / takes
		has / is taking
		is having / takes
		is having / is taking


16	Look at how fast John ______ . I never ______ as fast as that, it's dangerous.
		drives / drive
		drives / am driving
		is driving / drive
		is driving / am driving


17	What ______ ? I ______ my homework.
		do you do / do
		do you do / am doing
		are you doing / do
		are you doing / am doing


18	I often ______ to bed late but I never ______ before 8.00!
		go / get up
		go / am getting up
		am going / get up
		am going / am getting up


19	What's your job? I ______ in a car factory. What ______ ?
		work / do you do
		am working / do you do
		work / are you doing
		am working / are you doing


20	I ______ to watch the basketball on television. I ______ basketball.
		want / love
		am wanting / love
		want / am loving
		am wanting / am loving