A: Put in the present continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1. Please be quiet. I _______________ (try) to read my book.
2. I _______________ (not/use) the computer at the moment so you can use it.
3. Mary is ill so Sue _______________ (teach) her 1essons today.
4. Excuse me, I _______________ (look) for a hotel. Is there one near here?
5. _______________ (you/wait) for someone?
6. Jack, you are very careless. You _______________ (always/forget) to do your
homework!
7. The cost of living _______________ (rise) very fast. Every year things are more
expensive.
8. What _______________ (you/do)? I _______________ (clean) my shoes.
9. Why _______________ (not/wear) shorts? It's so hot today.
10. The neighbours are so noisy! They _______________ (always/argue) 1oudly.
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1. Please be quiet. I __am__ (trying) to read my book.2. I _____am__ (not/using) the computer at the moment so you can use it.
3. Mary is ill so Sue ____is_____ (teaching) her lessons today.
4. Excuse me, I __am____ (looking) for a hotel. Is there one near here?
5. __Are__ (you/waiting) for someone?
6. Jack, you are very careless. You __are___ (always/forgetting) to do your
homework!
7. The cost of living __is__ (rising) very fast. Every year things are more
expensive.
8. What _are____ (you/doing)? I __am___ (cleaning) my shoes.
9. Why _are___ (not you wearing) shorts? It's so hot today.
10. The neighbours are so noisy! They __are___ (always/arguing) loudly.