1. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they ...
are doing / do / are sleeping
2. Ann is making her dress at the moment. She ... all her own clothes.
makes / is doing / is making
3. My friend always ... me the truth. But I see that she is telling lies now.
speaks / tells / is telling
4. As a rule, she wears nice hats, but today she ... a funny-looking one.
wears / is wearing / wear
5. Don’t make any noise! The students ... a composition now.
are writing / write / don’t write
6. He usually... coffee but today he is drinking tea.
have / drinks / is having
7. Jane can’t read the newspaper now because her mother ... it.
is looking / is reading / reads
8. It’s autumn now. The birds ... together.
flock / flocks / are flocking
9. I sometimes ... while I ...
am singing / cook
sings / cooks
sing / am cooking
10. He doesn’t like to play while the others ...
work / are working / are playing
11. Julia is very good at languages. She … four foreign languages.
doesn’t speak / speaks / is speaking
12. The River Amazon … into the Atlantic Ocean.
is flowing / flow / flows
13. The Earth … round the Sun.
goes / go / is going
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14. The swimming pool … at 9 o’clock and … at 7 o’clock every day.
is opening … closing / open … closes / opens … closes
15. She … pies every Sunday.
cooks / is cooking / cook
16. They often … mistakes.
are making / do / make
17. It … me just twenty minutes to make this salad.
takes / needs / is taking
18. The girl ... the dog as her mother ... dinner at home.
feeds / cooks
is walking / is cooking
walks / cook