Simple Present vs. Present Progressive

1. I can't afford that ring. It (a)   (cost) too much.

1. Look. It .................... (begin) to rain. Unfortunately, I .................... (have, not*) my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He .................... (wear) a raincoat.

• began / am not having / is wearing

• is beginning / don't have / is wearing

• begins / don't have / wore

• is beginning / haven't had / wore

1. I ..................... (own, not) an umbrella. I ................... (wear) a waterproof hat on rainy days.

• don't own / am wearing

• am not owning / wear

• don’t own / wear

• don't own / weared

As a rule, I .................... (sleep) until 6 o'clock in the morning, and then I ..................... (get) and .................... (study) for my classes.

• am sleeping / get up / am studying

• sleep / get up / am studying

• am sleeping / getting up / studying

• sleep / get up / study

Shhh! Grandpa ................. (take) a nap in the living room. We ................. (want, not) to wake him up. He ................ (need) his rest.

• is taking / don’t want / needs

• takes / don't want / needs

• is taking / don’t want / is needing

• takes / don't want / is needing

Right now I (a)   (look) at Janet.

She (a)   (look) angry. I wonder what's the matter.

She (a)   (have) a frown on her face.

1. She certainly (a)   (have, not) any fun right now.

Right now am looking around the classroom. Yoko is writing in her book. Carlos is biting his pencil. Wan-Ning is scratching his head. Ahmed is staring out the window. He seems to be daydreaming, but perhaps he is thinking hard about verb tenses. What do you think Ahmed is doing ? (Write your our idea here ....)