4 Unit

EXERCISES

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4.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

1 I'm seeing the manager tomorrow morning. ...RIGHT...

2 I'm feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat?

3 Are you believing in God?

4 This sauce is great. It's tasting really good.

5 I'm thinking this is your key. Am I right?

4.2 Look at the pictures. Use the words in brackets to make sentences. (You should also study Unit3 before you do this exercise.)

4.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1 Are you hungry? .………... something to eat? (you/want) . 2 Jill is interested in politics but she .........,. to a political party, (not/belong)

3 Don't put the dictionary away. I . .................. it. (use)

4 Don't put the dictionary away. I......................... it. (need)

5 Who is that man? What..........………. .? (he/want)

6 Who is that man? Why ........I at us? (he/look)

7 George says he's 80 years old but nobody ........................................... hmi. (believe)

8 She told me her name but I..........................it now. (not/remember)

9.......... of selling my car. (think) Would you be interested in buying it?

10 I............................ you should sell your car. (think) You ....................

it very often, (not/use) i

11 I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I.............................. tea. (prefer)

12 Air ........................ mainly of nitrogen and oxygen, (consist)

4.4 Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Sometimes you must use the simple (am/is/are) and sometimes the continuous is more suitable (am/is/are being).

1 I can't understand why ...he's... so selfish. He isn't usuilly like that.

2 Jack ........................... very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.

3 You'll like Jill when you meet her. She .........................,...............' very nice.

4 Normally you are very sensible, so why ............. so silly about this matter?

5 Why isn't Sarah at work today?................... ill?