Exercise 31put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or the present continuous tense. 1 cuckoos (not build) nests. they (use) the nests of other birds. 2 you can't see tom now: he (have) a bath. 3 he usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea. 4 what she (do) in the evenings? ~ she usually (play) cards or (watch) tv. 5 i won't go out now as it (rain) and i -(not have) an umbrella. 6 the last train (leave) the station at 11.30. 7 he usually (speak) so quickly that i (not understand) him. 8 ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment.she (make) all her own clothes. 9 hardly anyone (wear) a hat nowadays. 10 i'm afraid i've broken one of your coffee cups.— don't worry. i (not like) that set anyway. 11 i (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong. 12 tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt (read) it. 13 i'm busy at the moment. i (redecorate) the sitting room. 14 the kettle (boil) now. shall i make the tea? 15 you (enjoy) yourself or would you like to leave now? - i (enjoy) myself very much. i (want) to stay to the end. 16 how you (get) to work as a rule? ~ i usually (go) by bus but tomorrow i (go) in tom's car. 17 why you (put) on your coat? ~ i (go) for a walk. you (come) with me? - yes, i'd love to come. you (mind) if i bring my dog? 18 how much you (owe) him? - i (owe) himј5. ~ you (intend) to pay him? 19 you (belong) to your local library? - yes, i do.- you (read) a lot? - yes, quite a lot.- how often you (change) your books? — i (change) one every day. 20 mary usually (learn) languages very quickly but she (not seem) able to learn modern greek. 21 i always (buy) lottery tickets but i never (win) anything. 22 you (like) this necklace? i (give) it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow. 23 i won't tell you my secret unless you (promise) not to tell anyone. - i (promise). 24 you always (write) with your left hand? 25 you (love) him? - no, i (like) him very much but i (not love) him. 26 you (dream) at night? - yes, i always (dream) and if i (eat) too much supper i (have) nightmares. 27 the milk (smell) sour. you (keep) milk a long time? 28 these workmen are never satisfied; they always (complain). 29 we (use) this room today because the window in the other room is broken. 30 he always (say) that he will mend the window but he never (do) it. 31 you (know) why an apple (fall) down and not up? 32 you (write) to him tonight? - yes, i always (write) to him on his birthday. you (want) to send any message? 33 tom and mrpitt (have) a long conversation. i (wonder) what they (talk) about. 34 you (believe) all that the newspapers say? - no, i (not believe) any of it. ~ then why you (read) newspapers? 35 this car (make) a very strange noise. you (think) it is all right? - oh, that noise (not matter). it always (make) a noise like that. 36 the fire (smoke) horribly. i can't see across the room.- i (expect) that birds (build) a nest in the chimney.- why you (not put) wire across the tops of your chimneys? - tom (do) that sometimes but it (not seem) to make any difference.

1 Cuckoos don't build nests. They use the nests of other birds.

2 You can't see Tom now: he is having a bath.

3 He usually drinks coffee but today he is drinking tea.

4 What does she do in the evenings? - She usually plays cards or watches TV.

5 I won't go out now as it is raining and I don't have an umbrella.

6 The last train leaves the station at 11.30.

7 He usually speaks so quickly that I don't understand him.

8 Ann is making a dress for herself at the moment. She makes all her own clothes.

9 Hardly anyone wears a hat nowadays.

10 I'm afraid I've broken one of your coffee cups. —   Don't worry. I don't like that set anyway.

11 I am wearing my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.

12 Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt is reading it.

13 I'm busy at the moment. I am redecorating the sitting room.

14 The kettle is boiling now. Shall I make the tea?

15 Are you enjoying yourself or would you like to leave now?- I am enjoying myself very much. I want to stay to the end.

16 How do you get to work as a rule? - I usually go by bus but tomorrow I am going in Tom's car.

17 Why are you putting on your coat? - I am going for a walk. Are you coming with me?- Yes, I'd love to come. Do you mind if I bring my dog?

18 How much do you owe him?- I owe him £5. - Do you intend to pay him?

19 Do you belong to your local library? - Yes, I do. - Do you read a lot? - Yes, quite a lot. -   How often do you change your books? — I change one every day.

20 Mary usually learns languages very quickly but she doesn't seem to be able to learn modern Greek.

21 I always buy lottery tickets but I never win anything.

22 Do you like this necklace? I am giving it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow.

23 I won't tell you my secret unless you promise not to tell anyone. - I promise.

24 Do you always write with your left hand?

25 Do you love him?- No, I like him very much but I don't love him.

26 Do you dream at night? -  Yes, I always dream and if I eat too much supper, I have nightmares.

27 The milk smells sour. Do you keep milk a long time?

28 These workmen are never satisfied; they are always complaining.

29 We are using this room today because the window in the other room is broken.

30 He always says that he will mend the window but he never does it.

31 Do you know why an apple falls down and not up?

32 Are you writing to him tonight? -   Yes, I always write to him on his birthday. Do you want to send any message?

33 Tom and Mr Pitt are having a long conversation. I wonder what they are talking about.

34 Do you believe all that the newspapers say? - No, I don't believe any of it. - Then why do you read newspapers?

35 This car is making a very strange noise. Do you think it is all right? - Oh, that noise doesn't matter. It always makes a noise like that.

36 The fire is smoking horribly. I can't see across the room. - I expect that birds are building a nest in the chimney. - Why don't you put wire across the tops of your chimneys? - Tom does that sometimes but it doesn't seem to make any difference.