Page 8 - Grasp English B1 (Grammar Book)

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1 Being Sociable

7. The hotel a party for the newcomers who anything about the
hotel. (give/not – know)
8. At the end of the book, the brave young man all the people in the village. (save)
9. Sheila is busy. She her suitcase and to Rome this evening.
(pack/fly)
10. Jean the doctor now because he ill. (visit/feel)

11. We that the moon around the earth. (know/move)
12. Ann and Paul at home during the winter holiday, but this year they
to Switzerland for a meeting which very important for Paul.
(usually – stay/go/be)
13. Please be quiet! The children for the exam. You they
exams on Wednesdays. (study/know/have)
14. Celine a small cafe by the sea. She it with her sister, but they
enough money, so they to sell it. (own/run/not – earn/try)

B. Read the text below and put the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the simple present or present
continuous.

Kevin is a young and energetic person who is fond of playing and watching football, but he isn’t

a footballer. He is a salesman in a big department store in London. He (sell) men’s shoes.
He has to stand from morning till evening, so his job is tiring and boring.
He (start) work at 9 o’clock in the morning. He (have) his breakfast
at his work because he (not – get up) early. He (have) his lunch
at the department cafeteria. Kevin isn’t happy with his salary, so he (not – like) working
there. Now he (look for) a new job, but it is difficult to find a good one.
Today is Sunday, and he (not – work) on Sundays. He is with his friends and
(play) football. On Sunday afternoons, he usually (meet) his cousin
at a café to watch a football match.

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