Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present (SIMPLE or CONTINOUS) tense. Rewrite the entire sentence
________________________________________________________________________________ 16. It (sound) great fun. You (think) I could get a job as a film extra? I (not know) but I (see) Ann over there; when they (finish) this scene I'll ask her if they still (take) on extras. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 17. Ann (act) in the film? She has a small part. She (not act) very well. I (imagine) she got the part because she (know) the director. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 18. My brother (live) next door and his two children (come) and (see) me every day. The boy (not bother) to knock at the door; he just (climb) in through the window; but the girl always (knock). ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 19. Tom: We (move) into our new house tomorrow. Bill: But why you (leave) your present house? It (suit) you all. Tom: Yes, I (know) it (do); but the Council (pull down) all the houses on this side. They (widen) the road. They (say) it's a bottleneck. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 20. If you (ask) a friend if she (like) your new dress she usually (say) 'Yes'; so you (not know) whether she really (think) it (suit) you or whether she merely (be) polite. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 21. If you (want) a candid opinion you'd better ask my sister. She never (tell) white lies; she always (say) exactly what she (think). ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 22. Your sister's frankness (annoy) people? Yes, it (do). The average person (not want) a truthful answer; he (want) you to say something agreeable. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 23. I (hear) that you have bought a new house. Yes, but I (not live) in it yet. They still (work) on it, and the work (take) longer than I expected. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 24. I (think) repair jobs always (take) longer than one (expect). What they (do) now? They (put) in new electric points. They (seem) competent electricians but they (smoke) at their work and this (slow) them down. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 25. They always (hammer) next door. Yes, that house (keep) changing hands and the new owner always (begin) by putting in a new fireplace, and their fireplace is just on the other side of this wall so we (hear) everything. The wall (shake), too.
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16. It sounds like great fun. Do you think I could get a job as a film extra?
I don't know but I am seeing Ann over there ; when they finish this scene, I'll ask her if they still take on extras.
17. Does Ann act in the film?
She has a small part. She doesn't act very well. I imagine she e got the part because she knows the director.
18. My brother lives next door and his two children come and see me every day.
The boy doesn't bother to knock at the door, just climbs in throught he window but the girl always knocks.
19. Tom: We are moving in our house tomorrow.
Bill: But why are you leaving your present hoouse. It suits you all.
Tom: Yes, I know it does. But the council is pulling down all the houses on this side. They are widening the road. They say it's a bottleneck.
20. If you ask a friend if she likes your new dress she usually says yes. So you don't know whether she really thinks it suits you or whether she is being polite.
21. if you want a candid opinion. you'd better ask my sister. She never tells white lies. She always says exactly what she thinks.
22. Does your sister's frankness annoy people? Yes, it does. The average person doesn't want truthfull answers, he wants you to say something agreeable.
23.I hear that you have bought a new house. Yes, but I'm not living in it yer. They are still working on it and the work is taking longer than I expected.
24. I think repair jobs always take longer than one expects. What are they doing now? They are putting in new electric points. They seem competent electricians but they smoke at their work and this slows them down.
25. They are always hammering next door. Yes, that house keeps changing hands and the new owner always begins by putting in a new fireplace, and their fireplace is just on the other side of this wall so we hear everything. The wall is shaking too.