Unit 1

Grammar Practice

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1

Circle the correct form of the verbs.
1 People spend / are spending more and more

time in front of their computers.

2 Do you usually cycle / Are you usually cycling

to school?

3 I need / am needing some cash to buy

books.

4 It seems like the summers get / are getting

longer and hotter every year.

5 She settles / is settling quite nicely into her

new school.

6 His second novel really stands out / is

standing out as his best.

7 I hope / am hoping I do well in this test.
8 Do you try / Are you trying to be funny?

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2

Complete the sentences with the present

simple or present continuous form of the

verbs.
1 It ................. more and more dif®cult to ®nd

is getting

a job these days. (get)

2 Greg ................. £10 per week for keeping

his room clean! (get)

3 Mum is in the kitchen. She ................. ®sh

pie. (cook)

4 She ................. ®sh pie every Friday. (cook)
5 I ................. you use that mobile phone too

much. (think)

6 Be quiet, please. I ................. (think).
7 Carla has changed schools so often. She

always ................. in very quickly. (settle)

8 We moved here last month, and we

................. in very well, thank you. (settle)

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3

Put the time expressions into the correct

column.

two weeks

the beginning of winter

more than an hour

a couple of days

last April

as long as I can remember

such a short time

my birthday

our ®rst date

forty minutes ago

for

since

................................. .................................

two weeks

................................. .................................
................................. .................................
................................. .................................
................................. .................................

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4

Choose the correct answer a, b or c.
1 We haven't seen that movie ................. .

yet

a yet

b already

c still

2 I've ................. heard their new CD.

a yet

b already

c still

3 You ................. haven't given me my

birthday present.
a just

b already

c still

4 He's ................. bought a new mobile

phone.
a yet

b still

c just

5 Have you spoken to your parents about

your job .................?
a just

b yet

c still

6 Has Kerry ................. ®nished her

homework?
a already

b yet

c still

7 I ................. haven't tried Turkish food.

a yet

b still

c just

8 Hello? Police? Someone has .................

stolen my car!
a just

b yet

c still

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 3 Unit 1

GRAMMAR

PRACTICE

LEVEL

3

UNIT

1

Level 3