Read this conversation between Brian and Steve. Put each verb into the correct form. The first one has already been done for you

Brian and Steve meet in a restaurant:

Brian: Hello, Steve. I haven't seen you for ages. What (1)..... are you doing.....(you/do) these days?

Steve: I (2)..........................................(train) to be a shop manager.

Brian: Really? (3)..........................................(you/enjoy) it?

Steve: Yes, it's quite interesting. How about you?

Brian: Well, I (4)...............................(not/work) at the moment, but I'm very busy.

I (5)..........................................(build) a house.

Steve: Really? (6)..........................................(you/do) it alone?

Brian: No, some friends of mine (7)..........................................(help) me.

14. Read the following extracts and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous. Then, say what use of these tenses each extract shows.

A. These days, it seems everything 1)...is changing... (change). Cities 2)...................... (become) bigger and busier every year, technology 3)...................................... (develop) faster than ever before, and scientists 4)................................................ (learn) more about the way things work.

B. Water 1)…………………………(boil) at 100º C and 2) ……………………….. (freeze) when the temperature 3) …........................ (drop) below 0°C. Salt water 4)......................... (be) different, however.

C. This film 1)................... (be) great! It 2)…………………………………..(have) an all-star cast and the script 3) ………………..(be) very funny. The action 4)……………………. (begin) when two young men 5) ……………………………..(try) to rob a bank....

D.... Rogers 1).................................. (kick) the ball and 2)............................... (pass) it to Jones. Jones 3).............................. (run) down the pitch. He 4).................................... (pass) the ball to Smith who 5)..................... (shoot) and 6).................... (score)!

15. Michael McIntosh is a politician. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present con­tinuous.

Michael McIntosh 1) ...is... (be) a very busy man. Every morning, he 2)........(leave) home at 8 o'clock, and 3)............................(go) to his office. He 4)..........................(usually/have) meetings until lunchtime, and in the afternoon, he 5)................................... (often/visit) the people of Madewell. He really 6)...........................(enjoy) talking to people.

At the moment, he and his team 7)...........................(organise) his election campaign. There are elections in June and he 8).......................... (hope) to persuade lots of people to vote for him.

Next month, he 9).................................(go) to London to meet the Prime Minister. They 10).................................. (have) a meeting to discuss future plans for Madewell.