Ex.8. put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, present simple or present continuous 1. microsoft always (develop) up-to-date software. 2. the number of people who use the internet (increase) rapidly nowadays. 3. ford (have) both foreign and domestic subsidiaries. 4. mr. wells (discuss) some important business issues on the phone now. 5. i usually (make) appointments for the first part of the day. 6. they (look for) a reasonable solution to this problem at the moment. 7. their department (consist of) two employees. 8. the suppliers (want) to discuss the prices today. 9. this month the company (run) a new advertising campaign. 10. he (not look through) the mail in the morning because he is usually very busy. 11. china (expand) its trade connections to more and more countries. 12. when bill (not like) the film on tv he (switch on) his computer and (watch) films on u-tube.

1. microsoft always (develops) up-to-date software. 2. the number of people who use the internet (increases) rapidly nowadays. 3. ford (has) both foreign and domestic subsidiaries. 4. mr. wells (is discussing) some important business issues on the phone now. 5. i usually (make) appointments for the first part of the day. 6. they (are looking for) a reasonable solution to this problem at the moment. 7. their department (consists of) two employees. 8. the suppliers (want) to discuss the prices today. 9. this month the company (is running) a new advertising campaign. 10. he (does not look through) the mail in the morning because he is usually very busy. 11. china (is expanding) its trade connections to more and more countries. 12. when bill (does not like) the film on tv he (switches on) his computer and (watches) films on u-tube.

1  simple  2  continuous  3  simple  4 continuous  5 simple  6 continuous  7 simple  8 simple  9 continuous10  simple  11 continuous  12simple  simple  simple 

1.i go to bed at ten o'clock every day. 2. i went to bed at ten o'clock yesterday. 3. i will go to bed at ten o'clock tomorrow. 4. i do not go to the cinema every day. 5. i did not go to the cinema yesterday. 6. i will not go to the cinema tomorrow. 7. do you watch tv every day? 8. did you watch tv yesterday? 9. will you watch tv tomorrow? 10. when do you leave home for school every day? 11. when did you leave home for school yesterday? 12. when will you leave home for school tomorrow? 13. my brother goes to work every day. he leaves home at a quarter past eight. as the office he works at is near our house, he walks there. he does not take a bus.yesterday he did  not  go to work. yesterday he got up at nine o'clock. 14. did you have a pt lesson yesterday? — no, i did not. 15. what did you buy at the shop yesterday? - i bought a book. 16. yesterday my father did not read newspapers because he was very busy. he will read newspapers tomorrow.