Question

Read the dialogue. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or the Present Simple.


Sue: Could you turn the TV down? I (1) _______ (try) to read my book.
Tom: O.K. What (2) ______ (you/ read)?
Sue: It’s about a journalist. She (3) _______(work) for BBC. She is in New York at the moment and she (4) ________(interview) people about
the mafia.
Tom: That’s interesting. I (5) _______ (watch) a series about New York at the moment. It’s on Tuesday evenings. Who is she interviewing?
Sue: She’s talking to lots of different people. There’s one man who (6) _____ (drive) a black Cadillac. She (7) ______(not like) him very much,
but he has got lots of information.
Tom: Sorry can you smell anything? Maybe the neighbors (8) _____ (have) a barbecue.
Sue: No they aren’t. I (9) ______ (cook) sausages for supper! They (10)_____ (burn)!!!!!!

Answer 1

1.i'm trying 2.are you reading 3.works 4.is interviewing 5.i'm watching 6.is driving 7.doesn't 8.are having 9.cook 10.burn

Answer 2

1) I'm trying to read my book.
2) What do you reading?
3) She works for BBC.
4) She is in New York at the moment and she is interviewing people about the mafia.
5) I'm watching a series about New York at the moment.
6) There's one man who is driving a black Cadillac.
7) She doesn't like him very much.
8) Maybe the neighbours are having a barbecue.
9) I'm cooking sausages for supper. They are burning!