Grammar Tenses Miscellaneous 6p5t23

Stative verbs worksheet - Exercises 1 A.-Put the verb into the correct form. Use either the present simple or the present continuous. 1. Please don't make so much noise. I __________________ (study). 2. How many languages __________________ (Tom speak). 3. I __________________ (not/belong) to a political party. 4. Hurry! The bus __________________ (come). I __________________ (not/want) to miss it. 5. The River Nile __________________ (flow) into the Mediterranean. 6. The river __________________ (flow) very fast today — much faster than usual. 7. __________________ (it/ever/snow) in India? 8. We usually __________________ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we __________________ (not/grow) any. 9. A: Can you drive? B: No, but I __________________ (learn). My father __________________ (teach) me. 10. You can borrow my umbrella. I __________________ (not/need) it at the moment. 11. (at a party) I usually __________________ (enjoy) parties but I __________________ (not/enjoy) this one very much. 12. George says he's 80- years old but I __________________ (not/believe) him. 13. Ron is in London at the moment. He __________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually __________________ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel when he's in London. 14. My parents __________________ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else. Where __________________ (your/parents/live)? 15. She __________________ (stay) with her sister at the moment, until she finds somewhere to live. 16. A: What __________________ (your father/do)? B: He's a teacher, but he __________________ (not/work) at the moment. 17. What time __________________ (the banks/close) in Britain? 18. I don't understand the word 'aint'. What __________________ (it/mean)? 19. He is still ill but he __________________ (get/better) slowly. 20. The economic situation is already bad and it __________________ (get/worse).. b.-GRAMMAR: Stative Verbs Exercise Circle the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Right now they (think, are thinking) about buying a new car. It (is depending, depends) on what the weather (is being, is) like on the weekend. Shirley (is having, has) a difficult time right now. It (looks, is looking) as if it might rain. I (am thinking, think) that I should look for a new job. C. Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form.1. He (think) _______________ that we are studying now. 2. These flowers (smell) _______________ terrific. 3. Henry (understand) _______________ Italian well. 4. this milk (taste) _______________ funny. I won’t drink it. 5. Diana (want) _______________ to come over now. Is that all right? 6. There’s a spider in the corner. I (hate) _______________ them. 7. I (hear) _______________ you, but I can’t understand what you are saying. 8. Please give me that book. It (belong) _______________ to me. 9. Moshe (believe) _______________ you, but I know that you are lying. 10. I (think) _______________ that we will get a discount because Talia (know) _______________ the manager. D. Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form. 1. Although Tom is very ill, he (know) _______________ what (happen) _______________ around him. 2. Of course I (understand) _______________ you, I (listen) _______________, aren’t I? 3. Why don’t you comb your hair? It (look) _______________ awful. 4. I (tell) _______________ the truth. Why (you/not believe) _______________ me? 5. I (enjoy) _______________ myself a lot at the moment. I (like) _______________ Eilat. 6. Why are you so angry? You (look) _______________ awful when you (be) _______________ angry. 7. Can we go somewhere else? I (hate) _______________it here. 8. I (wait) _______________ for David. We (want) _______________ to go swimming. 9. The girl you talked about (sit) _______________ over there. She (seem) _______________ nice.