Unit 2 - Grammar Exercises

Exercise 3 Read the short passage. Put each verb in brackets into present continuous

#1. I work in a large office with about thirty other people, most of whom I know together, so we have all become friends. In fact, most of my colleagues are so interesting, that I ________(think) of writing a book about them!

#2. Take Helen Watson, for example. Currently, Helen ______ (lead) the accounts department.

#3. At the moment she _______(go out) with Keith Ballantine, one of the sales representatives, and they seem very happy together. But everyone – except Helen apparently knows that Keith fancies Susan Porter.

#4. But I happen to know that Susan dislike Keith. ‘I can’t stand people who are always ________(apologise) all the time!’ she told me.

#5. ‘And besides, I know he ______(deceive) poor Helen.

#6. He ________(see) Betty Wills from the overseas department.’

#7. And plenty of other interesting things ________(currently/go on).

#8. For instance, every week we ________(experience) more and more problems with theft – personal belongings and even money have been stolen.

#9. When you realise that someone in your office is a thief, it upsets you at first. But I _______(also/try) to catch whoever it is before the police are called in.

#10. I’m ________(not to tell) you who I suspect. Well, not yet anyway!

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