Use either the Simple Present or Present Continuous of the verbs in the parentheses.
1. I can't afford that ring. It (cost) ... too much. 2. Look. It (begin) ... to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not) ... my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He (wear) ... a raincoat. 3. I (own, not) ... an umbrella. I (wear) ... a waterproof hat on rainy days. 4. Right now I (look) ... around the classroom. Ann (write) . in her book. Carlos (bite) . his pencil. Peter (scratch) . his head. Ahmed (stare) ... out of the window. He (seem) ... to be daydreaming, but perhaps he (think) . hard about verb tenses. What you (think) . Ahmed (do) .. ? 5. There's a book on my desk, but it (belong, not) ... to me. 6. Dennis (fix) ... the roof of his house today, and he (need) ... some help. Can you help him? 7. Barbara often (tutor) . other students in her math class. This afternoon she (help) ... Steve with his math assignment because he (understand, not) ... the material they (work) . on in the class this week. 8. Right now I (look) . at Janet. She (look) .  angry. I wonder what's the matter. She (have) .  a frown on her face. She certainly (have, not) . any fun right now. 9. A: "Who is that woman who (stand) ... next to the window?". B: "Which woman? You (talk) . about the woman who (wear) . a blue and gold dress?". A: "No , I (talk, not) . about her. I (mean) . the woman who (wear) . a blue suit". B: "Oh. I (know, not) ... I (recognize, not) ... her". 10. A: Close your eyes. Now lis­ten carefully. What you (hear) ..? What I (do) ..? B: I (believe) ... you (rub) ... the top of your hand. A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again. You (lis­ten) .  carefully? B: Aha! You (rub) .  your hands together. A: Right!

1)costs2)is beginning3)am not having4)is wearing5)do not own6)wear7)am looking8)is writing9)is biting10)is scratching11)is staring12)seems13) is thinking 14)What do you think Ahmed is doing?15) does not belong16)is fixing17) needs18)tutors19)is helping20) does not understand21)are working22)am looking23)looks24)is having25)is not having26)is standing27)are talking28) is wearing29) am not talking30)mean31)is wearing32)do not know33) do not recognize34) what do you hear?35)what am i doing?36)believe37)are rubbing38)are you listening carefully?39) you are rubbing