Use either the simple present or the present progressive of the verbs in parentheses:
1) I can't afford that ring. It (cost) Costs too much.

2) Look. It (begin) is begins to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not) haven't my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He (wear) is wearing a raincoat.

3) As a rule, I (sleep) am sleeping until 6 o' clock in the morning, and the I (get) get un and (study) Study for my classes.

4) Shhh, Grandpa (take) is taking a nap in the living room. We (want/not) don't wont to make him up. He (need) needs his rest.

5) Right now I (look) am looking at Janet. She (look) looks angry. I wonder what's the matter. She (have) has a frown on her face. She certainly (have/not) having any fun right now.

6) Right now I (look) looking around the classroom. Yoko (write) is writing in her book. Carlos (bite) in bitting his pencil. Wan-Ning (scratch) scratching his head. Ahmed (stare) stare out the window. He (seem) seems to be daydreaming, but perhaps he (think) thinking hard about verb tenses. What (you/think) do think Ahmend (do) is doing right now?

Question

Use either the simple present or the present progressive of the verbs in parentheses:
1) I can't afford that ring. It (cost) Costs too much.

2) Look. It (begin) is begins to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not) haven't my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He (wear) is wearing a raincoat.

3) As a rule, I (sleep) am sleeping until 6 o' clock in the morning, and the I (get) get un and (study) Study for my classes.

4) Shhh, Grandpa (take) is taking a nap in the living room. We (want/not) don't wont to make him up. He (need) needs his rest.

5) Right now I (look) am looking at Janet. She (look) looks angry. I wonder what's the matter. She (have) has a frown on her face. She certainly (have/not) having any fun right now.

6) Right now I (look) looking around the classroom. Yoko (write) is writing in her book. Carlos (bite) in bitting his pencil. Wan-Ning (scratch) scratching his head. Ahmed (stare) stare out the window. He (seem) seems to be daydreaming, but perhaps he (think) thinking hard about verb tenses. What (you/think) do think Ahmend (do) is doing right now?

Answer

1) Correct

2) "Is begins" is not correct. "I haven't my umbrella" is used in only a couple of dialects, so you need a different verb form for standard English.

3) You're talking about a general habit, so use only present simple.

4) Close, just a spelling mistake. Want = wish/desire; won't = will not; wont = customary behaviour. Which is it?

5) Close. "She certainly having any fun" doesn't make sense in English.

6) "I looking", "Wan-Ning scratching", "Ahmed stare out", "perhaps he thinking hard" "What do think Ahmed..?" - try again, these are all incorrect. "Bitting" - wrong spelling.

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