Present simple and continuous exercise 1. complete each of these sentences with the correct forms of the verb given in brackets. 1. it normally……about two weeks, but this one longer than usual. (take) 2 .we usually………… by post, but we………………this package by courier so we can track it if there are any problems. (send) 3.the company usually………………….us business class tickets, but they ……us economy tickets for this trip because there are so many of us going. (give) 4. we normally………………… a london firm but we . local this time so we can keep an eye on every detail. (use) 5.typically we………prices once a year, from january the first, but his time we……the dollar prices immediately because of the big change in the exchange rate. (increase) 6. we… couple of hundred pounds on gifts every christmas, but this is our tenth anniversary, so we……………a good deal more this year. (spend) 7. we always …………………. to keep firm control over expenses, but in the present climate we ………… even harder than we usually do. (try) 8. we don't ……………more than we need at the best of times, and we……… penny more than we need with interest rates at 12%. (borrow) help please !
Send; are sending
Gives; are giving
Use; are using
Increase; are increasing
Spend; are spending
Try; are trying
Borrow; are borrowing