Ex. 31. use either simple present or present continuous of theverbs in the brackets. 1. i can’t afford that ring. it (cost) … too much. 2. look. it (begin)… to rain. unfortunately, i (have, not) … my umbrella withme. tom is lucky. he (wear) a raincoat. 3. i (own, not) … an umbrella. i (wear) … a waterproof hat on rainy days. 4. right nowi (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 (think, you) … ahmed ( ? 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 (tutor, often) … other students in hermath class. this afternoon she (help) … . steve with his math assignmentbecause 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 frownon her face. she certainly (have, not) … any fun right now. 9. a: who is that woman who (stand) … next to the window? b: “whichwoman ? (talk, you) … about the woman who (wear) … the blue andgold dress ? a: no , i (talk, not) … about her. i (mean) … the womanwho (wear) … the blue suit. b: oh. i (know, not) … . i (recognize, not) … her. 10. a: close your eyes. now listen carefully. what(hear, you) … ? what (do, i) … ? b: i (believe) … you (rub) … the topof your hand ? a: close, but not exactly right. try again. (listen, you) … carefully? b: aha! you (rub) … your hands together. a: right!