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State vs. Action Vebrs — Exercise 2

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous tense. Some of the verbs might be state verbs.
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you
any help? (need)
Do you need any help?
  1. 1.
    The weather
    gradually
    colder and colder. (get)
  2. 2.
    I
    Emily this evening. (see)
  3. 3.
    The sentence
    six words. (consist of)
  4. 4.
    I strongly
    everything that I have just heard from him. (doubt)
  5. 5.
    They
    dinner at the moment. (have)
  6. 6.
    The article
    much information about different ways of preparing for a trekking trip. (include)
  7. 7.
    “Frustrated”
    extremely upset. You can use this word when you want to emphasize your feeling of being very uncomfortable. (mean)
  8. 8.
    We
    the situation will be resolved soon and we will see the happy end. (suppose)
  9. 9.
    My sister
    clothes in her room right now. She is going to the nightclub with her friends. (change)
  10. 10.
    Rimma
    to learn Spanish. (want)
  11. 11.
    Veronica
    a very important decision at the moment. Try not to disturb her. (make)
  12. 12.
    This material
    so soft. (feel)
  13. 13.
    How much
    this dress
    ? (cost)
  14. 14.
    My friend is
    for London now. I have come to the airport to say goodbye to her. (leave)
  15. 15.
    The teacher
    a new rule to his students but only a few of them are listening attentively to his explanation. (explain)
  16. 16.
    What
    you
    in this picture? (see)
  17. 17.
    I
    his name. (not / remember)
  18. 18.
    Why
    you
    my hand? (touch)
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