Grade 10 english grammar module 1: present tenses part a: theory part b: practice exercises

Exe 3. Do not change the word in bold.
1. Take all your possessions and walk slowly to the exit. (belongs/belonging)
Take everything ___ that belongs to you__________ and walk slowly to the exit.
2. I'm finding it really enjoyable to work here. (enjoy/enjoying)
I __enjoy working_____________ here.
3. I take work home regularly because of my new responsibility at work. (means/meaning)
My new responsibility at work___means taking___________ work home regularly.
4. In my cycling group there's George, Tom, Harry and me. (consists/consisting)
My _____cycling group consists of___________George, Tom, Harry and me.
5. In your opinion, who's going to win the Cup? (think/thinking)
Who do __you think is going to ____________win the Cup?
6. I'm seeing how wide the door is. (measure/measuring)
I___`am measuring the width of___________ the door.
7. Neil always forgets his wife's birthday. (remembers/remembering)
Neil___never remembers____________ his wife's birthday.
8. Its ability to catch fish is the key to the polar bear's survival. (depends/depending)
The polar bear's________survival depends on its ability________________ to catch fish.
Exe 4. Complete the article with the correct forms of the verbs. Use present tenses.
Most of us (1) ___have heard_____________ (hear) of the popular sitcom Friends, which (2) _________is_______ (be) on our TV screens since 1994. Friends is a story about a group of young people who (3) ________have known________ (know) each other since school. When the series (4) ________start________ (start), they all meet again because they (5) ____are living____________ (live) in Manhattan, New York City. In the episodes the friends (6) _____have spent___________ (spend) a lot time in a coffee house and it is incredible to see how close they are and the important role that friendship plays in their lives. Many fans (7) __have watched_______ (watch) Friends since the first episode came out and the series (8) ______have won__________ (win) many awards.
Today most of the stars (9) ___are still acting_____________ (still act), mainly in films, and although they (10) ______don't work__________(not work) together, they are still in touch. The strange thing is that when we (11) ______see__________ (see) the actors on our TV screens or at the cinema, we usually (12) _______think_________ (think) back to the days of Friends.