PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS: VERBS WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS Complete the following sentences using each verb twice – once in the present simple and once in the present continuous, depending on the meaning. e.g. have: She __has__ two children, a boy and a girl. She ’s having__ dinner with a friend this evening. 1. look It _______________as if it’s going to snow. I ________________for my contact lens. 2. think I ________________of going to France for a holiday. How much _______you________it would cost to fly to Paris. 3. expect Tom _________________an important letter about a job he applied for. Has the postman been yet? I _______________you want to know how much your salary will be if you get the job. 4. smell Something ______________good in the kitchen. What are you cooking? Why _______you________that fish? Do you think it has gone off? 5. see I ___________what you mean about the flat not being very convenient. It’s too far from the city centre. I ___________the estate agent tomorrow to see what other flats he has to offer. 6. weigh I have been on a diet for a week. I ____________myself to see how much weight I have lost. I need to know how much the meat ____________so I know how long to cook it for. 7. think John and I ______________of having a year off to travel round the world. _____you_______that’s a good idea? 8. have I’m afraid I won’t be able to go out this evening. I _______ a pile of homework to do. I______________a lot of problems with this exercise. Can you help me? 9. look He _____________like the Director of the film. Shall we ask him for an autograph? She_________________at the designs now to see if they can be used. 10. measure The dressmaker_________________the client now. This piece of cloth_________________180cm. by 2 m., so we will have just about enough for her dress.