Last sunday it 0… amanda’s birthday. amanda wanted a dog 1… her mum and dad said she couldn’t have one. every day amanda 2… her parents how much she loved dogs. her parents said that 3… house was too small and that a dog should 4… a big garden to play in. last year amanda’s grandmother 5… her a fish but amanda didn’t like 6… very much. she wanted a dog. on sunday, all amanda’s friends 7 … to her house for her party. it was an excellent party and 8 … had a lot of food and lemonade. then, amanda heard something at the door. she opened it and 9 … was a small dog outside. “happy birthday amanda! ” said 10 … mum and dad! 1. 2. were / was / are 1.but / than / why 2.tells / said / told 3.them / theirs / their 4.has / be / have 5.bought / buys / buying 6. they / its / it 7. came / were / go 8. anyone / everything / everyone 9. it / there / he 10. her / hers / his

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Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

Debbie (working) as an administrator at the university. She (organisating) all the timetables and teaching schedules. She (working) very long hours at the moment because it’s the start of the academic year but she (going) on a short holiday at the end of the month.

Simon and Sylvia (staying) in a cottage in the Yorkshire Dales this month. The cottage (belonging) to a cousin of Sylvia’s but the cousin is away: she (cycling ) around Norfolk for a few weeks. Simon and Sylvia often (using ) the cottage when Sylvia’s cousin is away. They really (enjoying) being in the middle of the countryside.

The International School for Languages (doing) very well at the moment. About two hundred students (taking) evening classes this term. Many of them (needing) to learn a new language to improve their job prospects but some of them (learning) a new language purely for pleasure. The European languages (being) very popular but Japanese and Russian (getting) more popular too. The school (providing) good learning facilities and (organisating) a range of study tours.

The world population (still increasing) rapidly. Many people in the world (already starving) and many more (suffering) from malnutrition. The population (growing) fastest in the poorest countries where people (needing) to have children to look after them in their old age and where many of their children (dying) at a very young age.

1. Не said that he had just received a letter from his uncle.
2. He said to me that he was going to the theatre that night.
3. Mike said that he had spoken to Mr. Brown that morning.
4. He said to her that he should do that day if he had time.
5. I said to them that I could give them my uncle's address.
6. Oleg said to tham that his room was on the second floor.
7. He said that he was sure she would ring him up when she was back in St. Petersburg.
8. Misha said to them that he had seen them at his parents' house the year before.
9. He said to them that he hadn't seen his cousin that day.
10. She said that she didn't go to that shop very often.
11. Tom said that he had already had breakfast, thus he was not hungry.