Present Simple VS Present Continuous. Stative verbs. B1+

Our neighbour often ___ barbecues in his garden.

• hold

• holds

• is holding

• are holding

___ something strange in this room?

• You smell

• Are you smelling

• Do you smell

• You smelling

Brian ___ of buying a big house in the suburbs.

• is thinking

• thinks

• don't think

• think

Gareth and Alf ___ in the poetry competition next Saturday.

• take part

• takes part

• are taking part

• are take part

I'm sorry, but I ___ this exercise. Can you explain it to me?

• am not understanding

• don't understand

• understand

• am understand

You can't talk to Mike right now. He's ___ a bath at the moment.

• having

• have

• has

• is have

Yvonne ___ names and telephone numbers. (There are two possible answers)

• is always forgetting

• forgets always

• always forgets

• always is forgetting

I can't leave my job. You know it ___ a lot to me.

• meaning

• is meaning

• mean

• means

I work here as a waiter at the weekends because I ___ the extra money.

• am need

• needs

• am needing

• need

Ronald ___ working late today.

• not mind

• doesn't mind

• isn't minding

• mind