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5 Read this conversation, which is similar to aListening Part 1 conversation. Put the verbs inbrackets into the correct form of the presentsimple or the present continuous.Ben: Hi Tom. I'm bored. I (o) .',U..?i.N.!).[9.. (sit) inmy room and theret nothing to do. What(1) ............. (you/do)?Tom: I (2) .............brother. My mum's got a new job and she(3) ............. (work) on Saturdays.(look) after my littleBen: (4) .............every Saturday?Tom: No, my mum usually (5) .............(take) him to my grandparents but they(6) ............. (play) golf today.Ben: Oh. Well, I (7) ...........Tom: OK.(you/look) after him(not do)anything so I'll come over. We can playfootball with your brother.6a) Work in pairs. Look at Picture A and thedescription below. Gorrect any mistakes.There are two girls and a boy. I think they're friends.The girl is sitting down and she's wearing a skirt anda jacket. She's talking to a boy with dark hair. He'swearing shorts and a t-shirt. They both look serious.The other boy has dark hair too. He's sitting under atree and he's writing something. He's wearing shortsand a t-shirt.b) Now write a similar description of Picture Bbelow. Read it to your partner. Have you writtenthe same?They are verbs about:r thoughts (believe, know, think, remember,understand)o feelinSs and opinions (like, love, hate, want, wish,prefer, seem,Iook)o owning (have, belong, own).Compare these pairs of sentences:I think they're friends. I'm thinking about my friend.(my opinion) (I'm doing it now)They both look serious. I'm looking out of the window.(my opinion) (I'm doing it now.)The boy has dark hair. The boy is having lunch.(it belongs to him) (He's eating it now.)b) Which verbs are stative verbs in the followingsentences? Put the verbs in brackets into thecorrect form of the present simple or thepresent continuous.0 (think) 2g.y.o.y.!h!f.K.. trrir jacket suits me?1 That girl (wave) ...... to you. She(seem) ...... to know you.2 Jane can't talk to you now. She (have)...... a shower.3 (remember) ........... Peter's phonenumber? I can't find it.4 I (not want) ...... to go out. I (watch)...... this film which is really good.5 'Where's Luisa?''She (sit)...... over there. She (look)...... tired.'My sister (have) ...... black hair andblue eyes.Hurry up. Mauro (wait) ...... for us....... being late.He (hate)ffi eresent perfect and past simpleWriling Part 1 oflen tests the present perfect and pastsimple. You may also use the present peilecl to writeand lalk about your ovrtn experiences.7a) Look at the underlined verbs in Exercise 6a.They are stative verbs. These are verbs whichare not used in the present continuous whenthey have a certain meaning.12345Underline the verbs in the sentences (1-5)below, then match them with the different usesof the present perfect tense (A-E) on page 131.I've been in the football team for three weeks. l-lI haven't scored a goal yet.I've learnt a lot.trtrHow long have you supported the team? trHave you ever been in another team? trr T.IGRAMMAR BANK