3. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ITEM.

1.

Tom and Susan 1) {are; are being; have been} engineers who 2) {work; are working; have been working} at the same projects all the time. They sometimes 3) {argue; are arguing; have been arguing} because Susan 4) {always comes; is always coming; has always come} late to the project meetings.

 

2.

James 5) {leaves; is leaving; has left} for work in half an hour. He 6) {is already having; has already had; already has had} his breakfast but he 7) {isn't brushed; hasn’t brushed; hasn’t been brushing} his teeth yet. His bus 8) {comes; is coming; has been coming} at 8:30 am.

 

3.

What a great game! Cooper 9) {overtakes; is overtaking; has overtaken} the ball from Jewett, 10) {dribbles; is dribbling; has dribbled} to the far right of the basket, 11) {jumps; is jumping; has jumped} leaning backwards unexpectedly, 12) {shoots; is shooting; has shot} right over the raised hands of two defenders and 13) {scores; is scoring; has scored} three deciding points for his team. The Pistons 14) {wins; is winning; has won} the game 102-100.

 

4.

A: What 15) {are you doing; have you done; have you been doing}, Emma? Your hands are wet. Have you forgotten that we 16) {go; are going; have been going} to do the shopping today?

B: Well, I 17) {am washing; have washed; have been washing} the clothes by hand all morning. Our washing machine 18) {breaks; is breaking; has broken}. You have to wait till I finish.  

 

5.

Ever since Ben visited the city, he 19) {is dreaming; has dreamt; has been dreaming} of coming back to settle there with his family. Next week he 20) {sees; is seeing; has been seeing} his friend who has a big uninhabited house in the city to ask if he will be able to rent it.

6.

For many years, scientists 21) {are trying; have tried; have been trying} to determine whether plants share the ability to communicate. One particular biologist in Brazil 22) {is spending; has spent; has been spending} eight years exploring young tobacco plants at The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden and 23) {is finding; has found; has been found} out that when attacked by caterpillars, the tobacco plant 24) {emits; is emitting; has emitted} a chemical signal that 25) {appeals; is appealing; has appealed} to the insect’s enemies. Within hours, caterpillar predators like the big-eyed bug 26) {show; are showing; have shown} up, ideally driving the pest away.

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