Grammar in Use (UNIT 1-2)

Present continuous (I am doing)

some friends of mine (to be/ build) their own house, they hope to finish it next summer.

some friends of mine are building their own house. they hope to finish it next summer.

you (to be/work) hard today.

you are working hard today.

The company I work for (to be/ do) so well this year.

The company I work for isn’t doing so well this year.

The company I work ( ) isn’t doing so well this year.

The company I work for isn’t doing so well this year.

At first I didn’t like my job, but I (to be/ begin) to enjoy it now.

• I didn’t like watching anime but now I (to be/ begin) to enjoy it now.

At first I didn’t like my job, but I’m beginning to enjoy it now.

I (to be/ get) a lot of messages.

I'm getting a lot of messages.

The weather (to be/ change).

The weather is changing.

The weather (to be/ get) colder.

The weather is getting colder.

The number of students (to be/ increase).

The population of the world (to be/ increase) very fast.

The number of students is increasing.

The population of the world is increasing very fast.

The price of food (to be/ rise).

*Food prices are going up.

The price of food is rising.

The temperature (to be/ fall).

Temperatures (to be/ fall).

The temperature is falling.

Temperatures are falling.

My hair (to be/ grow) really fast.

I (to be/ grow) more confident.

My hair is growing really fast.

I'm growing more confident.

My Japanese (to be/ improve).

My Japanese is improving.

It (to be/ start) to rain.

I (to be/ start) to feel tired.

It's starting to rain.

I'm starting to feel tired.

I (to be/ begin) to understand why.

I'm beginning to understand why.

Things (to be/ become) difficult.

Things are becoming difficult.