Answer Key

Exercise

Fill in the right form of the verbs in brackets.
  1. The cost of living  [is rising] (rise). Every year, things [cost] (cost) more. 
  2. Mary looks very happy. I think she  [has fallen] (fall) in love again. 
  3. The economy is already very bad, and it  [is getting] (get) worse. 
  4. The number of people without jobs  [has been increasing] (increase) steadily since 2008. 
  5. Ralf's English  [has improved, has been improving] (improve) since he began to take private lessons. 
  6. Where  [is] Sue  [living] (live) until she finds a flat of her own? 
  7. Why  [is] your wife always  [making] (make) so much fuss over nothing? 
  8.  [have] always  [thought] (think) it is much more expensive! 
  9. This town  [has changed] (change) since I was last here as a teenager. It's looks so modern now! 
  10. These days, food  [is becoming] (become) more and more expensive.