1.He usually ____ (seem) very happy, but today he ____ (look) quite sad.
a) seems / looks
b) seem / is looking
c) seems / is looking
2.I ____ (believe) in hard work, but right now I ____ (not/think) this plan will work.
a) believe / am not thinking
b) believe / do not think
c) believe / doesn’t think
3.She ____ (own) a car, but today she ____ (use) public transport.
a) owns / is using
b) own / uses
c) owns / uses
4.Normally, they ____ (know) the answer, but this time they ____ (struggle).
a) know / are struggling
b) knows / struggling
c) know / struggle
5.He ____ (think) about changing his job, but he still ____ (love) his current work.
a) is thinking / love
b) thinks / is loving
c) is thinking / loves
6.We ____ (have) a great team, but currently, we ____ (have) some issues to resolve.
a) are having / are having
b) have / have
c) have / are having
7.The coffee ____ (smell) great, but I ____ (prefer) tea in the morning.
a) is smelling / prefer
b) smells / prefer
c) smells / am preferring
8.“The cake ____ (taste) delicious!” “Let’s see… I (taste) it now.”
a) tastes / am tasting
b) is tasting / am tasting
c) tastes / taste
9.This book ____ (contain) all the information you need, and it ____ (belong) to the library.
a) contain / belong
b) is containing / is belonging
c) contains / belongs
10.I ____ (remember) her name now, but I usually ____ (forget) easily.
a) am remembering / forget
b) remember / forget
c) remembers / forget
11.My friend ____ (have) a cat, but this week she ____ (look after) her neighbor’s dog.
a) have / is looking
b) has / is looking after
c) has / looks after