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Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous).
Next week, my friends and I _________ (go) camping in the woods. I ____________ (organize)
the food, because I _____________ (like) cooking. Dave ________________ (have) a big car
with a trailer, so he _____________ (plan) the transportation. Sam ______________ (bring)
the tent — he ___________ (go) camping every year, so he _________ (have) a great tent and
lots of other equipment. My wife _______ (think) we're crazy. She (like) _______________
holidays in comfortable hotels, so she ______________(take) a trip to Paris instead.
Today (be) _______ the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and
my legs (shake)____________; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really)
____________me and my toes (bleed)____________, but I (want, still) __________to continue.
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)__________so
different, and I (try) __________to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) _________a little
bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not)
___________foreign languages quickly. Although I (understand, not) _________much yet, I
believe that I (improve, gradually)_______________.
Right now, Liam (sit)____________ with the owner of the inn. They (discuss)___________the
differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not)_____________the real name
of the owner, but everybody (call, just)____________him Tam. Tam (speak)__________English
very well and he (try)____________to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam
(say)_____________ a new word, Liam (try)_____________to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam
(seem, also)_____________to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't
get lost and have to ask for directions.