II. The following questions all refer to present time. Notice whether they are in the present or the present continuous tense. Answereach question with both a short and a long answer.
1. Is he breathing the air?
No, he isn't. He isn't breathing the air.
2. Does he like the air?
No, he doesn't. He doesn't like the air.
3. Is he smelling the air?
4. Does the air smell bad?
5. Is he thinking about pollution?
6. Does he think pollution is dangerous?
7. Is he looking at the smoke?
8. Does the smoke look beautiful?
9. Is he having trouble breathing?
10. Does he have a gas mask?
11. Is he smelling the flower?
12. Does the flower smell good?
13. Is he touching the flower with his mask?
14. Does the flower feel soft?
15. Is he listening for birds?
16. Does he hear any birds?
17. Is he looking for beauty?
18. Does he see any beauty?

When my younger brother, Ibrahim, was a toddler, he used to call me dad (instead of Eyad) and we used to laugh about it. But as we grew up, 7 years apart, this joke started to become a reality. Ibrahim copied me in every possible way, and has an unshakable faith in me. For the longest time I considered him my best friend. I took care of him, taught him, and confided in him. I care about him so much that I don’t want to disappoint him. I know he is watching my every move, so I am watching my every move. I know he is copying every word I say, so I am careful with what I say. If I ignore my work, he ignores his and if I cut corners, he follows suit. I want to be proud of him so I need to be proud of me.
Last summer, I asked my father if I could help around the office. He said he has “a project” for me. I had to scan some 1000 old charts into the new electronic system.

1. Robert said he liked his workmates.

2. She said she wouldn't have time to finish the science project that day.

3. He said he could get home on his own.

4. Mary said they were doing a good job.

5. Tim said he would visit New Zealand the following year.

6. The girl said she hadn't seen Paul that morning.

7. Brenda said they had to go to the hospital right then.

8. Brian said they had been there since that morning.

9. She said she had to work the following Saturday.

10. He said solar energy can improve life on Earth.

11. He said that he and Nancy had decided to exchange roles a year before.

12. Peter said that he understood his children better then and that they were getting along quite well.

13. Mike said Kate was giving a party to all her friends that weekend.

14. I asked (him/her/them) if he/she was / they were going to the disco that night.

15. Sam asked if he always came to that bar.

16. Rose asked me where I had bought that cool t-shirt.

17. The author asked why they wanted the latest mobile phone models.

18. His mother asked him when he did his homework.

19. She told her son to go to his bedroom immediately.

20. Carol told him not to leave the door open.

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