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Let’s go step by step to solve each part of the grammar test.

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Part 1: Complete with THERE IS, THERE ARE, MANY, MUCH, A LOT OF, SOME or ANY

We need to choose the right word based on whether the noun is countable or uncountable, and if it’s positive, negative, or a question.

- “Have you got …………………… bubble wrap?” → Bubble wrap is uncountable. In questions, we usually use any.
→ any

- “I see we haven’t got …………………… bubble wrap” → Negative sentence + uncountable → any
→ any

- “………………… any big envelopes?” → Question about plural (envelopes) → Use Are there
→ Are there

- “I need to send …………………… letters.” → Positive, plural, not specific amount → some
→ some

- “How …………………… parcels have you got today?” → Parcels = countable → Use many
→ many

- “I have got …………………… but I don’t know exactly.” → Not exact number → a lot of (or “some”, but “a lot of” fits better with “don’t know exactly”)
→ a lot of

- “How …………………… does a packet of staplers cost?” → Asking about price → Use much
→ much

✔ Part 1 Answers:
- any
- any
- Are there
- some
- many
- a lot of
- much

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Part 2: Use PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS with given verbs

Verbs: LISTEN, DRINK, SHOW, NOT SIT, SEND, NOT ANSWER, LEAVE

Remember:
- Present Simple = habits, routines, facts
- Present Continuous = happening now, temporary actions

- “Lisa …………………… the phone. That’s Ellie’s job.” → This is her routine/job → Present Simple → does not answer (since it says “That’s Ellie’s job”, so Lisa doesn’t do it)
→ does not answer

- “Rose can’t help you at the moment. She …………………… ¡Gre how to use the phone system.” → “at the moment” = now → Present Continuous → is showing
→ is showing

- “We …………………… hundreds of e-mails to our customers every day.” → “every day” = habit → Present Simple → send
→ send

- “Why are you still here? You usually …………………… the office at five o’clock.” → “usually” = habit → Present Simple → leave
→ leave

- “Please be quiet. I …………………… to my incoming messages.” → Happening now → Present Continuous → am listening
→ am listening

- “Rob …………………… at his desk at the moment. Where is he?” → “at the moment” = now → Present Continuous → is not sitting
→ is not sitting

- “Sue and Amy …………………… coffee at 11 o’clock every morning.” → “every morning” = habit → Present Simple → drink
→ drink

✔ Part 2 Answers:
- does not answer
- is showing
- send
- leave
- am listening
- is not sitting
- drink

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Part 3: Write questions using PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Given words — turn them into correct questions.

- “Jamie/ work on a presentation/ at the moment.” → “at the moment” = now → Present Continuous → Is Jamie working on a presentation at the moment?
→ Is Jamie working on a presentation at the moment?

- “Why/ the CEO/talk to Louise now?” → “now” = Present Continuous → Why is the CEO talking to Louise now?
→ Why is the CEO talking to Louise now?

- “When/ we/ usually/ send/ invoices to our customers” → “usually” = Present Simple → When do we usually send invoices to our customers?
→ When do we usually send invoices to our customers?

- “Richard/ file documents/ every day” → “every day” = Present Simple → Does Richard file documents every day?
→ Does Richard file documents every day?

✔ Part 3 Answers:
- Is Jamie working on a presentation at the moment?
- Why is the CEO talking to Louise now?
- When do we usually send invoices to our customers?
- Does Richard file documents every day?

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Final Answer:

Part 1:
- any
- any
- Are there
- some
- many
- a lot of
- much

Part 2:
- does not answer
- is showing
- send
- leave
- am listening
- is not sitting
- drink

Part 3:
- Is Jamie working on a presentation at the moment?
- Why is the CEO talking to Louise now?
- When do we usually send invoices to our customers?
- Does Richard file documents every day?