Exercise 2. Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate present participle of the verbs from the box.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
   burning      lying      modernizing      preparing      reading      rising      shopping      trying   
1. She smelt something and saw smoke .
2. If she catches you her diary, she’ll be furious.
3. They found a tree across the road.
4. I’m going this afternoon.
5. He doesn’t spend much time his lessons.
6. They wasted a whole afternoon to repair the bike.
7. They spent a lot of money the house.