. complete the text with present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. good morning, everybody. i a (speak) am speaking from mount surprising, the giant volcano. the team of scientists b (visit) ____________________ the volcano, and i am here for big tv, just in case anything exciting happens. i c (stand) _______________________ here near the top of the crater, and d (look) _____________________ down into the volcano. at the moment two scientists e (climb) __________________________ down into the crater. it doesn’t look very dangerous, i must say, but they f (wear) ________________________ special clothes and a rescue team g (stand by) ______________________ just in case! a little bit of smoke h (rise) ___________________ from the volcano, but that’s normal. now the scientists i (set) __________________ up their equipment. they j (try) ______________________ to collect some gas, which will help them understand what exactly k (go on) _____________________ under the volcano. what a minute! something l (happen)_______________________ ! the ground m (shake) _____________________ ! the four scientists n (climb) ____________________ out of the volcano as quickly as they can. they o (shout) ____________________ something as well. i think it’s time to leave!

Here is the completed text with the verbs in the present continuous form: Good morning, everybody. I am speaking from Mount Surprising, the giant volcano. The team of scientists is visiting the volcano, and I am here for Big TV, just in case anything exciting happens. I am standing here near the top of the crater, and am looking down into the volcano. At the moment two scientists are climbing down into the crater. It doesn’t look very dangerous, I must say, but they are wearing special clothes and a rescue team is standing by just in case! A little bit of smoke is rising from the volcano, but that’s normal. Now the scientists are setting up their equipment. They are trying to collect some gas, which will help them understand what exactly is going on under the volcano. Wait a minute! Something is happening! The ground is shaking! The four scientists are climbing out of the volcano as quickly as they can. They are shouting something as well. I think it’s time to leave! Summary of Conjugations:

• b. is visiting (singular collective noun "team")
• c. am standing (first person "I")
• d. am looking (first person "I")
• e. are climbing (plural "two scientists")
• f. are wearing (plural "they")
• g. is standing by (singular collective noun "team")
• h. is rising (uncountable noun "smoke")
• i. are setting (plural "the scientists")
• j. are trying (plural "they")
• k. is going on (singular "what")
• l. is happening (singular "something")
• m. is shaking (singular "the ground")
• n. are climbing (plural "four scientists")
• o. are shouting (plural "they")

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