Present Simple or Present Continuous

Ronald ___________working late today.

Our neighbour often __________barbecures in his garden.

___________ something strange in this room?

Gareth and Alf _________ in the poetry competition next Saturday.

Brian __________ of buying a big house in the suburbs.

I work here as a waiter at the weekends because I _______ The extra money.

I'm sorry, but I ___________ this exercise. Can you explain it to me?

You cannot talk to Mike right now. He's ___________ a bath at the moment.

Yvonne always ___________ names and telephone numbers.

I cannot leave my job. You know it ____________ a lot to me.