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Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Simple and Present Continuous
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Present Simple and Present Continuous
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Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Thoughts and opinions: think, understand, know, suppose, believe, want, remember, forget, depend, agree, imagine, realize, regret, mean, seem, etc.
Feelings: like, love, hate, prefer, need, etc.
Senses: see, hear, smell (*see charts above)
Possession and existence: belong, contain, have, include, weigh, consist of, depend on, deserve, own, possess, resemble, etc.
State verbs used in Present Simple

Scientists do not understand/ are not understanding everything about the universe.
They disagree about some important facts. For example, does it get/ is it getting larger or smaller?
Although they don’t agree/ are not agreeing about everything, there are some facts about the universe which they are sure about.
Take the planet Venus, for example. Here the temperature reaches/ is reaching over 400 0C.
And another unusual fact about Venus is that a day there lasts/ is lasting longer than a year.
Underline the correct form:

f) Many scientists still search/ are still searching for life in other parts of the universe.
g) Do they look/ Are they looking for life on Venus?
h) It doesn’t seem/ isn’t seeming to be the kind of place where life might exist.
The atmosphere of Venus consists/ is consisting mainly of carbon dioxide (CO2).
j) And it has/ is having an air pressure 90 times greater than that of Earth.
Underline the correct form:

Somebody (knock) …………………………….. at the door. Can you see who it is?
First you (cook) …………………………………… the onions in a little oil until they are golden brown.
Carols (forever lose) ………………………………. his temper with people! He must learn to calm down.
Here (come) ……………………………… the bus! You’d better hurry!
‘Where’s Jack?’ ‘He(read)………………………………………… the paper in the kitchen.
Open the brackets:

6. Whenever I put up my hand, Harry (kick) ………………………………….. me under the desks.
7. I’m sorry, but I (not understand) ……………………………………………………………. you.
8. Maria (leave) ……………………………………………… now, so could you get her coat?
9. Come and eat your dinner. It (get) ……………………………………………. cold.
10. I (hear) ……………………………………………….. you did really well in your exams. Well done!
Open the brackets:

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect and
Present Perfect Continuous

a) I came here at 3.00 and now it’s 5.00.
I______________________________________ two hours.
b) I haven’t seen this film before.
This is______________________________________ film.
c) Mark is asleep.
Mark_____________________________________ to bed.
d) I began work here in 1999.
I ______________________________________since1 999.
e) Anna isn’t here yet.
Anna _______________________________________ yet.
Rewrite the sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use present prefect or continuous.