Present Simple or Present Continuous? VERB TENSES Complete the sentences with the present

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simple or continuous of the verbs.

1. He usually

to work by bus. (go) on the phone now. (talk)

2. Tess

3. Mr. Andrews fast food. (not / like)

4. Be quiet! The baby

in his bedroom. (sleep)

5. Mary's daughter. in Boston at the moment. (study)

6. My father a documentary on TV. (watch)

7. They never

attention to my words. (pay)

8. Water at 0°C. (freeze)

9. Harry sometimes tennis at the club. (play)

10. Betty the flute now. She's rehearsing! (play)

Для выполнения упражнения необходимо определить, используется ли Present Simple или Present Continuous, исходя из контекста предложения. Рассмотрим каждое из них:

1. He usually to work by bus. (go)
   Ответ: He usually goes to work by bus.
   Здесь используется Present Simple, потому что речь идет о регулярном действии (обычно).

2. Tess on the phone now. (talk)
   Ответ: Tess is talking on the phone now.
   Используем Present Continuous, так как действие происходит прямо сейчас (now).

3. Mr. Andrews fast food. (not / like)
   Ответ: Mr. Andrews doesn’t like fast food.
   Present Simple, так как речь идет об общем факте или предпочтении.

4. Be quiet! The baby in his bedroom. (sleep)
   Ответ: Be quiet! The baby is sleeping in his bedroom.
   Present Continuous, потому что действие происходит в данный момент (акцент на "Be quiet!").

5. Mary's daughter in Boston at the moment. (study)
   Ответ: Mary's daughter is studying in Boston at the moment.
   Present Continuous, так как указано, что действие происходит "at the moment".

6. My father a documentary on TV. (watch)
   Ответ: My father is watching a documentary on TV.
   Present Continuous, потому что действие совершается прямо сейчас.

7. They never attention to my words. (pay)
   Ответ: They never pay attention to my words.
   Present Simple, так как это описывает привычное или повторяющееся поведение (никогда).

8. Water at 0°C. (freeze)
   Ответ: Water freezes at 0°C.
   Present Simple, потому что это научный факт.

9. Harry sometimes tennis at the club. (play)
   Ответ: Harry sometimes plays tennis at the club.
   Present Simple, так как речь идет о периодически происходящем действии (иногда).

10. Betty the flute now. She's rehearsing! (play)
    Ответ: Betty is playing the flute now. She's rehearsing!
    Present Continuous, так как действие происходит в данный момент (сейчас).

Итоговые ответы:

1. goes
2. is talking
3. doesn’t like
4. is sleeping
5. is studying
6. is watching
7. pay
8. freezes
9. plays
10. is playing