Present Simple or Present Continuous?
1. If you (come) and (see) me every day, I will do the same favour to you when you are ill.
2.This flower (smell) nice.
3. Communication (be) very important although people (forget) this sometimes.
4. I (see) the dentist tomorrow.
5. First I (have) a shower,then we will solve this problem.
6. I don't recognize you,you (be) so rue today. I have never seen you like this.
7. She always (sing) at parties.
8. Johnny usually (spend) Christmas holidays with his parents in Moscow.
9. I (live) in Romania and I (now want) tolive somewhere else.
10. Take your umbrella,it (rain) outside.
11. I (have) a wedding in Bucharest next week.
12. Anna (belive) in God, all the contrary to her brother who (be) an atheist.
13. Mark (leave) for New York on Thursday.
14. Every Sunday, Sarah (drive) her boys to football practice.
15. I am sorry , I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly.
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Present Simple or Present Continuous?
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Answer/Răspuns:
1. If you come and see me every day, I will do the same favour to you when you are ill.
Present Simple
2.This flower smells nice.
Present Simple
3. Communication is very important although people forget this sometimes.
Present Simple
4. I am seeing the dentist tomorrow.
Present Continuous - planned action in the future
5. First I am having a shower, then we will solve this problem.
Present Continuous - planned action in the future
6. I don't recognize you, you are being so rude today. I have never seen you like this.
Present Continuous - something which we think is temporary
7. She always sings at parties.
Present Simple
8. Johnny usually spends Christmas holidays with his parents in Moscow.
Present Simple
9. I live in Romania and I want to live somewhere else now.
Present Simple
10. Take your umbrella, it is raining outside.
Present Continuous
11. I am having a wedding in Bucharest next week.
Present Continuous - planned action in the future
12. Anna belives in God, all the contrary to her brother who is an atheist.
Present Simple
13. Mark is leaving for New York on Thursday.
Present Continuous - planned action in the future
14. Every Sunday, Sarah drives her boys to football practice.
Present Simple
15. I am sorry, I can't hear what you are saying because everybody is talking so loudly.
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Explanations/Explicații:
Present Simple exprimă acțiuni în prezent cu caracter general, care se desfășoară în mod repetat (rutină).
Indici: every day, usually.
Present Continuous exprimă acțiuni în prezent care se desfășoară la momentul vorbirii sau acțiuni viitoare planificate.
Indici: at this moment, now.