Question

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS: VERBS WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS Complete the following sentences using each verb twice – once in the present simple and once in the present continuous, depending on the meaning. e.g. have: She __has__ two children, a boy and a girl. She ’s having__ dinner with a friend this evening. 1. look It _______________as if it’s going to snow. I ________________for my contact lens. 2. think I ________________of going to France for a holiday. How much _______you________it would cost to fly to Paris. 3. expect Tom _________________an important letter about a job he applied for. Has the postman been yet? I _______________you want to know how much your salary will be if you get the job. 4. smell Something ______________good in the kitchen. What are you cooking? Why _______you________that fish? Do you think it has gone off? 5. see I ___________what you mean about the flat not being very convenient. It’s too far from the city centre. I ___________the estate agent tomorrow to see what other flats he has to offer. 6. weigh I have been on a diet for a week. I ____________myself to see how much weight I have lost. I need to know how much the meat ____________so I know how long to cook it for. 7. think John and I ______________of having a year off to travel round the world. _____you_______that’s a good idea? 8. have I’m afraid I won’t be able to go out this evening. I _______ a pile of homework to do. I______________a lot of problems with this exercise. Can you help me? 9. look He _____________like the Director of the film. Shall we ask him for an autograph? She_________________at the designs now to see if they can be used. 10. measure The dressmaker_________________the client now. This piece of cloth_________________180cm. by 2 m., so we will have just about enough for her dress.

Answer 1

Present Simple vs Present Continuous: verbs with different meanings

1. (look) It looks as if it’s going to snow. I am looking for my contact lens.
2. (think) I am thinking of going to France for a holiday. How much do you think it would cost to fly to Paris?
3. (expect) Tom is expecting an important letter about a job he applied for. Has the postman been yet? / I expect you want to know how much your salary will be if you get the job.
4. (smell) Something smells good in the kitchen. What are you cooking? / Why are you cooking that fish? Do you think it has gone off?
5. (see) I see what you mean about the flat not being very convenient. It’s too far from the city centre. / I am seeing the estate agent tomorrow to see what other flats he has to offer.
6. (weigh) I have been on a diet for a week. I am weighing myself to see how much weight I have lost. I need to know how much the meat weights so I know how long to cook it for.
7. (think) John and I are thinking of having a year off to travel round the world. Do you think that’s a good idea?
8. (have) I’m afraid I won’t be able to go out this evening. I am having a pile of homework to do. I have a lot of problems with this exercise. Can you help me?
9. (look) He looks like the Director of the film. Shall we ask him for an autograph? She is looking at the designs now to see if they can be used.
10. (measure) The dressmaker is measuring the client now. This piece of cloth measures 180cm by 2 m, so we will have just about enough for her dress.

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