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1. Compare these sentences and state the functions of the present simple and present continuous tenses.

1. The kettle is boiling. Can you turn it off please?

2. Listen to those people. What language are they speaking?

3. Where's Tom? He's playing tennis.

4. (you find a stranger in your room)

What are you doing here?

5. Sylvia is in Britain for three months. She's learning English.

6. I'm living with some friends until I can find a flat.

7. That machine isn't working. It broke down this morning.

1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

2. Excuse me, do you speak English?

3.Tom plays tennis every Saturday.

4. What do you usually do at weekends?

5. Most people learn to swim when they are children.

6. My parents live in London. They have been there for 20 years.

7.That machine doesn't work. It hasn't worked for years.

NB!

Some verbs are used only in simple tenses. For example, you cannot say ' I am knowing'. You can only say 'I know'. Here is the list of verbs which are not normally used in continuous tenses (but there are exceptions).

want

like

belong

know

suppose

remember

need

love

see

Realize

mean

forget

prefer

hate

hear

believe

seem

understand

have (when the meaning is 'possess')

think (when the meaning is 'believe')

Examples:

  • Do you like London? (not 'are you liking')

  • He doesn't understand. (not 'he isn't understanding')

  • These shoes belong to me (not 'are belonging')

  • What do you think Tom will do? ( = What do you believe he will do?)

NB!

Some stative verbs (see, smell, taste, feel, think, have etc) have continuous forms but there is a difference in meaning.

State

Action

I think she's rich. (= I believe)

I'm thinking about your plan.

(= I'm considering)

The milk tastes awful.

(= it has bad flavour)

He's tasting the sauce; it might need

some salt. (he's trying its flavour)

He has a pet dog. (=he owns)

He's having a dinner now. (= he's eating)

This cloth feels like velvet.

(=has the texture)

She's feeling her way in the dark.

(= she's finding her way)

I see you're in trouble.

(= I understand)

I'm seeing my lawyer tonight.

(= I'm visiting)

The kitchen smells of burnt meat.

( = has the smell)

Why are you smelling your food?

(= trying the smell of?)

He comes from Spain.

(= he was born in)

He's coming from Spain.

(= he's travelling from)

I love holidays. (in general)

I'm loving this holiday.

(= I'm enjoying;specific)

Your hair looks great.(= it appears)

She's looking at some old photographs.

The baby weighs 5 kilos. (= it is)

I'm weighing myself on my new scales.

(= I'm finding out my weight)

Ann is very tall.

Ann is being very kind to me these days.

(= she's behaving)

Part 3