Question

Помогите пожалуйста Complete the Sentences with the verbs in Present Simple or Present Continuous. 1. I often____the piano, but now i ____the guitar. (play) 2. It's 9.00 pm and Alex____his homework, but he usually____it in the afternoon. (do) 3. We usually____breakfast in the kitchen, but this morning we____breakfast in the dining room. (have) 4.It's 4:30 pm and my brother____swimming, but he usually____swimming at 5:30 pm (go). 5.They often____their grandparents on Sundays, but today they____their cousins. (visit). 6. My parents sometimes____coffee at breakfast, but this morning they____tea.(drink) 7. I____to music on the radio right now, but i usually____to it on my phone. (listen) 8. It____at the moment, bit it rarely____in Italy in August! (rain).

Answer 1

Відповідь:

1.play playing

2.doing does

3.have having

4.going goes

5.visit visiting

6.drink drinking

7.listening listen

8.raining raines

Пояснення:

Answer 2

1. I often play the piano, but now I am playing the guitar. (play)

The verb "play" is used in the present simple tense to describe a habitual action ("I often play the piano"). However, in the second part of the sentence, the verb "am playing" is used in the present continuous tense to describe an action happening at the moment ("now I am playing the guitar").

2. It's 9.00 pm and Alex is doing his homework, but he usually does it in the afternoon. (do)

The verb "do" is used in the present continuous tense to describe an action happening at the moment ("It's 9.00 pm and Alex is doing his homework"). However, in the second part of the sentence, the verb "does" is used in the present simple tense to describe a habitual action ("he usually does it in the afternoon").

3. We usually have breakfast in the kitchen, but this morning we are having breakfast in the dining room. (have)

The verb "have" is used in the present simple tense to describe a habitual action ("We usually have breakfast in the kitchen"). However, in the second part of the sentence, the verb "are having" is used in the present continuous tense to describe an action happening at the moment ("this morning we are having breakfast in the dining room").

4. It's 4:30 pm and my brother is swimming, but he usually goes swimming at 5:30 pm. (go)

The verb "go" is used in the present simple tense to describe a habitual action ("he usually goes swimming at 5:30 pm"). However, in the first part of the sentence, the verb "is swimming" is used in the present continuous tense to describe an action happening at the moment ("It's 4:30 pm and my brother is swimming").

5. They often visit their grandparents on Sundays, but today they are visiting their cousins. (visit)

The verb "visit" is used in the present simple tense to describe a habitual action ("They often visit their grandparents on Sundays"). However, in the second part of the sentence, the verb "are visiting" is used in the present continuous tense to describe an action happening at the moment ("today they are visiting their cousins").

6. My parents sometimes drink coffee at breakfast, but this morning they are drinking tea. (drink)

The verb "drink" is used in the present simple tense to describe a habitual action ("My parents sometimes drink coffee at breakfast"). However, in the second part of the sentence, the verb "are drinking" is used in the present continuous tense to describe an action happening at the moment ("this morning they are drinking tea").

7. I am listening to music on the radio right now, but I usually listen to it on my phone. (listen)

The verb "listen" is used in the present simple tense to describe a habitual action ("I usually listen to it on my phone"). However, in the first part of the sentence, the verb "am listening" is used in the present continuous tense to describe an action happening at the moment ("I am listening to music on the radio right now").

8. It is raining at the moment, but it rarely rains in Italy in August! (rain)

The verb "rain" is used in the present simple tense to describe a general fact ("it rarely rains in Italy in August"). However, in the first part of the sentence, the verb "is raining" is used in the present continuous tense to describe an action happening at the moment ("It is raining at the moment").