Question

A) Read the text. Underline the verbs in the present simple. When do we use the present simple? Tom and his family are in Barcelona for their summer holidays. They are staying at a beautiful hotel near the beach. They love Barcelona and visit it every summer. The weather is great there this time of the year. It's always warm and sunny. In July the temperature varies from 18°C to 25°C. In August it sometimes gets very hot and the temperature goes up to 38°C! When Tom and his family are on holiday they usually go swimming in the afternoon. Tom loves fishing and his dad likes windsurfing! His mum likes sunbathing and she usually lies on the beach for hours. Today is a special day for Tom. His favourite team, FC Barcelona, are playing against Liverpool. Tom and his dad are at the stadium. They are very excited. They are wearing hats and T-shirts with the flag of Barcelona on them. They are drinking Coke and eating popcorn. They are sitting next to many Barcelona fans and they are all singing!​

Answer 1

1. are
2. love
3. is
4. visit
5. varies
6. gets
7. goes up
8. go (swimming)
9. loves (fishing)
10. likes
11. lies

PRESENT SIMPLE IS USED for:

• repeated actions
• daily routines and habits
• permanent states
• general truths
• timetables (planes,trains etc)

Tom and his family are in Barcelona for their summer holidays. They are staying at a beautiful hotel near the beach. They love Barcelona and visit it every summer. The weather is great there this time of the year. It's always warm and sunny. In July the temperature varies from 18°C to 25°C. In August it sometimes gets very hot and the temperature goes up to 38°C! When Tom and his family are on holiday they usually go swimming in the afternoon. Tom loves fishing and his dad likes windsurfing! His mum likes sunbathing and she usually lies on the beach for hours. Today is a special day for Tom. His favourite team, FC Barcelona, are playing against Liverpool. Tom and his dad are at the stadium. They are very excited. They are wearing hats and T-shirts with the flag of Barcelona on them. They are drinking Coke and eating popcorn. They are sitting next to many Barcelona fans and they are all singing!

Answer 2

Here are the verbs in the present simple tense underlined:

• Tom and his family are in Barcelona for their summer holidays.
• They are staying at a beautiful hotel near the beach.
• They love Barcelona and visit it every summer.
• The weather is great there this time of the year.
• It's always warm and sunny.
• In July, the temperature varies from 18°C to 25°C.
• In August, it sometimes gets very hot and the temperature goes up to 38°C!
• When Tom and his family are on holiday, they usually go swimming in the afternoon.
• Tom loves fishing, and his dad likes windsurfing!
• His mum likes sunbathing, and she usually lies on the beach for hours.
• Today is a special day for Tom.
• His favourite team, FC Barcelona, are playing against Liverpool.
• Tom and his dad are at the stadium.
• They are very excited.
• They are wearing hats and T-shirts with the flag of Barcelona on them.
• They are drinking Coke and eating popcorn.
• They are sitting next to many Barcelona fans, and they are all singing!

We use the present simple tense for the following situations:

1. To talk about habitual actions or things that are generally true.
2. To describe routines or regular activities.
3. To express facts or state facts.
4. To discuss scheduled events in the future (as in timetables and schedules).

In the text, the present simple tense is used to describe Tom and his family's vacation activities, their preferences, and the current events happening on that particular day.