Question

Present Simple or Present Continuous? 1. Sam has/is having coffee every morning. 2. Sam has/is having coffee now. 3. It rains/is raining today and the sun doesn’t shine/isn’t shining. 4. I usually wear/am usually wearing shorts, but today I wear/am wearing jeans. 5. She wants/is wanting to have some tea now. 6. What do you do/are you doing on Mondays? 7. How much does this shirt cost/is this shirt costing? – It costs/is costing 15 pounds. 8. I think/am thinking that he watches/is watching TV now. 9. Look! She doesn’t do/isn’t doing homework. She dances/is dancing! 10. My sister goes/is going to the beach every Saturday but this Saturday she goes/is going to the cinema.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. has

2. is having

3. is raining, is shining

4. wear, an wearing

5. is wanting to

6. what do you do

7. cost, costs

8. I'm thinking, is watching

9. isn't doing, is dancing

10. goes, is going to

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Answer 2

Here are the correct answers:

1. Sam has coffee every morning. (Present Simple)
2. Sam is having coffee now. (Present Continuous)
3. It rains today and the sun isn’t shining. (Present Simple)
4. I usually wear shorts, but today I am wearing jeans. (Present Simple for general habit, Present Continuous for specific action now)
5. She wants to have some tea now. (Present Simple)
6. What do you do on Mondays? (Present Simple)
7. How much does this shirt cost? – It costs 15 pounds. (Present Simple)
8. I think that he is watching TV now. (Present Simple for opinion, Present Continuous for specific action now)
9. Look! She isn’t doing homework. She is dancing! (Present Simple for general fact, Present Continuous for specific action now)
10. My sister goes to the beach every Saturday, but this Saturday she is going to the cinema. (Present Simple for general habit, Present Continuous for future plan)