Question

Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary. 1 Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. 2 The water boils. Can you turn it off? 3 Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. 4 Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? 5 The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days. 6 I must go now. It gets late. 7 Lusually go to work by car. 8 'Hurry up! It's time to leave.' 'OK, Lcome. 9 I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? 10 Paul is never late. He's always getting to work on time. 11 They don't get on well. They're always arguing OK is boiling entiquQUE or present simple

Answer 1

Ответ:

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. (OK)

The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?

Look! That man is trying to open the door of your car.

Can you hear those people? What are they talking about?

The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days. (OK)

I must go now. It's getting late.

I usually go to work by car. (OK)

'Hurry up! It's time to leave.' 'OK, I'm coming.

I hear you've got a new job. How are you getting on?

Paul is never late. He always gets to work on time.

They don't get along well. They're always arguing.

Answer 2

Here are the sentences with corrections where necessary:

1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. (Correct)
2. The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?
3. Look! That man is trying to open the door of your car.
4. Can you hear those people? What are they talking about?
5. The moon goes round the Earth in about 27 days. (Correct)
6. I must go now. It's getting late.
7. I usually go to work by car. (Correct)
8. 'Hurry up! It's time to leave.' 'OK, I'm coming.'
9. I hear you've got a new job. How are you getting on?
10. Paul is never late. He always gets to work on time.
11. They don't get on well. They're always arguing.

In sentences 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10, the present continuous or present simple tense was used correctly to match the context of the sentences. In sentence 5, the original sentence is also correct. In sentence 7, the original sentence is correct.