Question

A. Present Simple or Present Continuous? 1. I ___________ (live) in Bornova. 2. Atakan ___________ (go) to the bank now. (He’s got a lot of money in his pocket) 3. Eylül __________ (live) in Güzelbahçe. 4. Egemen and Uluç ____________ (sit) in the garden at the moment. 5. Birsu and Özge ____________ (study) drama at Queen’s Acting College. 6. ______ Helin_______ (dance) in the garden now? 7. Dad, what ______ you _______ (do) now? 8. Cansu never __________ (listen) to Müslüm Gürses. 9. Barış ______________(read) a book in his room now.

Answer 1

Ответ:

Here are the sentences with the appropriate verb forms:

1. I **live** in Bornova. (Present Simple)

2. Atakan **is going** to the bank now. (Present Continuous)

3. Eylül **lives** in Güzelbahçe. (Present Simple)

4. Egemen and Uluç **are sitting** in the garden at the moment. (Present Continuous)

5. Birsu and Özge **study** drama at Queen’s Acting College. (Present Simple)

6. **Is Helin dancing** in the garden now? (Present Continuous)

7. Dad, what **are you doing** now? (Present Continuous)

8. Cansu never **listens** to Müslüm Gürses. (Present Simple)

9. Barış **is reading** a book in his room now. (Present Continuous)

Answer 2

Sure, let's fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb forms:

1. I live (Present Simple) in Bornova. 2. Atakan is going (Present Continuous) to the bank now. (He’s got a lot of money in his pocket) 3. Eylül lives (Present Simple) in Güzelbahçe. 4. Egemen and Uluç are sitting (Present Continuous) in the garden at the moment. 5. Birsu and Özge are studying (Present Continuous) drama at Queen’s Acting College. 6. Is Helin dancing (Present Continuous) in the garden now? 7. Dad, what are you doing (Present Continuous) now? 8. Cansu never listens (Present Simple) to Müslüm Gürses.  9. Barış is reading (Present Continuous) a book in his room now.

In general, we use the Present Simple for routines, habits, and general truths, while the Present Continuous is used for actions happening now or around now.