Question

Решите пожалуйстаTest 9 (B) Simple / Continuous. Choose either the Present Simple or Present Continuous in the following sentences. A) Present Simple B) Present Continuous 1. He's in the bath room. I (to think) he (to wash) his hair. 2. - Can I speak to your parents, please? - I'm sorry. They (to have) lunch at the moment. 3. I usually (to cook) meals, and my brother (to wash) dishes. 4. Mr. Anderson (to be) an English tourist who (to travel) to Eastern Europe tomorrow. Just now he (to have) breakfast at home. After breakfast he (to go out) to do a lot of things. 5. She's a school teacher. She (to teach) maths. 6. I (to wear) glasses only for reading and watching TV. 7. On Sundays they (to have) dinner at a restaurant. 8. Oh, I (to go) to work as a nurse in Africa, in Kenya, and I (to look) forward to it because it's such an exotic country for me. 9. Some pupils are outside. They (to try) to get in. 10. The weather (to be) terrible today. 11. You can't miss him. He (to wear) a white jacket, and he (to carry) a striped umbrella. 12. We (to wear) woollen clothes in winter. 13. We (to organise) a holiday walking tour in the North of Scotland. We (to go) to cover 150 miles of mountainous country in ten days. It (to go) to be a hard work. We (to go) to be wet, cold and tired a lot of the time. But it (to go) to be fun! 14. It (to rain) again.

Answer 1

1. I think, he is washing..
2. have
3. cook, washes
4. is, travelling, have, going out
5. teaches
6. wear
7. have
8. am going to, am looking
9. trying
10. is
11.wearing, carrying
12. wear
13. are organizing, are going, it is going, are going, it is going
14.rains

Answer 2

Test 9 (B) Simple / Continuous

In this test, you need to choose between the Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses for the given sentences. Let's go through each sentence and determine which tense is appropriate.

1. He's in the bathroom. I think he is washing his hair. - In this sentence, we use the Present Simple tense for the verb "think" because it expresses a general opinion or belief. We use the Present Continuous tense for the verb "is washing" because it describes an action happening at the moment. [[1]]

2. "Can I speak to your parents, please?" - "I'm sorry. They are having lunch at the moment." - Here, we use the Present Continuous tense for the verb "are having" because it describes an action happening at the moment. [[2]]

3. I usually cook meals, and my brother washes dishes. - In this sentence, we use the Present Simple tense for both verbs "cook" and "washes" because they express habitual or regular actions. [[3]]

4. Mr. Anderson is an English tourist who is traveling to Eastern Europe tomorrow. Just now, he had breakfast at home. After breakfast, he is going out to do a lot of things. - In this sentence, we use the Present Simple tense for the verb "is" because it describes a permanent state or characteristic. We use the Present Continuous tense for the verbs "is traveling" and "is going out" because they describe actions happening at specific times. [[4]]

5. She's a school teacher. She teaches maths. - Here, we use the Present Simple tense for the verb "teaches" because it expresses a general truth or fact. [[5]]

6. I wear glasses only for reading and watching TV. - In this sentence, we use the Present Simple tense for the verb "wear" because it expresses a general habit or state. [[6]]

7. On Sundays, they have dinner at a restaurant. - Here, we use the Present Simple tense for the verb "have" because it expresses a regular or habitual action. [[7]]

8. "Oh, I am going to work as a nurse in Africa, in Kenya, and I am looking forward to it because it's such an exotic country for me." - In this sentence, we use the Present Continuous tense for both verbs "am going" and "am looking" because they describe future plans or intentions. [[8]]

9. Some pupils are outside. They are trying to get in. - Here, we use the Present Continuous tense for the verb "are trying" because it describes an action happening at the moment. [[9]]

10. The weather is terrible today. - In this sentence, we use the Present Simple tense for the verb "is" because it describes a general state or condition. [[10]]

11. You can't miss him. He is wearing a white jacket, and he is carrying a striped umbrella. - Here, we use the Present Continuous tense for both verbs "is wearing" and "is carrying" because they describe actions happening at the moment. [[11]]

12. We wear woollen clothes in winter. - In this sentence, we use the Present Simple tense for the verb "wear" because it expresses a general habit or state. [[12]]

13. We are organizing a holiday walking tour in the North of Scotland. We are going to cover 150 miles of mountainous country in ten days. It is going to be hard work. We are going to be wet, cold, and tired a lot of the time. But it is going to be fun! - In this sentence, we use the Present Continuous tense for the verbs "are organizing," "are going," and "is going" because they describe future plans or intentions. [[13]]

14. It is raining again. - Here, we use the Present Continuous tense for the verb "is raining" because it describes an action happening at the moment. [[14]]

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.