Question

PUT THE VERB IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSES(PRESENT SIMPLE,PRESENT CONTINIOUS) A man (1).........(stay) in a hotel. one evening he (2).........(go)down to the hotel bar for a drink before dinner. he (3).......(order) an orange juice and decides to stand at the bar. while he (4)..........(drink) his fuice he (5)...........(hear) a voice say:'that's a nice tie.' The man looks ropund, but nobody is near him. then he hears the voice again:'Nice shirt too' The man (6).........(think) maybe the barman(7)...........(talk) to him, but the barman (8)........(clean) glasses at the other end of the bar. suddenly the man (9)............(hear) the voice again:'Your jacket is really smart'. The man can't understand where the voice (10) ............(come) from, so he (11)..........(ask) the barman about it. 'Excuse me, (12).................(you talk) to me?' 'no, s,r' says the barman. 'that'll be the complimentary peanuts

Answer 1

A man (1).........(is staying) in a hotel. one evening he (2).........(goes)down to the hotel bar for a drink before dinner. he (3).......(orders) an orange juice and decides to stand at the bar. while he (4)..........(is drinking) his juice he (5)...........(hears) a voice say: 'that's a nice tie.' The man looks round, but nobody is near him. then he hears the voice again: 'Nice shirt too' The man (6).........(thinks) maybe the barman(7)...........(is talking) to him, but the barman (8)........(is cleaning) glasses at the other end of the bar. suddenly the man (9)............(hears) the voice again: 'Your jacket is really smart'. The man can't understand where the voice (10) ............(is coming) from, so he (11)..........(asks) the barman about it. 'Excuse me, (12).................(are you talking) to me?'

Answer 2

Introduction

In this exercise, we need to put the verb in brackets in the correct tenses, specifically the Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses. Let's go through each sentence and fill in the correct verb forms.

Answer

1. is staying - A man is staying in a hotel. [[2]](https://mgimo.ru/upload/docs_6/yastrebova_Part_1.pdf) 2. goes - One evening he goes down to the hotel bar for a drink before dinner.3. orders - He orders an orange juice and decides to stand at the bar.4. is drinking - While he is drinking his juice, he hears a voice say, "That's a nice tie."5. hears - The man hears the voice again, "Nice shirt too."6. thinks - The man thinks maybe the barman is talking to him.7. is talking - The barman is talking to him.8. is cleaning - The barman is cleaning glasses at the other end of the bar.9. hears - Suddenly, the man hears the voice again, "Your jacket is really smart."10. is coming - The man can't understand where the voice is coming from.11. asks - So he asks the barman about it.12. are you talking - "Excuse me, are you talking to me?"

Explanation

1. The verb "stay" is in the Present Continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action that is happening at the moment. 2. The verb "go" is in the Present Simple tense because it describes a habitual action or a general truth. 3. The verb "order" is in the Present Simple tense because it describes a habitual action or a general truth. 4. The verb "drink" is in the Present Continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action that is happening at the moment. 5. The verb "hear" is in the Present Simple tense because it describes a general truth or a repeated action. 6. The verb "think" is in the Present Simple tense because it describes a general truth or a habitual action. 7. The verb "talk" is in the Present Continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action that is happening at the moment. 8. The verb "clean" is in the Present Continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action that is happening at the moment. 9. The verb "hear" is in the Present Simple tense because it describes a general truth or a repeated action. 10. The verb "come" is in the Present Continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action that is happening at the moment. 11. The verb "ask" is in the Present Simple tense because it describes a general truth or a habitual action. 12. The verb "talk" is in the Present Continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action that is happening at the moment.

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