Question

Выберите правильные времена: простое настоящее или настоящее продолженное время. 1) Do you know that water (freezes\ is freezing) at- 4 degrees. 2) Sue (looks\is looking) very smart today: she (wears\is wearing)her new1) Do you know that water (freezes\ is freezing) at- 4 degrees. 2) Sue (looks\is looking) very smart today: she (wears\is wearing) her new black evening dress. ) Robert (plays\is playing) football best of all in the team. 4) I (do not eat ea\am not eating) honey: it always (makes\is making) me sick.5) What beautiful sans! Look! One (swims\is swimming) towards us. 6) -What (do you look\are you looking) at? -This book. It hasn't been here before.7) -Can you explain the rule again? I (don't understand\am not understand) it, I am afraid.8) My father usually (had\is having) coffee in the morning but today he (has\is having) tea.9) Where (do you go\are you going)? May I go with you?10) Fewer and fewer people (smoke\are smoking) tobacco nowadays.

Answer 1

1) Do you know that water freezes at- 4 degrees.
2) Sue looks very smart today: she is wearing her new black evening dress. 3) Robert plays football best of all in the team.
4) I do not eat honey: it always makes me sick.
5) What beautiful swans! Look! One is swimming towards us.
6) -What are you looking at? -This book. It hasn't been here before.
7) -Can you explain the rule again? I don't understand it, I am afraid.
8) My father usually HAS coffee in the morning but today he is having tea.
9) Where are you going? May I go with you?
10) Fewer and fewer people smoke tobacco nowadays.

Answer 2

Choosing the Correct Tenses

1) Do you know that water freezes at -4 degrees? 2) Sue looks very smart today: she is wearing her new black evening dress. 3) Robert plays football best of all in the team. 4) I do not eat honey: it always makes me sick. 5) What a beautiful sans! Look! One is swimming towards us. 6) - What are you looking at? - This book. It hasn't been here before. 7) - Can you explain the rule again? I don't understand it, I am afraid. 8) My father usually has coffee in the morning, but today he is having tea. 9) Where are you going? May I go with you? 10) Fewer and fewer people smoke tobacco nowadays.

Explanation:

1) The correct tense is the simple present tense, "freezes," because it is a general fact about water. 2) The correct tenses are the simple present tense, "looks," and the present continuous tense, "is wearing," because they describe Sue's appearance and action at the present moment. 3) The correct tense is the simple present tense, "plays," because it describes a general fact about Robert's football skills. 4) The correct tenses are the simple present tense, "do not eat," and the simple present tense, "makes," because they describe a habitual action and its consequence. 5) The correct tense is the present continuous tense, "is swimming," because it describes an action happening at the present moment. 6) The correct tenses are the present continuous tense, "are you looking," and the present perfect tense, "hasn't been," because they describe an action happening at the present moment and a past action with a present result. 7) The correct tenses are the present simple tense, "don't understand," and the present continuous tense, "am afraid," because they describe a habitual action and a current feeling. 8) The correct tenses are the simple present tense, "usually has," and the present continuous tense, "is having," because they describe a habitual action and an action happening at the present moment. 9) The correct tenses are the present continuous tense, "are you going," and the modal verb "may," because they describe an action happening at the present moment and a possibility. 10) The correct tense is the simple present tense, "smoke," because it describes a general fact about people's smoking habits.

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