Question

1. If Paul (won't come/doesn't come) soon, he will miss the train. 2. Aunt Betty (lived/has been living) here all her life and is not going to move. 3. I have bought very fashionable trousers.-Where (have you bought/did you buy) them?-At Marks and Spencer. 4. I don't know when Mary (will come/comes) back next week.​

Answer 1

1. If Paul doesn't come soon, he will miss the train. - The sentence is in the present simple tense, expressing a general truth or a future event. - The use of "doesn't come" suggests that Paul's arrival is uncertain. - The consequence of Paul not coming soon is that he will miss the train.

2. Aunt Betty has been living here all her life and is not going to move. - The sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense, indicating an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. - The use of "has been living" suggests that Aunt Betty has been living in the same place for her entire life. - The statement also implies that Aunt Betty has no intention of moving in the future.

3. "I have bought very fashionable trousers." - "Where have you bought them?" - "At Marks and Spencer." - The first sentence states that the speaker has already purchased fashionable trousers. - The question asks where the trousers were bought. - The response indicates that the trousers were bought at Marks and Spencer.

4. "I don't know when Mary will come back next week."