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changing situations, with verbs like become, get, grow, change, increase, or
with expressions such as more and more:
The Earth is becoming warmer.
More and more people are leaving the countryside.
a future arrangement, with a time reference:
We are leaving tomorrow.
Present Continuous or Present Simple?
The Earth moves round the Sun (present simple = a general fact)
The floor is moving. It’s an earthquake! (present continuous = at the moment)
Most scientists work with computers. (present simple = a general fact)
I’m working on my science project. (present continuous = at the moment)
We don’t use Present Continuous for state verbs:
Thoughts and opinions: think, understand, know, suppose, believe, want, wish,
remember, forget, depend, agree, consider;
Feelings: like, love, hate, feel, prefer, need;
Senses: see, hear, smell, feel, taste (we use can or could with these verbs) ;
Other verbs: appear (= seem), be, belong, contain, fit, have (= possess), include,
mean, look (= appear), need, prefer, require, seem, weigh.
EXERCISES
1. Complete the sentence with the affirmative form of the verb in brackets.a.
Look, all the people (leave) are leaving.
b. The Earth’s temperature (rise) ______________ because people (use)
_______________ too much energy.
c. She (study) _____________economics and he (study)___________philosophy.
d. You (stand) ______________ too close to the road.
e. We (stay) ____________________ in a lovely hotel by the beach.
f. I (go) __________________ to the supermarket now, do you need anything?
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