Fill in the correct present tense. Choose between the present simple and present continuous

14 important questions on Fill in the correct present tense. Choose between the present simple and present continuous

As an official language English (serve) more than 40 countries

serves (fact)

British and American English no longer (diverge)

are no longer diverging

Sexist communication (occur) when the structure (reflect) female and male stereotypes, with the male treated as the norm and the female treated as 'the other'.

occurs; reflects
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An Englishman in New York: "Why those Americans always (murder) our beautiful language?"

are always murdering (irritatie)

. England considerably (increase) its linguistic export

is considerably increasing  = moment of speaking

Bad students never (work) hard

Work > fact

He generally (sing) in English but today he (sing) in French

Sings= general  > is singing = nabije toekomst

What you (read) when you are on holiday? I (read) detective stories. Now I (read) The Shut Door by Ivor Lock

Do you read / read / am reading

Wood (float) on water, but iron (not float)

Floats | Does not float

"No, I (go) to a wedding." "And who is the unhappy man who (throw) away his future? Tell him I (feel) sorry for him." "Well, he (speak) to you now!"

I am going
is throwing
feel
is speaking

We (live) in a flat now, but we'll soon move to an old cottage. We (like) old houses better than flats.

Are living
like

House prices (rise) very quickly and my father (earn) a low salary so we can't afford a house of our own.

Are rising
earns

You (realise) that the trains to the capital (stop) at this station every quarter of an hour?

Do you realise
stop

"He (understand) the present tense now?" "He (do) an exercise on it at this moment and I (think) that he (know) how to use it now."

does he understand; is doing; think; knows

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