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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 01 - Language focus 2 for the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Underline the Present simple verbs and circle the Present continuous verbs in exercise 2. How do we form the Present continuous?
  2. Find another example in exercise 2 for each use below.

Answer

a)

  1. Lydia is working in a restaurant at the moment.
  2. She wants to become a social worker.
  3. She's applying for lots of jobs.
  4. Isabel is getting old.
  5. She always pulls faces in photos,
  6. Jess's grandparents go out a lot.
  7. Luxmmi is training to be a dentist.
  8. Joe is wearing sunglasses.
  9. Joe's living in a student house at the moment.
  10. He doesn't like the city very much.

Form of Present continuous: am / are / is + -ing

b)

  • Present simple 1: She always pulls faces in photos. / Jess's grandparents go out a lot.
  • Present simple 2: She wants to become a social worker.
  • Present continuous 1: Joe is wearing sunglasses.
  • Present continuous 2: Luxmmi is training to be a dentist.
  • Present continuous 3: Lydia is working in a restaurant at the moment.
  • Present continuous 4: Isabel is getting old.