Answer — Exercise 2
5C - A city for all seasons·English File Elementary - Student's Book
Question
- Look at the photos and the messages. Why are Tim and Jane sad?
- Read the messages again, and focus on the highlighted verbs. When do we use the present simple? When do we use the present continuous?
Answer
a)
- Tim is sad because he loves snow, but he lives in Valencia and it never snows there.
- Jane is sad because she is on holiday in Cancún, Mexico, but it’s raining.
b)
- We use the present simple to talk about things that are normally true.
- We use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now / at the moment.