Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book

Answer for exercise 3

The solution for exercise 3 in chapter 1c - Grammar in use of On Screen B1+ - Student's Book by Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley

Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous. Give reasons for your answers.

Answer

  1. a) enjoy (like / permanent state); b) am enjoying (having a good time / action happening now)
  2. a) is appearing (acting / a fixed future arrangement); b) appears (seems / a permanent state)
  3. a) see (understand / permanent state); b) is seeing (meeting / fixed future arrangement)
  4. a) is thinking (considering / action happening now); b) don't think (don't believe / permanent state)
  5. a) tastes (has the flavour of/ permanent state); b) is tasting (testing / action happening now)