1 Choose the correct answer: 1. We have / are having dinner at the moment.
2. Do you see Are you seeing that blue car over there? It's Ben's.
3. I am all right. I think I am thinking about what I have to do tomorrow.
4. Sophie thinks / is thinking I watch too much television.
5. Do you prefer / Are you preferring walking to cycling?
6. I am afraid I am not remembering / I don't remember where we met.
7. I am hating/ I hate cold evenings.
8. What is this meaning? / does this mean?
9. I am not listening / don't listen to the radio at the moment.
10. He knows / is knowing you are wrong.
11.I always get up/ am always getting up at 6 a.m.
12.I always losel am always losing my keys!
13. We learn/ are learning about the present continuous this week.
14.The school bus picks / is picking me up at 7.00 every morning.
15. At the moment she is studying/studies Mathematics.
2. Do you see that blue car over there? It's Ben's. (The action of seeing is a momentary action, so we use the simple present tense.)
3. I am all right. I think I am thinking about what I have to do tomorrow. (Present continuous is used to describe temporary actions or situations happening now. "I am all right" is a temporary state, and "I am thinking about what I have to do tomorrow" is a temporary action in progress.)
4. Sophie thinks I watch too much television. (The action of watching television is a general habit or a regular occurrence, so we use the simple present tense.)
5. Do you prefer walking to cycling? (The verb "prefer" is a stative verb, which doesn't usually use the continuous tense.)
6. I don't remember where we met. (The action of remembering is a mental state, so we use the simple present tense.)
7. I hate cold evenings. (The verb "hate" is a stative verb, which doesn't usually use the continuous tense.)
8. What does this mean? (We use the simple present tense to ask for information or definitions.)
9. I am not listening to the radio at the moment. (The action of listening is happening now, in the present.)
10. He knows you are wrong. (The verb "know" is a stative verb, which doesn't usually use the continuous tense.)
11. I always get up at 6 a.m. (It is a regular habit, therefore the simple present tense is used.)
12. I always lose my keys! (It is a repeated action, therefore the simple present tense is used.)
13. We are learning about the present continuous this week. (The action of learning is happening now, in the present.)
14. The school bus picks me up at 7.00 every morning. (It is a repeated action, therefore the simple present tense is used.)
15. At the moment she is studying Mathematics. (The action of studying is happening now, in the present.)