3 Complete the dialogue about the picture using the present simple or present continuous form of
the verbs given.
Molly: Hi, Julia. What (a)
you
(do)? Are you at home?
Julia: Yes. I never (b)
(go) out on
Wednesdays.
Molly: (c)
you
(watch)
TV?
Julia: No, right now my mum (d)
(watch) her favourite series. She always
(watch) it on Wednesdays.
Molly: What's that sound? (
somebody
(cry)?
Julia: Yeah. It's my baby cousin.
Molly: (g)
she always
(cry) like that?!
Julia: No, she th)
...
you
(know) what my dad
(do) at the moment?
Molly: No, I (k)
Julia: He 0)
(listen) to loud music
because he (m)
(hate) the sound
of crying! And the amazing thing is that now
my grandfather (n)
(sleep).
He usually (o)
(sleep) in the
afternoon. I don't know how he does it!

Molly: Hi, Julia. What are you doing? Are you at home?
Julia: Yes. I never go out on Wednesdays.
Molly: Are you watching TV?
Julia: No, right now my mum is watching her favourite series. She always watches it on Wednesdays.
Molly: What's that sound? Is somebody crying?
Julia: Yeah. It's my baby cousin.
Molly: Does she always cry like that?!
Julia: No, she doesn't. She usually stops crying after a while. Do you know what my dad is doing at the moment?
Molly: No, I don't know.
Julia: He is listening to loud music because he hates the sound of crying! And the amazing thing is that now my grandfather is sleeping. He usually sleeps in the afternoon. I don't know how he does it!

Explanation:
In this dialogue, Molly and Julia are discussing what they and their family members are currently doing. They use both the present simple and present continuous tense forms of verbs to describe ongoing actions or habits.

In sentence (a), Molly asks Julia what she is doing at the moment, using the present continuous tense "are you doing" to ask about her current activity. Julia responds in sentence (b) that she never goes out on Wednesdays, using the present simple tense "go" to talk about a habit or regular occurrence.

In sentence (c), Molly asks if Julia is watching TV, using the present continuous tense "are you watching" to inquire about her current action. Julia then explains in sentence (d) that her mom is watching her favorite series, using the present continuous tense "is watching" and the present simple tense "watches" to describe her mom's current action and habitual action respectively.

Molly hears a sound in sentence (e) and wonders if somebody is crying. She uses the present continuous tense "is somebody crying" to ask about the ongoing action. Julia confirms in sentence (f) that it is her baby cousin crying.

Molly expresses surprise in sentence (g) and wonders if the baby cousin always cries like that. She uses the present simple tense "does she always cry" to ask about the habitual action. Julia clarifies in sentence (h) that the baby cousin doesn't cry like that all the time, she usually stops crying after a while.

Julia then asks Molly in sentence (i) if she knows what her dad is doing at the moment. She uses the present simple tense "do you know" to inquire about Molly's knowledge. Molly responds in sentence (j) that she doesn't know.

Julia reveals in sentence (k) that her dad is listening to loud music because he hates the sound of crying. She uses the present continuous tense "is listening" and the present simple tense "hates" to describe his current action and habitual feeling.

Lastly, Julia mentions in sentences (n) and (o) that her grandfather is sleeping now, even though he usually sleeps in the afternoon. She uses the present continuous tense "is sleeping" and the present simple tense "usually sleeps" to describe his current action and habitual action respectively. She expresses surprise about how he is able to sleep despite the noise.

This dialogue helps to illustrate the use of present simple and present continuous tenses to describe both ongoing actions and habitual actions happening in the present.