Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Ise the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. My younger brother
(like) reading.
2. I
(think) we should stop now because it
(get) dæk.
3. You
(look) serious. What
(you think) about?
4. Mary
(have) a good time in India.
5. I
(taste) this soup to see if it's hot enough.
6. It
(get) very hot. I think we should
(get) out of the sun.
7. Why
(you smell) that meat? Is there something wrong with it?
8. Bob
(love) roses because they
(smell) so nice.
9. We
(have) dinner now.
10. My friends always
(help) me if I
(have) a problem.
11. I am
(speak) to Tom on the phone now.​

1. My younger brother likes reading.
- We use the Present Simple tense here because it is a permanent action or state.

2. I think we should stop now because it is getting dark.
- We use the Present Continuous tense here because it is a temporary action or state in progress.

3. You look serious. What are you thinking about?
- We use the Present Simple tense for the verb "look" because it is a permanent state. We use the Present Continuous tense for the verb "think" because it is a temporary action in progress.

4. Mary is having a good time in India.
- We use the Present Continuous tense here because it is a temporary action in progress.

5. I am tasting this soup to see if it's hot enough.
- We use the Present Continuous tense here because it is a temporary action in progress.

6. It is getting very hot. I think we should get out of the sun.
- We use the Present Continuous tense for the verb "getting" because it is a temporary action in progress. We use the base form "get" for the verb "should" because it is an imperative.

7. Why are you smelling that meat? Is there something wrong with it?
- We use the Present Continuous tense here because it is a temporary action in progress.

8. Bob loves roses because they smell so nice.
- We use the Present Simple tense here because it is a permanent action or state.

9. We are having dinner now.
- We use the Present Continuous tense here because it is a temporary action in progress.

10. My friends always help me if I have a problem.
- We use the Present Simple tense for the verb "help" because it is a permanent action or state. We use the Present Simple tense for the verb "have" because it is a permanent state.

11. I am speaking to Tom on the phone now.
- We use the Present Continuous tense here because it is a temporary action in progress.