Question

Przeczytaj poniższe zdania (1-8) i zdecyduj, jaki czas został w nich użyty. Zakreśl właściwą odpowiedź i napisz uzasadnienie użycia danego czasu w każdym ze zdań.

2. You never listen to me.

Present simple / continous because..

3. My dad works at the weekend.

Present simple / continous because..

4. Water turns to ice when it's below 0*C.

Present simple / continous because..

5. My brother is spending the weekend with my grandparents.

Present simple / continous because..

6. Ah! Now I understand.

Proszę o poprawne odpowiedzi, nie z tłumacza!! Daję NAJ :)

Present simple / continous because..

7. A: Do you like this programme? B: Yeah, I love it.

Present simple / continous because..

8. They go swimming twice a week.

Present simple / continous because..

Answer 1

2. You never listen to me.

Present simple because we use it to talk about an action that is repeated in the present using an adverb of frequency 'never'.

3. My dad works at the weekend.

Present simple because we use it to express the idea that an action is a usual, more or less permanent situation.

4. Water turns to ice when it's below 0*C.

Present simple because we use it to talk about a scientific fact, something that is generally true.

5. My brother is spending the weekend with my grandparents.

Present continuous because we use it to describe an action in the future, which has already been planned.

6. Ah! Now I understand.

Present simple because we use this tense with stative verbs like ‘understand’.

7. A: Do you like this programme? B: Yeah, I love it.

Present simple because we express emotions and feelings using stative verbs ‘like’ and 'love'.

8. They go swimming twice a week.

Present simple because we talk about a scheduled event, which takes place regularly, using a frequency phrase 'twice a week'.