PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS: VERBS WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS
Complete the following sentences using each verb twice – once in the present simple and once in the present continuous, depending on the meaning.
e.g. have:
She __has__ two children, a boy and a girl.
She ’s having__ dinner with a friend this evening.
1. look
It _______________as if it’s going to snow.
I ________________for my contact lens.
2. think
I ________________of going to France for a holiday.
How much _______you________it would cost to fly to Paris.
3. expect
Tom _________________an important letter about a job he applied for. Has the postman been yet?
I _______________you want to know how much your salary will be if you get the job.
4. smell
Something ______________good in the kitchen. What are you cooking?
Why _______you________that fish? Do you think it has gone off?
5. see
I ___________what you mean about the flat not being very convenient. It’s too far from the city centre.
I ___________the estate agent tomorrow to see what other flats he has to offer.
6. weigh
I have been on a diet for a week. I ____________myself to see how much weight I have lost.
I need to know how much the meat ____________so I know how long to cook it for.
7. think
John and I ______________of having a year off to travel round the world.
_____you_______that’s a good idea?
8. have
I’m afraid I won’t be able to go out this evening. I _______ a pile of homework to do.
I______________a lot of problems with this exercise. Can you help me?
9. look
He _____________like the Director of the film. Shall we ask him for an autograph?
She_________________at the designs now to see if they can be used.
10. measure
The dressmaker_________________the client now.
This piece of cloth_________________180cm. by 2 m., so we will have just about enough for her dress.
izabelle20