1. He isn’t watching / doesn’t watch a match now. He is in the library.
2. Paddy often watches / is often watching football matches with his friends.
3. Do you work / Are you working or I can come in?
4. My English is getting / gets a lot better.
5. He usually stays / is staying in his flat in London, but he is staying / stays with his parents at the moment.
6. I spend / am spending more time with my girlfriend these days.
7. We don’t write/ aren’t writing to each other very often.
We use simple and progressive tenses with action verbs.
The meaning of the verb doesn’t change.
I often eat fruit.→ I’m eating an apple now.
I go home at lunchtime. .→I’m going home now.
Мы можем использовать только простые (неопределенные) времена глаголов, не обозначающих действия (e.g. believe, belong, hate, know, like, love, need, prefer, see, understand).
I want to be alone.
Yes, I remember now.
know realize understand recognize
believe feel suppose think*
imagine doubt remember forget
want need prefer mean
love like appreciate hate
dislike fear envy mind
care
possess have* own belong
taste* smell* hear feel*
see*
seem look* appear* cost
owe weigh* be* exist
consist of contain include
Глаголы, отмеченные звездочкой, могут также использоваться в длительных временах, но с другим значением, как в следующих предложениях:
Nonprogressive Progressive
I think he is a kind man. I am thinking
about this grammar.
He has a car. I am having
trouble.
This food tastes good. The chef is tasting
a sauce.
These flowers smell good. Don is smelling
the roses.
He is riding a bike.
The dog is eating
The girl is listening to music
We are singing
They are talking
She is watching TV
It is lying on the turtle
The boys are playing football