Present Simple v.s. Present Continuous
Trains are rarely late in my country.
TIME
Usually, trains................................... in my country.
ARE ON TIME
Harry isn't here. He went to lunch twenty minutes ago.
GONE
Harry isn't here. He .................. lunch.
has gone to
"You should start a new hobby, Mr. Jenkins", the doctor said.
TAKE
The Doctor advised ........................ a new hobby.
Mr. Jenkins to take up
She never stops saying how much she hates public transport.
COMPLAINING
She ...................... public transport.
IS ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT
Marcus started learning French two years ago.
LEARNING
Marcus has ........................ two years.
been learning french for
I couldn't reach the shelf. It was too high.
TO
The shelf .......................
was too high to reach
My neighbour always plays loud music and it irritates me.
ALWAYS
My neighbour ................................. loud music.
IS ALWAYS PLAYING
The last time John came to my house was in 1999.
SINCE
John hasn't ...................... 1999.
been to my house since
I visited Paris with the idea of improving my French.
TO
I visited Paris...................... .
to improve my french
Do you have any plans for next Wednesday evening?
DOING
What ........................... next Wednesday evening?
are you doing
No dinner for me, thanks. I ate half an hour ago.
ALREADY
Thanks, but I ............................ .
have already eaten
"How about going to the cinema tonight?", said Anne
SUGGESTED
Ann ........................................ to the cinema.
suggested going
The bus service in our city becomes more inefficient every year.
GETTING
The bus service in our city ...................................and more inefficient.
IS GETTING MORE
This is the first time I have ever drunk rum.
NEVER
I ......................... rum before.
have never drunk
Our teachers never let us leave the school.
TO
We were not ................ by our teachers.
allowed to leave the school