Pres Simp vs. Continuous
I ______ (go) for a coffee with Julie and Gregory. _______ (you want) to come along, too?
I AM GOING for a coffee with Julie and Gregory. DO YOU WANT to come along, too?
I'll _______ (you) _____ outside the hotel at 8.30.
I'll PICK YOU UP outside the hotel at 8.30.
Would you rather ______ to the cinema or to a club?
1. to go
2. go
3. going
Would you rather GO to the cinema or to a club?
Two years ago I _______ (visit) the far west of the USA on holiday.
Two years ago I VISITED the far west of the USA on holiday.
What _____ (you do) this evening? Would you like to go out for a meal?
What ARE YOU DOING (you do) this evening?
You'll never guess who I ________ today at the supermarket.
You'll never guess who I BUMPED INTO today at the supermarket.
After ______ you in Rome I'm travelling to Sicily.
1. visit
2. to visit
3. visiting
After VISITING you in Rome I'm travelling to Sicily.
I _______ (fly) to Last Vegas and ______ (go) to the Skywalk in the Grand Canyon.
I FLEW to Last Vegas and WENT to the Skywalk in the Grand Canyon.
Corinne ________ (work) as a nurse. Today she _______ (show) some students round the hospital.
Corinne WORKS as a nurse. Today she IS SHOWING some students round the hospital.
Did you manage to _______ the times of the trains today?
Did you manage to FIND OUT the times of the trains today?
According to Dad, _____ video games is pointless.
According to Dad, PLAYING video games is pointless.
Since 2007 millions of people around the world ________ (walk) on the Skywalk.
Since 2007 millions of people around the world HAVE WALKED on the Skywalk.
Hey! Why _______ (you use) that computer! It ______ (belong) to me.
Hey! Why ARE YOU USING that computer! It BELONGS to me.
What time do we need to ______ if we want to arrive at nine?
What time do we need to SET OFF if we want to arrive at nine?
(sending messages on their phones)
Teachers can't stand students TEXTING during class.
I _____ (take) a coach tour to all the most famous places where they ______ (make) the films.
I TOOK a coach tour to all the most famous places where they MADE the films.
I really _______ (not understand) why Justin _____ (spend) so much time online. It's so boring!
I really DO NOT UNDERSTAND why Justin SPENDS so much time online. It's so boring!
I really hate it when people TURN UP at your house without warning.
We are really looking forward ______ you at the party.
We are really looking forward TO SEEING you at the party.
(yes, it's an exception!)
Monument Valley ________ (be) famous ever since it ________ (appear) on the cinema screens in the 1930s.
Monument Valley HAS BEEN famous ever since it APPEARED on the cinema screens in the 1930s.