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Tammy been able to swim since she was one year old.
PRESENT PERFECT
HAS BEEN
How many articles has Greg wrote for Newsweek?
PRESENT PERFECT
WRITTEN
Tina and Phil still not managed to sell their flat
PRESENT PERFECT
HAVE NOT
Could you explain what ‘antidisestablishmentarianism’ means / is meaning, please?
MEANS
You’re lucky you caught me - I’ve just came through the front door.
PRESENT PERFECT
COME
It doesn’t matter / isn’t mattering which of the books we’ve studied this term you do your essay on.
DOESN'T MATTER
Why you haven't tell Sue yet that you’re thinking of dropping out of the course?
PRESENT PERFECT
HAVEN'T YOU TOLD
Our family is living in this village for over two hundred years and we’re not leaving
PRESENT PERFECT
HAS LIVED
You can’t want to go to the toilet already - we’ve only driven / been driving for about ten minutes so far!
HAVE BEEN DRIVING
Each song only costs / is only costing 50 cents at the moment because they’re on special offer.
COSTS
I think I recognise / I’m recognising that woman over there. Wasn’t she on that quiz show last night?
RECOGNISE
They've filled / been filling over six bags with rubbish from the beach already.
HAVE FILLED
You....................................(go) to the end of the street and....................................(turn) right.
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
GO,TURN
Excuse me, does the nut cake contain / is the nut cake containing walnuts? I’m allergic to them.
CONTAIN
I really don’t agree / I’m really not agreeing that capital punishment deters people from committing murder.
DON'T AGREE
Why don’t you play / aren’t you playing football, Mark? I thought you had a match this afternoon.
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
AREN'T YOU PLAYING
Stay out of this, Simon, it doesn’t concern / isn’t concerning you at all.
DOESN'T CONCERN
My brother....................................(do) a degree at university so I....................................(see) him very often, unfortunately.
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
IS DOING, DON'T SEE
The number you have dialled does not exist / is not existing. Please try again.
DOESN'T EXIST
We’re having / We have the living room repainted so it’s probably best if we go into the kitchen.
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
ARE HAVING
You really resemble / are resembling your father when you frown like that.
RESEMBLE
Beckham...(have) control of the ball... It’s Beckham ... And he...(score)!
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
HAS, SCORES
We've seen / been seeing the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and Oxford Street, and we’ve only been London in for three hours!
HAVE SEEN
Jake and I have thought / been thinking about where to go on holiday for weeks but we just can’t decide.
BEEN THINKING
'Phil....................................(wear) ties, does he?’
‘Actually, he....................................(wear) a tie to work most days.’
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
DOESN'T WEAR, DOES WEAR/WEARS