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I think it's better to stay. It ______ and we ______ an umbrella. a. 's raining / don't have b. rains / don't have c. 's raining / aren't having začněte se učit
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We use the present simple and not progressive with stative or non-action verbs (we don't have). Have is a non-action verb when it means 'own', 'possess'.
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Children ______ more and more dependent to mobile phones. B: Yes, they ______ their imagination anymore. a. become / aren't using b. are becoming / don't use c. become / don't use začněte se učit
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We use the present continuous to talk about situations that are changing or developing (Children are becoming).
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I ______ of quitting my job. ______ it is a good idea? a. 'm thinking / Do you think b. think / Do you think c. 'm thinking /Are you thinking začněte se učit
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'm thinking / Do you think The verb think is stative when it means 'believe', 'have an opinion', but it is dynamic in the following cases: when it means 'consider': We are thinking of selling our house. when it refers to the process of thinking itself: What are you thinking?
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Who is that man? Why ______ at us? What ______? a. is he looking / is he wanting b. is he looking / does he want c. does he look / he wants začněte se učit
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is he looking / does he want We use the present simple and not progressive with stative or non-action verbs (does he want). Want is a stative verb
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What we ____ is that we _____ the planet where our children and grandchildren have to live. (not realise) / (destroy) začněte se učit
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don't realise / are destroying Realise is a stative verb
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Big companies _____ more and more trees every day and this ____ damage to the land. začněte se učit
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are cutting down / is causing We use the present continuous to talk about situations that are changing or developing. It's usual to find the present continuous with comparative phrases like more and more or less and less.
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Now there is less rain and this ___ more and more trees to die začněte se učit
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We use the present continuous to talk about situations that are changing or developing, or also for actions in progress now or ‘around now’.
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As a consequence of the droughts, the risk of fires ___ dramatically. začněte se učit
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We use the present continuous to talk about situations that are changing or developing, or also for actions in progress now or ‘around now’.
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Fortunately, it ___ that now some governments ___ to understand the problem, and they ___to control these activities. začněte se učit
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seems / are beginning / are trying
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What time ______ work on Monday? a. do you finish b. will you finish c. are you going to finish začněte se učit
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We use the present simple to refer to future events which are timetabled.
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I'm sure the baby ______ blue eyes, like her mother. a. is going to have b. will have c. is having začněte se učit
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We use will to predict future events that we think will happen.
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Look! That car over there ___! a. will crash b. is going to crash c. is crashing začněte se učit
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We use be going to to predict future events that are very near or we can see will happen (there is present evidence).
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Thanks for the money. I ____ you back on Friday a. 'm going to pay b. will pay you c. 'm paying začněte se učit
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We use will for promises and refusals.
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a. is going to start b. will start c. starts začněte se učit
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We use the present simple to refer to future events which are timetabled.
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I never ___ him behave like this before. a. 've never seen b. never saw začněte se učit
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We often use the words never, ever, or before to talk about experiences.
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