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6 GRAM MAR present simple and continuous , action and non-action verbs a (19)) Listen again to some of the things Steve said (Circle) the form of the verb he uses. 1. This week for example I cook / I'm cooking nearly every dav. We usually close are usually closing on Sundays and Monda is, but this Monday is a public holiday. 2 The British alu ays say / are saying that everything is lovely. 3 Actually,I think I prefer | I am preferring that honesty, because it helps us to know what people like. 4 Unfortunately ,I think they get they're getting worse. People eat are eating more unhealthily. b With a partner, say why you think he has chosen each form.
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1. This week for example I'm cooking nearly every day. We usually close | are usually closing on Sundays and Mondays, but this Monday is a public holiday.2. The British always say that everything is lovely.3. Actually, I think I prefer that honesty.4. Unfortunately, I think they get worse. People eat / they're getting worse.
Explanation
This question seems to focus particularly on the use of distinguishes between the present simple and the present continuous tense, and between action and non-action verbs in English. British speaker Steve's utterances must be analyzed to determine which form of verb he uses: present simple or present continuous. All verbs either denote actions (action verbs) – acts that you do ('run', 'speak', 'catch', etc) – or describe states/thoughts/feelings (non-action verbs). Generally, the present simple tense represents habits and routines whereas the present continuous tense often represents actions happening at the moment.Let's tackle each sentence.1. Steve appears to likely say "This week for example I'm cooking nearly every day. . . .We are usually closing on Sundays and Mondays, but this Monday is a public holiday". 'I'm cooking nearly every day' is in the present continuous tense because it shows a temporary action that is occurring.2. "The British always say that everything is lovely" sounds more correct because in general terms we use the simple present tense.3. "Actually, I think I prefer that honesty." In this case, 'prefer' would typically work well because liking something is a state (it's a descriptor of feelings, not an action.).4. In this context he would likely use the simple present for the first part of the sentence, as he's talking about an ever increasingly worse situation - "Unfortunately, I think they get worse," and the present continuous for the second example, as they're talking about a currently occurring action - "People are eating more unhealthily".