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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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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.

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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<p> 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.<br />2. The British always say that everything is lovely.<br />3. Actually, I think I prefer that honesty.<br />4. Unfortunately, I think they get worse. People eat / they're getting worse.</p>

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<p> 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.<br />Let's tackle each sentence.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />2. "The British always say that everything is lovely" sounds more correct because in general terms we use the simple present tense.<br /><br />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.).<br /><br />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". </p>
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