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    The document provides examples of 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with either the present simple or present continuous form of verbs. The sentences test whether a verb should be used in its stative or active form depending on whether it describes a repeated or ongoing action. Key is choosing the appropriate present tense verb form based on whether the sentence refers to a general, timeless fact or an action occurring now around the present time.

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    The document provides examples of 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with either the present simple or present continuous form of verbs. The sentences test whether a verb should be used in its stative or active form depending on whether it describes a repeated or ongoing action. Key is choosing the appropriate present tense verb form based on whether the sentence refers to a general, timeless fact or an action occurring now around the present time.

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    The document provides examples of 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with either the present simple or present continuous form of verbs. The sentences test whether a verb should be used in its stative or active form depending on whether it describes a repeated or ongoing action. Key is choosing the appropriate present tense verb form based on whether the sentence refers to a general, timeless fact or an action occurring now around the present time.

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    STATE VERBS - PRESENT

    Choose between the present simple or present continuous for these verbs depending on whether they
    are stative or active:

    1. This soup _________________ (not/taste) right.


    2. __________________________ (you/love) him?
    3. Emma ________________________ (look) lovely in that new dress.
    4. _________________________ (you/see) what I mean?
    5. I _______________________ (think) I’ll have a rest; I’m tired.
    6. It _________________ (be) really damp today.
    7. She ___________________ (have) a bath every morning.
    8. I ____________________ (need) some new clothes for the winter.
    9. I’m afraid I ____________________ (not/know) the answer to the question.
    10. My children _____________________ (not/believe) in fairies.
    11. Jane ___________________ (see) her daughter next month.
    12. We _____________________ (want) to go the USA for our holidays.
    13. My daughter ___________________ (enjoy) going to discos.
    14. Why ___________________________ (you/look) at me like that?
    15. The waiter ____________________ (taste) the wine for us now.
    16. My friends ____________________ (have) a good time at the moment?
    17. What ________________________ (you/think) about Sue’s new house?
    18. I ______________________ (not/feel) well. Can I sit down please?
    19. Mary ____________________ (not/be) a nurse, she’s a doctor.
    20. I ____________________ (hope) the weather is good tomorrow.
    21. My husband ________________________ (always/taste) the food while I’m cooking!
    22. _______________________ (you/want) a sandwich?
    23. I ___________________ (have) a terrible toothache.
    24. Mmm! That ________________________ (smell) nice. What is it?
    25. We _______________________ (have) a party next weekend.
    26. That box _____________________ (contain) office equipment.
    27. Sara _____________________ (think) of going to live in France.
    28. How much _________________________ (it/cost)?
    29. Jenny _____________________ (see) the doctor now.
    30. _____________________________ (you/understand) this exercise.

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