Tham khảo tài liệu 'book grammar for ielts part 2', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Present tenses to talk about trends or changing situations The Internet is making it easier for people to stay in touch with each other. The price of petrol is rising dramatically. to talk about things that happen more often than expected often to show envy or to criticise with words like always constantly continually forever My mum s always saying I don t help enough complaint He s always visiting exciting places envy 3 State verbs The present continuous is not normally used with state verbs because the meaning of the verb itself is a general truth rather than something temporary. These verbs describe thoughts feelings senses possession and description. Here are some examples of state verbs. thoughts agree assume believe disagree forget hope know regret remember suppose think understand I assume you re too busy to play computer games. feelings adore despise dislike enjoy feel hate like love mind prefer want Do you mind if I ask you a few questions I love music. senses feel hear see smell taste This pudding smells delicious. A To talk about something happening now we use can I can smell something burning. possession have own belong My parents own a restaurant. description appear contain look look like mean resemble seem smell sound taste weigh You look like your mother. a permanent situation not a temporary one A Some state verbs can be used in the continuous form when the meaning is temporary. Compare What are you thinking about now I think you should tell her exactly what happened my opinion so not temporary I m tasting the sauce to see if it needs any more salt. The sauce tastes delicious. She s having a great time is having is experiencing not possession Students don t generally have much money have possession 3 C Grammar exercises Choose the best endings for sentences 1-8. 1 Fiona is watching television 2 I m having my lunch 3 I do the shopping 4 What are you doing 5 I wear casual clothes 6 Teachers work hard 7 The company s financial situation is improving 8
