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Come on, let's order. The waiter comes / is coming.
Come on, let's order. The waiter is coming.
Kate doesn't want / isn't wanting to have dinner now. She isn't hungry.
Kate doesn't want to have dinner now. She isn't hungry.
The head chef is ill, so he doesn't work/ isn't working today.
The head chef is ill, so he isn't working today.
The bill seems /is seeming very high to me.
The bill seems very high to me.
We had an argument, so we don't speak/ aren't speaking to each other at the moment.
We had an argument, so we aren't speaking to each other at the moment.
My mum thinks/ is thinking my diet is awful these days.
My mum thinks my diet is awful these days.
Do we need / Are we needing to go shopping today?
Do we need to go shopping today?
Can l call you back? I have / I'm having dinner right now.
Can l call you back? I'm having dinner right now.
I didn't use to like oily fish, but now I love/ I'm loving it!
I didn't use to like oily fish, but now I love it.
What do you cook/ are you cooking? It smells delicious!
What are you cooking? It smells delicious!
You look sad.What do you think about/ are you thinking about?
You look sad.What are you thinking about?
He has/is having a bath every evening.
He has a bath every evening.
We suppose/are supposing it's true
We suppose it's true.
They doubt/are doubting that's true.
They doubt that's true.
He has/is having a headache
He has a headache
Does your boyfriend know how to cook fish? / Is your boyfriend knowing how to cook fish?
Does your boyfriend know how to cook fish?
