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Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius.

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The water boils. Can you turn it off?

Incorrect. The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?

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Look! The man tries to open the door of your car!

Incorrect Look! The man is trying to open the door of your car!

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Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?

Incorrect Can you hear those people? What are they talking about?

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The Moon goes around the Earth in about 27 days.

correct

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I must go now. It gets late.

Incorrect I must go now. It's getting late.

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I usually go to work by car.

Correct

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"Hurry up! It's time to leave!" - "OK, I come."

Incorrect "OK. I'm coming."

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Paul is never late. He's always getting to work on time.

Incorrect Paul is never late. He always gets to work on time.

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They don't get on well. They are always arguing.

Incorrect They don't get on well. They always argue.

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Let's go out. It \ not rain \ now.

Let's go out. It isn't raining now.

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Julia is very good at languages. She \ speak \ four languages very well.

Julia is very good at languages. She speaks four languages very well.

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Hurry up! Everybody \ wait \ for you.

Hurry up! Everybody is waiting for you.

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\ you listen \ to the radio? - No, you can turn it off.

Are you listening to the radio? - No, you can turn it off.

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\ you listen \ to the radio every day? - No, just occasionally.

Do you listen to the radio every day? - No, just occasionally.

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Rachel is in London at the moment. She \ stay \ at the hotel.

Rachel is in London at the moment. She is staying at the hotel.

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