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  • New owners _________________ (run) that restaurant now, so don't go there any more.
    ARE RUNNING
  • I THINK / AM THINKING this new computer game is amazing.
    THINK (Opinion).
  • I HAVE / AM HAVING a new baseball shirt.
    HAVE (Possession).
  • The author ______________ (write) three novels this year.
    IS WRITING
  • I SEE / AM SEEING my bestie this evening.
    AM SEEING (Meeting).
  • Here's the money I OWE / AM OWING you.
    OWE (Possession).
  • I SEE / AM SEEING why you like this game.
    SEE (Understand)
  • The big box WEIGHS / IS WEIGHING 20 kilos.
    WEIGHS (Measurement).
  • Do you see the rainbow? / Are you seeing the rainbow?
    DO YOU SEE THE RAINBOW? (Sense)
  • Does Jane still feel ill after her operation? / Is Jane still feeling bad after her operation?
    IS JANE STILL FEELING BAD AFTER HER OPERATION? (Physical feeling).
  • The meat TASTES / IS TASTING hot and spicy.
    TASTES (Sense).
  • At the Performing Arts School, students _______________ (learn) drama, dance and music.
    Learn
  • The teacher usually ______________ (tell) the students the rules on the first day of school.
    TELLS
  • She SMELLS / IS SMELLING the flowers.
    IS SMELLING ( Action).
  • _____ you still _____ (THINK) of moving abroad?
    ARE you still THINKING of moving abroad?
  • I THINK / AM THINKING of buying new glasses.
    AM THINKING (Considering).
  • Don't ask Peter to look after your mobile phone. He ______ constantly ________ (lose) things.
    He is constantly losing things.
  • My friends are speaking French because they ___________ (understand) English.
    don't understand.
  • ___________ your mother __________ (nag) you about your homework?
    Does your mother nag you about your homework?
  • She LOOKS / IS LOOKING at earrings in the shop window.
    IS LOOKING (Observing).
  • He TASTES / IS TASTING the meat.
    IS TASTING (Action).
  • I HAVE / AM HAVING a pizza for dinner.
    AM HAVING (Eating).
  • The nurse WEIGHS / IS WEIGHING the baby at the clinic.
    IS WEIGHING (Action).
  • That book LOOKS / IS LOOKING interesting.
    LOOKS (Seems).
  • Do you know Lucy? Are you knowing Lucy?
    Do you know Lucy?
  • I SMELL / AM SMELLING something burning.
    SMELL (Sense).
  • He FEELS / IS FEELING that the maths course is too difficult for him.
    FEELS (Opinion).