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Present simple vs present continuous

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  • You seem/ are seeming preoccupied
    You seem
  • I still didn't receive/ haven't received the money
    Haven't received
  • Vincent...... (climb) the mountain when a snow storm ..... (begin)
    was climbing / began
  • The flight to Rome is departing/ departs at nine o'clock
    Departs
  • She ..... (like) celebrities, but now she thinks they're silly
    Used to
  • Martha hasn't been/ isn't very well lately
    Hasn't been
  • Derek ...... (think) martians lived on Mars
    Used to
  • Athletes are getting faster and faster. What tense is it?
    Present continuous
  • Alexander Fleming........ (investigate) the properties of staphylococci when he discovered penicilin
    Had been investigating
  • Say a sentence in the present perfect with an irregular verb
    I have written six texts this morning
  • Say a sentence in the present simple
    The right side of the brain controls creativity
  • You always complain/ are always complaining!
    are always complaining
  • By the time they arrived, the concert ...... already ....... (begin)
    Had begun
  • When I was younger, I ....... (read) teen magazines
    would read / used to read
  • We've waited/ have been waiting for him since seven!
    We've been waiting (emphasising how long actions have been in progress for)