NEXT UP! 2 46 GRAMMAR 36 Work with verbs Read the text: I’m lying on the sofa with the curtains closed. Mum and Dad are at work. Livvy is at her best friend Cressy’s house. I’m watching an old episode of America’s Next Top Model with a packet of Maryland double-chocolate-chip cookies balanced on my stomach. Tyra Banks has just told Ashley she is not going to be America’s Next Top Model. Ashley is in floods of tears and all the other girls are hugging her […] Ashley’s tears are interrupted by the sound of a key turning in the front door. a) Find the verbs in the present continuous in the text and write them down. Example: She is crying like a little baby. b) When do we use the present continuous? Write a short explanation. If you need to revise when to use the present continuous, go to page 255 in the Reference section. c) Read the sentences: Mum and Dad are at work. Livvy is at her best friend Cressy’s house. The verbs in these sentences are in the present simple and not in the present continuous. Why do you think the verb use differs in the excerpt? Write a sentence to explain. If it’s too difficult to explain in English, you can explain in Icelandic. Hæfniviðmið • Sýnt góð tök á orðaforða, meginreglum málnotkunar og notað tengiorð við hæfi.
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