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Omar Ahmed Posted 10 years ago
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Choose the correct answer:
1- I ...…your luggage to check it is not overweight.
a) weigh b) am weighing
2- Gas…..through a pipe to be moved to another place.
a) moves b) is moved
My answers are as follows:
1- b …but my friend says, "It is "a" because the verb "weigh" is not used in the present continuous tense"
2- b … but my friend says, "It is "a"
I want you to tell me the right answer, please.
  

Top answer

essam gaweesh 1- b Correct. Both continuous and non-continuous are possible. Not continuous: I weigh 185 pounds.

  • essam gaweesh 1- b Correct.
  • Both continuous and non-continuous are possible.
  • Not continuous: I weigh 185 pounds.
  • ) Continuous: I am weighing these packages.
  • ) essam gaweesh 2- b Correct.
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essam gaweesh1- b
Correct. Both continuous and non-continuous are possible.

Not continuous: I weigh 185 pounds. (I'm not doing anything.)
Continuous: I am weighing these packages. (I'm doing something.)
essam gaweesh2- b
Correct. Later the passive "to be moved" is used, so it's better to use the

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