Present Continues Tense & Non-continuous verbs
Hi teachers,
I have two questions, please. Although they seem easy, I'm not sure of the correct answer. I tend to use (B), especially that I haven't found the verb "look" among the "Non-continuous verbs". I know that we can say "He is looking for a gift to buy his mother", for instance. Or "She's looking nice". Meanwhile, (A) sounds correct, too. Without having more context, I tend to use the present continues tense. Is it correct?
1) Mary ____ at the cat.
(A) looks
(B) is looking
(C) looking
(D) is look
2) Mary is on holiday in London. She ___ a great time.
A) has
B) having
C) is having
D) does have
(A) seems definitely correct; Furthermore, If I depend on the rule, "has" belongs to "Non-continuous verbs".
But frankly, if I ignore the rule, I find that (C) is acceptable too. To me, using the continuous tense emphasize the meaning that she has a great time at the moment. What do you see?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
Moonrise 1) Mary ____ at the cat. Either looks , or is looking . Both are equally natural.
- Moonrise 1) Mary ____ at the cat.
- Either looks , or is looking .
- Both are equally natural.
- Usage depends on the context.
- Moonrise 2) Mary is on holiday in London.
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Moonrise1) Mary ____ at the cat.
Either looks, or is looking.
Both are equally natural. Usage depends on the context.
Moonrise2) Mary is on holiday in London. She ___ a great time.
is having
Whenever Mary is on holiday in London, she has a great time.
Moonrise
0Moonrisethe rule, "has" belongs to "Non-continuous verbs".
Rules like this are oversimplifications. It's the whole predicate that is "non-continuous" or not — not just the verb 'have' by itself.
When 'have' combines with its various complements, it can lose its status as a non-continuous verb, and it often does. Here are some cases where that happen
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