I am starting to feel tired

[Rachel Adams]

Hello

In this exercise I had to correct the sentences or leave them as they were. Could you please check my corrections?

1.Can we stop walking soon? I am starting to feel tired. Correct (I start to feel tired-wrong)

2.A.Can you drive ?
B.I am learning. My father teaches/is teaching me. (the action started and hasn't finished yet so I think the second opion is correct, but the first opion is also possible)

3.I feel hungry. Is there anything to eat? (or I am feeling hungry)
4.What does your father do? He is a teacher, but he doesn't work at the moment. (My textbook says only 'he is not working' is correct, I have to agree, but I am not sure why 'he doesn't work' is wrong.)
5.Jim is very untidy. He is always leaving his things all over the place. I know this sentence is correct, but my textbook says 'he always leaves' is also possible.
6.How are you getting on? (How do you get on-is wrong)
I am using English Grammar in Use R. Murphy

 

[jutfrank]

Re: Present simple/present continuous

I don't understand what you are asking. As you know, the correct answers are in the answer key at the back of the book. What exactly is your question?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Re: Present simple/present continuous

I don't understand what you are asking. As you know, the correct answers are in the answer key at the back of the book. What exactly is your question?

The book gives asnwers without any explanations. I am asking if my statments are correct. ''I start to feel tired'' is wrong, in the second sentence (the action started and hasn't finished yet so I think the second opion is correct, but the first opion is also possible), 3-I feel or Iam feeling, 4- he is not working/he doesn't work -either, 5- is always leaving, 6-how do you get on-is wrong.

 

[teechar]

Re: Present simple/present continuous

1.Can we stop walking soon? I am starting to feel tired. Correct (I start to feel tired-wrong)

You're right.

2.A.Can you drive?
B.I am learning. My father teaches/is teaching me. (the action started and hasn't finished yet so I think the second option is correct, but the first option is also possible).

The present continuous is preferable, but the simple might work in some contexts. For example:
- Can you drive?
- Not quite yet; I'm still learning.
- Oh, do you have a driving instructor?
- Sort of. My father teaches me.

3.I feel hungry. Is there anything to eat? (or I am feeling hungry)

Correct.

4.What does your father do? He is a teacher, but he doesn't work at the moment. (My textbook says only 'he is not working' is correct. I have to agree, but I am not sure why 'he doesn't work' is wrong.)

I disagree. I think the simple can work.

5.Jim is very untidy. He is always leaving his things all over the place. I know this sentence is correct, but my textbook says 'he always leaves' is also possible.

Yes, it's possible.

6.How are you getting on? (How do you get on-is wrong)

I disagree; "how do you get on?" is possible in the right context.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Re: Present simple/present continuous

You're right.


The present continuous is preferable, but the simple might work in some contexts. For example:
- Can you drive?
- Not quite yet; I'm still learning.
- Oh, do you have a driving instructor?
- Sort of. My father teaches me.


Correct.


I disagree. I think the simple can work.


Yes, it's possible.


I disagree; "how do you get on?" is possible in the right context.

Thank you very much. The whole dialogue was ''I heard you have a new job. How are you getting on?''

 

[teechar]

Re: Present simple/present continuous

Thank you very much. The whole dialogue was ''I heard you have a new job. How are you getting on?''

In that case, only the continuous would work.

 

[emsr2d2]

Please note that I have changed your thread title. Titles that simply include the names of tenses are not good enough. Please use some of the words/phrases you are asking us about in your title.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: Present simple/present continuous

Thank you very much. The whole dialogue was ''I heard you have a new job. How are you getting on?''

You are giving a new definition to dialogue.



-------- ----------- -------------- ----------------

Sam: I heard you have a new job. How are you getting on?
John: Great! I love this job! I like the people, and I enjoy the work.

:up:

 

[Tdol]

Re: Present simple/present continuous

I disagree; "how do you get on?" is possible in the right context.

Isn't that with a slightly different meaning- How do you get on with your cousins?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Re: Present simple/present continuous

In that case, only the continuous would work.

I understand that it is the right option but I cannot explain why. :S

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: Present simple/present continuous

Because the "how you are getting on" in your new job is a continuous action. Each day it goes [hopefully] a little bit better than the day before.