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Simple Present vs. Present Progressive – Complex States (101–125)

Simple Present vs. Present Progressive

Page 5: Inclusion, Value, Measurement, and Active Verbs

Grammar Explanation

Use the Simple Present for state verbs that describe facts, value, measurement, connection, or what something contains. These verbs usually describe a condition, not an action happening now.

Use the Present Progressive for active verbs when something is happening now or around now. For example, a box contains books, but a person is packing books into a box.

Verb Type Use Example
Inclusion / Content Simple Present The box contains old books.
Value / Cost Simple Present The ticket costs ten euros.
Connection / Dependence Simple Present Success depends on effort.
Action now Present Progressive They are checking the results now.
Common Mistakes:
❌ This box is containing old toys.
✅ This box contains old toys.

❌ The ticket is costing ten euros.
✅ The ticket costs ten euros.
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1. This box ______ old books. (State: Contain)
a) contains
b) is containing [Diese Kiste enthält alte Bücher.]

2. They ______ the books into the box now. (Action now)
a) pack
b) are packing [Sie packen die Bücher jetzt in die Kiste.]

3. The ticket ______ ten euros. (State: Cost)
a) costs
b) is costing [Die Eintrittskarte kostet zehn Euro.]

4. The mechanic ______ the car right now. (Action now)
a) fixes
b) is fixing [Der Mechaniker repariert gerade das Auto.]

5. He ______ me twenty euros. (State: Owe)
a) owes
b) is owing [Er schuldet mir zwanzig Euro.]

6. We ______ the costs this morning. (Temporary action)
a) check
b) are checking [Wir überprüfen heute Morgen die Kosten.]

7. The team ______ of five people. (State: Consist)
a) consists
b) is consisting [Das Team besteht aus fünf Personen.]

8. The team ______ on a new project this week. (Temporary action)
a) works
b) is working [Das Team arbeitet diese Woche an einem neuen Projekt.]

9. Success ______ on your effort. (State: Dependence)
a) depends
b) is depending [Erfolg hängt von deiner Anstrengung ab.]

10. She ______ hard for her exam at the moment. (Action now)
a) studies
b) is studying [Sie lernt im Moment hart für ihre Prüfung.]

11. Your opinion ______ to me. (State: Matter)
a) matters
b) is mattering [Deine Meinung ist mir wichtig.]

12. They ______ about the result now. (Action now)
a) talk
b) are talking [Sie sprechen jetzt über das Ergebnis.]

13. The price ______ lunch. (State: Include)
a) includes
b) is including [Der Preis beinhaltet das Mittagessen.]

14. The chef ______ lunch now. (Action now)
a) prepares
b) is preparing [Der Koch bereitet jetzt das Mittagessen vor.]

15. This bag ______ five kilos. (State: Weight)
a) weighs
b) is weighing [Diese Tasche wiegt fünf Kilo.]

16. The assistant ______ the bag now. (Action now)
a) weighs
b) is weighing [Der Assistent wiegt die Tasche jetzt.]

17. She ______ her mother. (State: Resemble)
a) resembles
b) is resembling [Sie sieht ihrer Mutter ähnlich.]

18. She ______ at old photos this evening. (Temporary action)
a) looks
b) is looking [Sie schaut sich heute Abend alte Fotos an.]

19. This task ______ a lot of patience. (State: Involve)
a) involves
b) is involving [Diese Aufgabe erfordert viel Geduld.]

20. We ______ the task together today. (Temporary action)
a) do
b) are doing [Wir erledigen die Aufgabe heute zusammen.]

21. The report ______ ten pages of data. (State: Contain)
a) contains
b) is containing [Der Bericht enthält zehn Seiten Daten.]

22. The manager ______ the report now. (Action now)
a) reads
b) is reading [Der Manager liest den Bericht jetzt.]

23. They ______ a prize for their work. (State: Deserve)
a) deserve
b) are deserving [Sie verdienen einen Preis für ihre Arbeit.]

24. They ______ their work at the conference today. (Temporary action)
a) present
b) are presenting [Sie präsentieren ihre Arbeit heute auf der Konferenz.]

25. The lesson ______ several difficult examples. (State: Include)
a) includes
b) is including [Die Stunde beinhaltet mehrere schwierige Beispiele.]