The Present simple tense

Istisnolar: have, think, see, taste, look, seem, feel, weigh, fit, appear, be,smell
1. I think he is lying (ishonmoq)
He is thinking about his holiday. (o’ylamoq)
2. The food tastes delicious.
He is tasting the food
3. I can see some people.
I see what you mean.
I am seeing my doctor tomorrow. (uchrashmoq- bunda u odatda kelajak uchun rejani ifodalaydi.)
4. It looks as if they have finished the job.
Mike is looking out of the window.
5. This perfume smells nice.
He is smelling the milk.
6. The baby’s hair feels like silk.
She is feeling baby’s forehead.
7. I have a book.
He is having a shower at the moment.
8. The chicken weighs two kilos.
The butcher is weighing the meat.
9. This dress fits you perfectly.
We are fitting new locks.
10. He appears to be nervous.
He is appearing in a new play.
11. He is a rude person.(doimiy harakter. Ya’ni harakteri o’zi azaldan shu)
He is being rude (ushbu holat vaqtinchalik o’zgarib qolgan harakter uchun ishlatiladi) Quyidagi so’zlarni rude so’zi o’rnida qo’llashimiz mumkin:
Bad, ill-behaved, careful, cruel, fair, foolish, funny, generous, good, well-behaved, illogical, impolite, polite, silly, lazy, serious, responsible, pleasant, unpleasant, patient, noisy, nice, loud etc.
Quyidagilar esa qo’llanilmaydi:old, angry, beautiful, handsome, happy, healthy, hungry, lucky, nervous, sick, tall, young, thirsty.
Quyidagi fe’llar ham continious da ham simple tense ma’noda hech qanday o’zgarishsiz ishlatilishi mumkin. Look (inson tashqi ko’rinishi ma’nosida), feel, hurt, ache.
You look/are looking great today.
Exercises1 Put the verbs into Present simple or Present continuous.
1. A: Why are you smelling (you/smell) the soap?
B: It .................. (smell) lovely. It's like roses!
2. A: Why ................ (you/taste) the soup?
B: To see if it ............. (taste) good. I think
it needs more salt.
3. I .............................. (feel) very tired.
You should go to bed early.
4. I .................... (see) Andy this evening.
I .................... (see). So, you don't want to
come to the cinema with me, do you?
5. How much ................................
........................ (the bag of apples/weigh)?
I don't know yet. The man ............
(weigh) the bag now.
6. A: I..... (think) about buying a new car soon.
Why? I ................ (think) your car is fine.
You don't need a new one.
7. What ......................... (you/look) at?
The sky. It..... (look) as if it's going to rain.
8. A: I really ............ (enjoy) home-made food.
B: So do I, and I ............ (enjoy) every bit
of this meal.
9. A: Why ................... (you/feel) the radiator?
B: It..............(feel) cold in here. Is the
heating on?
10. A: That famous opera singer . (appear)
at the opera house tonight.
B: Yes. He ............... (appear) to be feeling
better after his operation.
11. A: Chris ........... (be) a sensible person, isn't
he?
B: Yes, but in this case he............ (be)
rather foolish.
12. A: My dad ............... (fit) the old blind from
the living room in my bedroom today. B: Really? (it/fit) that window?
13. A: My back............................... (hurt).
B: Why don't you lie down for a while?