22. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous. 1 A: I ______ (see) you still have a toothache. B: Yes, I do. Actually, I ______ (see) my dentist later. 2 A: I ______ (think) of visiting Jim this afternoon. B: Don't bother. I ______ (think) he's on a business trip. 3 A: Why ______ (Greg/be) so rude today? B: I have no idea. He ______ (be) very rude by nature. 4 A: Why ______ (you/taste) the sauce? Does it need more pepper? B: No. It ______ (taste) great the way it is. 5 A: Why ______ (you/smell) the milk? B: Because it ______ (smell) off. We should throw it away. 6 A: I see you ______ (have) a new mobile phone. B: Yes, but I ______ (have) trouble understanding how it works.

1. A: I see you still have a toothache.
   B: Yes, I do. Actually, I am seeing my dentist later.

2. A: I am thinking of visiting Jim this afternoon.
   B: Don't bother. I think he's on a business trip.

3. A: Why is Greg being so rude today?
   B: I have no idea. He is very rude by nature.

4. A: Why are you tasting the sauce? Does it need more pepper?
   B: No. It tastes great the way it is.

5. A: Why are you smelling the milk?
   B: Because it smells off. We should throw it away.

6. A: I see you have a new mobile phone.
   B: Yes, but I am having trouble understanding how it works.

Present simple используется для постоянных состояний, фактов и восприятия; present continuous — для действий, происходящих сейчас или запланированных на ближайшее будущее.