Present Simple vs Present Continuous Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of
the present continuous or the present simple.
Hi Marvin,
MARRIN
MIRIM
I 'm writing (write) this letter from Portugal. I ..
(be) on holiday here
with my family and we
(have) a great time.
I
Right now, I.
(lie) on the beach. My little brother
..(play)
on the sand with his toys and my mother
(watch) him.
| My dad
(swim) in the sea.
I just love it here. We
(get up) late every day and... (spend)
most of our time sunbathing. This afternoon we
(go) into town
I to do a little sightseeing. Then my parents
(take) us to a
nice restaurant. They..
(want) us to try the local cuisine.
I hope it tastes good!
| Well, that's all for now. See you when I get back!
MM
WANINI
Take care,
I Wendy​

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.