Choose the correct verb forms.
1. I am hating / hate it when my bedroom isn’t tidy.
2. I don’t believe / am not believing that robots can do things better than humans.
3. I am having / have my birthday party at my favourite restaurant.
4. One day I want / am wanting to go to Australia.
5. I am sending / send you this email to give you the flight information.
6. I don’t understand / am not understanding what you mean.
7. My mother is owning / owns a computer company.
8. I really am liking / like making pizza.

Correct verb forms:

1. I hate it when my bedroom isn’t tidy.

2. I don’t believe that robots can do things better than humans.

3. I am having my birthday party at my favourite restaurant.

4. One day I want to go to Australia.

5. I am sending you this email to give you the flight information.

6. I don’t understand what you mean.

7. My mother owns a computer company.

8. I really like making pizza.

Explanation:

• Present Simple is used with stative verbs that describe feelings, opinions, thoughts, wishes and possession: hate, believe, want, understand, own, like.

• Present Continuous is used for actions happening now or for arrangements in the future: am having, am sending.