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An alien exchange student is writing an email to his parents on Mars about the strange habits of Earthlings.
Help him describe Earth accurately by selecting ALL the sentences that apply and correctly use the present tenses.
The correct answers are Humans usually sleep at night, but my human roommate is studying right now. and I am living in a university dorm this semester, but humans generally live in houses.
Explanation:
- usually sleep / is studying: Present Simple is used for routines ("usually sleep"), while Present Continuous is for actions happening right now ("is studying").
- am living / generally live: Present Continuous is perfect for temporary situations ("this semester"), while Present Simple is for permanent facts or general truths ("generally live").
- is boiling is incorrect because scientific facts and general truths require the Present Simple ("boils").
- learn... this week is incorrect because a temporary, ongoing action around the present time requires the Present Continuous ("am learning").