6 Read the following extracts and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous. Then, say what use of these tenses each extract shows. A These days, it seems like our environment 1) is changing (change). Air pollution levels 2) (rise) rapidly, the climate 3) (get) warmer every year, more and more forests 4) (disappear) because of fires and many wild animals 5) (lose) their natural habitats and 6) (become) extinct. B This I) (be) a great action film! The actors 2) (give) a brilliant performance. The special effects and computer graphics 3). (be) spectacular. The story 4). (begin) when two young men 5). (discover) a buried treasure. ... C.Here 1) (be) a chance for the Newton Lakers to tie the game. Gordon 2) (have) the ball and 3) (pass) it to Rogers Rogers 4) (shoot) the ball and it 5) (sail) through the basket! And there 6)(go) the whistle.