Practice note: Grammar examples and role-play details may be hypothetical. Questions explicitly about the article use the reported facts. This is a historical report, not current travel advice.

Words from the text: hit, strong, heavy, update a schedule, change a plan, storm, flight, cancelation, delay, airport, passenger, weather, waiver

A Use Present Simple for facts. A fact is true now, in general, or many times. We use Present Simple for numbers and general information about flights, airports and weather.

Boston Logan airport has many flight cancelations.

A waiver lets passengers change flights without a change fee.

The storm has strong winds and heavy rain.

There are many flight delays this week.

Present Simple используем для фактов, общей информации и чисел — то, что верно вообще, а не только в этот момент.

B Use Present Continuous (am/is/are + -ing) for an action happening now, at this moment.

A strong storm is hitting the northeast of the U.S.

Airlines are changing their plans because of the storm.

Delta is updating its schedule right now.

Passengers are waiting at the airport now.

Present Continuous используем для действия, которое происходит сейчас, в эту минуту.

C Look for time words to choose the right tense. Now, right now, at the moment go with Present Continuous. A fact, a number, or no time word often go with Present Simple.

The weather is the reason for the delays.

The storm is hitting Boston right now.

Cancelations happen every storm season.

Слова-сигналы помогают выбрать время: «сейчас» — Continuous, общий факт или число — Simple.