Help the confused food critic complete their restaurant review by dragging the correct verbs into the blanks.

Welcome to "The Neon Spoon" restaurant! Personally, I think this glowing blue soup is a terrible idea. Over in the kitchen, the head chef is tasting it right now to see if it needs more salt. Honestly, the broth tastes like liquid plastic. My friends and I are having a very weird dinner tonight!

Personally, I think this glowing blue soup is a terrible idea.

Use the present simple for "think" when expressing an opinion (a stative meaning).

Over in the kitchen, the head chef is tasting it right now to see if it needs more salt.

Use the present continuous for "taste" when it describes the active, physical process of testing food.

Honestly, the broth tastes like liquid plastic.

Use the present simple for "taste" when describing the flavor or quality of the food (a stative meaning).

My friends and I are having a very weird dinner tonight!

Use the present continuous for "have" when it means experiencing or eating something, rather than possessing it.

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