1.PAWNSHOPS are doing a good trade

1.PAWNSHOPS are doing a good trade as parents try to find the money for children’s school fees and other expenses.
= Present progressive
2. A 25 – year old mother, Mrs. Suphaporn , recently pawned her watch for 1,000 baht.
= Present simple
3. She needed the money to pay for her daughter’s textbooks, uniform and meals, she said, although she does not have to pay school fees.
= Past simple
4. She said she would need more than 2,000 baht to cover the family’s household expenses such as rent, electricity and water.
= Past simple
5. “It is better than borrowing money from someone else,” she said.