Everyday collocation – beverage consumption with present continuous Complete the sentence appropriately: "Indeed, all over the world, more and more people are ______ coffee." Choose the verb that naturally collocates with "coffee" in this progressive context.

Given data

• Structure: present continuous "are ______".
• Object: "coffee".

Concept/Approach
The most common verb with beverages is drink. In the progressive: "are drinking coffee."

Option analysis
drinking — correct and idiomatic. ✅having — possible in conversation ("having coffee"), but "are having coffee" implies a specific occasion rather than a global trend.taking — non-idiomatic with "coffee" in global-trend statements (regional usage exists but is less standard).devouring — used for solid food; inappropriate for liquids.

Final Answer
drinking