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This document provides examples of sentences using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It gives 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form, along with a key providing the answers. The purpose is to illustrate the difference between and proper uses of the present simple (general truths and habits) and present continuous (temporary actions happening now) verb tenses in English.

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Present Simp Rog 16

This document provides examples of sentences using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It gives 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form, along with a key providing the answers. The purpose is to illustrate the difference between and proper uses of the present simple (general truths and habits) and present continuous (temporary actions happening now) verb tenses in English.

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PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in


brackets.
1.- My father _______ (read) the Times newspaper, but I _______ (read)
the Guardian.
2.- Juan ________ (say) he _________ (do) a lot of fishing, but he never
_________ (catch) anything.
3.- What __________ (you / watch) on the TV? I
_________ (watch) a programme about wildlife in
the Artic.
4.- I ___________ (not know) which train to catch.
5.- Look! The bus _____________ (come)
6.- We usually ____________ (go) out to dinner on
Saturday evenings.
7.- My brother ___________ (travel) a lot in his job.
8.- I _________ (not understand) the sign over there. What __________
(it / mean)?
9.- Things __________ (fall) to the ground because of gravity.
10.- These days, more and more people __________ (go) abroad for their
holidays.
11.- We ___________ (paint) the flat at the moment.
12.- Paul ___________ (live) in Hastings and _________ (work) as a civil
engineer.
13.- Why _______________ (that machine / not / work) now?
14.- The President of the USA ___________ (not / live) in New York.
15.- Why ___________ (you / wait) outside the door?
16.- This is a great party. I ___________ (have) a lovely time.
17.- When __________ (you / leave) home in the morning?
18.- Sorry, Mary cant speak to you. She ___________ (wash)
her hair.
19.- That cant be right! I __________ (not / believe) it!
20.- My nephew is a great cook! This cake ___________ (taste)
wonderful.
21.- Where ___________ (you / go)? I havent finished talking to you.
22.- I ____________ (not / take) the bus to school today.
23.- Whats the matter? Why ____________ (you / stare) at me like that?
24.- You should go on a diet, you ___________ (put) on weight.
25.- In the winter, what _____________ (you / wear)?
26.- Everybody knows that the Earth _________ (go) round the sun.
27.- Congratulation! Your English ___________ (get) much better!
28.- Cats ________ (hate) water.
29.- Look! The sun ____________ (shine)
30.- Sophia _______ (prepare) a sandwich for herself at the
moment, but I _________ (prefer) to eat salads.
31.- I ___________ (smell) something good. Is it soup?
32.- Im not happy at work. I ______ (look) for a new job.
33.- What __________ (Susan / do)? She is a flight
attendant.
34.- The sun _________ (rise) in the east.

KEY
1.- reads / read
2.- says / does / catches
3.- are you watching / Im watching
4.- dont know
5.- is coming
6.- go
7.- travels
8.- dont understand / what does it mean?
9.- fall
10.- are going
11.- are painting
12.- lives / works
13.- isnt that machine working?
14.- doesnt live
15.- are you waiting
16.- am having
17.- do you leave
18.- is washing
19.- dont believe
20.- tastes
21.- are you going
22.- am not taking
23.- are you staring
24.- are putting on
25.- do you wear
26.- goes
27.- is getting
28.- hate
29.- is shining
30.- is preparing / prefer
31.- smell
32.- am looking
33.- does Susan do
34.- rises

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