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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple:

a) My sister _doesn’t play__________ (not/ play) tennis every day.
b) I __study_________ (study) English at school from Monday to Friday.
c) Chimpanzees _ don’t speaks__________ (not/ speak) any language.
d) She always _wears__________ (wear) skirts.
e) ___do________ they ___travel________ (travel) by bus?
f) __does_____ your mum ___cook________ (cook) dinner at night?
g) Jim and Joe _don’t_go_________ (not/ go) to the theatre on Sundays.
h) I never __comb________ (comb) my hair in the morning.

2. Complete the following sentences with Present Continuous:

a) What ___are________ you __eating________ (eat)?
b) Kat ____is_opening___________ (open) the window because she’s hot.
c) My dog __is not _sleeping_____________ (not/ sleep) now.
d) The girls are _listening ____to___________ (listen to) music now.
e) My brothers are not watching________________ (not/ watch) TV now.
f) __is_________ she ___combing________ (comb) her hair?
g) ____is___ Mary ____copying_______ (copy) from the blackboard?
h) We _are __practicing_____________ (practice) exercises in English.

3. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:

a) I _ am not studying _______________ (not/ study) French now.
b) We always _play_______________ (play) cards during break time.
c) Where _does _________ your granny ______live_____ (live)?
d) Peter doesn’t take ________________ (not/ take) the children to school in the morning.
e) What ____does____ your brother __do_______ (do) every morning?
f) You _____talk___________ (talk) a lot!!!
g) What ____is_____ John __writing_______ (write) now?
h) What’s that noise? Peter _is playing_______________ (play) the guitar.
i) We _usually travel_______________ (usually/ travel) to England in summer.
j) This kind of animal ___eats_____________ (eat) meat.
k) Look! She __is speaking______________ (speak) to a stranger.
l) I’m looking at that girl. She _is wearing_______________ (wear) a beautiful skirt.
m) I __never drink______________ (never/ drink) wine at night.
n) What languages __do_______ you ___speak_________ (speak)?
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4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.
a. We usually ____go__________ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we we are
going______________ (go) to Florida.
b. A: Why do______________ you ____buy__________ (buy) so much food?
B: Because we __are___having_________ (have) a party tonight.
c. My dad __lives____________ (live) in a house near the sea because he
___likes___________ (like) sailing.
d. ______are________ you ___watching___________ (watch) the television Can I turn it off?
e. A: How often __do____________ you ___go___________ (go) swimming?
B: About once a week.
f. What newspaper ____do__________ you usually ____read__________ (read)?
g. A: The telephone ____is ringing__________ (ring)!!
B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She _is
playing_____________ (play) tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!

5. Put the verbs in brackets in the “ Present Simple”

My friend Cathy ........has.................... (have) a horse. It......is.......................(be) a beautiful animal

with big eyes and a long tall. Its name is Bella and it ...loves......................... (love) people. It
..doesn’t...................... (not bite) or kick and it is always friendly, It ......eats................ (eat) apples and hay
but it .....doesn’t.................................(not eat) meat. Horses ..don’t like......................... (not like) meat. Cathy
usually ......rides......................... (ride) her horse every day after school. She .....doesn’t......go......................
(not go ) into the town because there is too much traffic. There ..are ........not............ (not be ) many cars in
the country so she ......takes................. (take) Bella there. It often ......rains................ (rain) in England so at
night Bella and the other horses .....sleep....................... (sleep).

6. Present Simple / Continuous

Susan is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets into the
Present Simple or Continuous.
Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see we ....are
having................................... (have) it at this time. Look, everyone ..is smiling...............................(smile) and
happy. That is because I...am....filming......................(film) them - usually we :.don’t....talk..................(not
talk) to each other in the morning
This is where I ..catch.........................(catch) the bus to school every day. It’s the number 13, and it
.is.....arriving........................(arrive) now. These two girls are my friends. Tina and Becky. We all
.........go.................. (go) to the same school. Tina ..is......wearing.......................... (wear) a skirt today, which
is unusual. She hardly ever ........wears..................(wear) skirts.
I ..am....sitting...................... (sit) on the bus now. It usually ...arrives....................(arrive) at school
at about a quarter to nine. The bus driver ...is shouting............................ (shout) at the children at the back of
the bus at the moment. He .tells..................................(tell) them to sit down. The kids on the bus usually
.behave........................ (behave) very well. I ....don’t know............................... (not know) what’s wrong with
them today.
This is my classroom. I always ....sit..........................(sit) at this desk, next to my friend Becky. Our
teacher usually .....comes..................(come) in at five pst nine. She won’t be very happy today because
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everyone ...is making............................ (make) a lot of noise. Oh, here she is! I .have to..............................
(have to ) turn off the camera now. See you later!

7. a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
At school we always _prepare_____________ (prepare) a school play. The drama teacher
_____teaches_________ (teach) the words and melodies of the songs. We __lear____________(learn)
the words by heart but at first it __is not____________ (be not) easy. First form students
__don’t___take_________ (not take) part in that show. They __have____________ (have) a play of
their own. Now, 5th form __are__practicing__________ (practice).
When the day of the show __gets____________ (get) near, we __rehearse____________ (rehearse)
at the theatre. We ____climb__________ (climb) on the stage and off the stage when the teacher
__ask____________ (ask) us to. She __doesn’t___smile_________ (not smile) when we
____are__________ (be) absent.
At this moment, 6th form _are___singing__________ (sing) one of the songs. They generally
____sing__________ (sing) in the music room, but today it ______is________ (be) very hot so they
_____rehearse_________ (rehearse) in the terrace.
b. Ask the correct questions about the text above.
1) What do they always prepare at school?
A school play
2) __What does the drama teacher teach?
The words and melodies of the songs.
3) _Who does’nt take part in the show?
First form students.
4) __Where do the students rehearse when the day of the show gets near?
At the theatre.
5) Where are the 6th form rehearsing today?

In the terrace.
6) _Why do they rehearse in the terrace?
Because it is very hot today.