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I Am Doing - I Do - Exercises

The document summarizes the present continuous tense (I am doing) and present simple tense (I do) in English. It provides examples of when each is used - the present continuous for actions happening now and the present simple for habitual or repeated actions. It also lists verbs like know, like, want that are not used in the present continuous tense and instead take the present simple.

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I Am Doing - I Do - Exercises

The document summarizes the present continuous tense (I am doing) and present simple tense (I do) in English. It provides examples of when each is used - the present continuous for actions happening now and the present simple for habitual or repeated actions. It also lists verbs like know, like, want that are not used in the present continuous tense and instead take the present simple.

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Unit | am doing (present continuous) and

8 I do (present simple)

Jack is watching television.


He is not playing the guitar.

But Jack has a guitar.


He often plays it and he plays very well.

Jack plays the guitar,


but he is not playing the guitar now.

Is he playing the guitar? No, he isn't. (present continuous)


Does he play the guitar? Yes, he does. (present simple)

Present continuous (I am doing) = now, at the time of speaking:

I'm doing

past now future

O Please be quiet. I'm working. (not I work)


O Tom is having a shower at the moment. (not Tom has)
O Take an umbrella with you. It's raining.
O You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it.
O W hy are you under the table? W hat are you doing?

Present simple (I do) = in general, all the time or sometimes:

I do

past now future

O I work every day from 9 o'clock to 5.30.


O Tom has a shower every morning.
O It rains a lot in winter.
O I don't watch T V very often.
O W hat do you usually do at weekends?

We do not use these verbs in the present continuous (I am -ing):

like want know understand remember


prefer need mean believe forget

Use only the present simple with these verbs (I want / do you like? etc.):
O I'm tired. I want to go home, (not I'm wanting)
O 'Do you know that girl?' 'Yes, but I don't remember her name.'
O I don't understand W hat do you mean?

26 ( present continuous Units 3-4 present simple Units 5-7 present for the future Unit 25
Exercises

Does he take photographs? Yes^.he d g es.. Is she driving a bus? .


Is he taking a photograph? N&.he isn’t . Does she drive a bus?
W hat is he doing? W hat is she doing?
He’sMyinfl.a.bath..................................................

Does he clean windows? ................................... Are they teaching?


Is he cleaning a window? ................................... Do they teach? ....
W hat is he doing? W hat do they do?

Complete the sentences with am/is/are or do/don't/does/doesn't.


1 Excuse m e , do you speak English?
2 'Where's Kate?' ' I .........................................know.'
3 What's funny? W h y ........................................ you laughing?
4 'W h a t your sister do?' 'She's a dentist.'
5 I t .......................................raining. I want to go out in the rain.
6 'W h ere ........................................ you come from?' 'Canada.'
7 How m u ch ..................................... it cost to stay at this hotel? Is it expensive?
8 Steve is a good tennis player, but h e ........................................ play very often.

Put the verb in the present continuous (I am doing) or the present simple (I do).
1 Excuse m e ,do you sp ea k (you/speak) English?
2 'Where's Tom?' ' H es.haying (he/have) a shower.'
3 (.don’t .w a tch (I/not/watch) T V very often.
4 Listen! Som ebody........................................................................(sing).
5 Sarah is tired (she/want) to go home now.
6 How o ften ........................................................................(you/use) your car? Every day?
7 'Excuse me, b u t....................................................................... (you/sit) in my seat.' 'Oh, I'm sorry.'
8 I'm sorry,...................................................................................... (I/not/understand). Can you speak more slowly?
9 It's late.............................................................................(I/go) home now...........................................................................
(you/come) with me?
10 W hat tim e ......................................................................................................(your father / finish) work every day?
11 You can turn off the radio............................................................................ (I/not/listen)toit.
12 'Where's Paul?' 'In the kitchen............................................................................ (he/cook) something.'
13 M a rk ......................................................................................................................(not/usually/drive) to work. He
........................................................................(usually/walk).
14 S u e.................................................................... (not/like) coffee......................................................................... (she/prefer) tea.

Additional exercises 8-9 (page 255)

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