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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple:
a) My sister __does not play_______ (not/ play) tennis every day.
b) I ___study________ (study) English at school from Monday to Friday.
c) Chimpanzees ____do not speak______ (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 ____do not go_______ (not/ go) to the theatre on Sundays.
h) I never ____comb_______ (comb) my hair in the morning.
2. Add ing to the following verbs:+
1. die _____dying___ 7. eat ___eating____
2. fight ____fighting____ 8. blow _blowing___
3. tan ___tanning______ 9. break ___breaking___
4. plan ____planning____ 10. snow __snowing_____
5. sail _sailing__ 11. Show showing
6. prepare ___preparing__ 12. do ___doing___
3. 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.
4. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:
a) I ___am not studying_____________ (not/ study) French now.
b) We always _____are playing___________ (play) cards during break time.
c) Where _____do_____ your granny ____live_______ (live)?
d) Peter ________________ (not/ take) the children to school in the morning.
e) What ____is____ your brother ___doing______ (do) every morning?
f) You ____are talking____________ (talk) a lot!!!
g) What ____is_____ John ___writing______ (write) now?
h) What’s that noise? Peter ________________ (play) the guitar.
i) We __usually are traveling______________ (usually/ travel) to England in summer.
j) This kind of animal ________________ (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 __am never ___drinking__________ (never/ drink) wine at night.
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5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.
a. We usually ___are going___________ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we ___are
going___________ (go) to Florida.
b. A: Why _____are_________ you _____buying_________ (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 ____is
like__________ (like) sailing.
d. ______________ you ______________ (watch) the television Can I turn it off?
e. A: How often ______________ you ______________ (go) swimming?
B: About once a week.
f. What newspaper ______________ you usually ______________ (read)?
g. A: The telephone ______________ (ring)!!
B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She ______________ (play)
tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!
6. a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
At school we always __are preparing____________ (prepare) a school play. The drama teacher
___teaches___________ (teach) the words and melodies of the songs. We ______________(learn) the
words by heart but at first it ______________ (be not) easy. First form students ______________ (not
take) part in that show. They ______________ (have) a play of their own. Now, 5 th form
______________ (practice).
When the day of the show ______________ (get) near, we ______________ (rehearse) at the theatre.
We ______________ (climb) on the stage and off the stage when the teacher ______________ (ask)
us to. She ______________ (not smile) when we ______________ (be) absent.
At this moment, 6th form ______________ (sing) one of the songs. They generally ______________
(sing) in the music room, but today it ______________ (be) very hot so they ______________
(rehearse) in the terrace.
b. Ask the correct questions about the text above.
1) __________________________________________________________
A school play
2) __________________________________________________________
The words and melodies of the songs.
3) __________________________________________________________
First form students.
4) __________________________________________________________
At the theatre.
5) __________________________________________________________
In the terrace.
6) __________________________________________________________
Because it is very hot today.
