b a timetable

c a permanent situation

2 They usually eat out on Saturdays.

3 Wool comes from sheep.
4 The Sun rises in the east.
5 The bus arrives at 5 o'clock.
6 The film starts in ten minutes.

d a programme
e a repeated or habitual action
f a law of nature

a) Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.

Jason is 12 years old and he 1) .... Ji.ve.s .... (live) in York. He

2) ................... (go) to school every day by bus. Jason's
mother 3) .... (teach) German at university and
his father 4) ... .- ............... (work) in a bank.
In his free time, Jason 5) ..... (play) football
with his friends. He 6) .... (want) to be a football
player when he grows up.
At weekends, Jason 7) ................... (not/wake up) early. After lunch, he
and his dad often 8) .... (play) board games or 9) ................ (ride)
their bicycles. Later in the day, his mum usually 10) ......... (take) him to visit his
Present Simple - Present Continuous
best friend , Henry, and they 11) ..... (spend) the evening watching films.

Present Simple - Present Continuous

QI
Add -ing
the answer
following
put them into the correct
b)
In pairs,
asktoand
asverbs
in theand
example:
column. Listen and check. Listen and repeat.

Complete
in order to make the
A: How.
aId the sentences
............................
. statements true. Use don't /
lie necessary.
read Compare
cycle with
rideyour partner.
write
take
sleep
drivewhere
play doesn't
B: . He'a .12
ald.. .Wh(;re.
he. lLve.? . ...... .
put
travel
die
drink
fly
cut
tie
run
swim
A: .
itJ .York, .
......................... .
--+ ing .........
--+ y clouds.
+ ing
double consonant
+ ing
+ ing
Rain ...
.... (fall)-iefrom
5-eSheep
(eat) grass.
playing,
2 Kangaroos
.......
(live) in Germany.
6 Tomatoes
Put the
verbs in brackets
into the present
simple..... (grow) on trees.
3 yoghurt ..... (come) from plants.
7 Cows ............. (lay) eggs.
c (Peter/
1
A:
What
.

doe.s
.P.eter.
do
.
...
3
What......
time ....
(the water
play/start)?
8 A:Plants
(need)
to grow.
4 Water ....... (boil) at 100 C.

B: At 6 o'clock. We need to hurry!
do)?
a verb from the list
andascomplete
theHow
text.
B: Choose
He .....................
(work)
a
4 A:
long .. (koalas/live)?
Put
the adverbs
in the correct
place
in the
sentences.
computer
technician of
for frequency
LT &Company.
B: They
...
(live)
for about 15 years.

eat
cry
run
read
lie
2 A: ......... (your brother/

Mark goes fishing with his grandfather.

exercise)?
(rarely) Mar.k rar.el;y. goef3. fii/:lir.Jg..
B: Yes. He ..................... (go)
wLth
.hLfi .qrandfather.: ............ .
jogging three times a week.
2 I don't play basketball at weekends.
(always) ......................... .

sing
play
fish
5 A: My dad ................... (not/like)
5 Does Layla read books in her free time?
working out in the gym.
(usually) .................
B: Really? Mine ................. (love)
weightlifting and using the pool.
6 I meet my friends at the shopping centre.

(sometimes) .................

3 Does Fred help his mother with the

housework? (often) .................. .

7 Sophie is at home on Sunday mornings.

(always) .........................

4 Ivan is at work on time. (never) . . ....... .

8 They go to the theatre. (seldom) ....

Fill in A (always), U (usually), 0 (often), 5 (sometimes), R (rarely) or

to sayunder
howa sunshade.
often you
these
Then
around a sand
castle
LauraN1)(never)
is s.itting
Twodo
boys
2) things at weekends.
interview
your
partner
and
fill
in
his/her
information.
Ask
and
answer
ice as in
a newspaper. Two girls 4)
while their father 3)
. along with the radio. Some boys
cream while
their mother 5)
the example:
6)
8)

football near a man who 7)

.................. .
.................. .

. . . . . . .. . .. .. .. .... . Jim

Your partner
on a beach towel. On his right, a baby 9) ..........
.

get up early

In pairs,
askyour
androom
answer questions about the text above.
clean

surf the Net

A: ls. Laura runnin0?

............. .
go
to
the
cinema
B: No. s/:7e. isn.'t Shds sjttjng under a

meet your friends

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..

Present Simple - Present Continuous

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

I

doing / homework / Betty and Ann / are /

5 next week / house / are / they / moving

their

Betty and Ann are doing their

homework.

6 is / at / week / aunt's / staying / this / Beth /

her / house

2 children / TV / are / watching / the?

7 Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is

.............

3 not / going / I / am / tonight / out

8 they / what / are / doing?
4 biting / you / always / nails / are / your!

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. . . .. ..
Look at the visual prompts. Complete the sentences using the verbs: go,
have, visit, play.

Event: Deborah's Sweet 16

Date: Saturday July 19th

I'M at

with

Time: 6:00 pm

jane-

Place: Applebee's

is pl.flying

He

rugby at 1:00 pm

John.
lY\eei: lY\e ctt the pctrk ctt
4-:00 plY\ this ctfternoon.

a birthday

3 Deborah
party on Saturday.

on Sunday.
2 Jane and Kelly

to the

4 Bob

Laura now.Present

SUNDAY 1:00 pm

InvlIfeJ!

MVM,

this afternoon.
Simple - Present park
Continuous

Answer the questions in the negative as in the example. Use your own
Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
ideas.
Are
DQdoing
you your homework?
A: you
(you/want) to come
NQ,over
i'mtonight
nat..toI'm
wrjtitJ0
LtJ games?
my
play computer
djary.
B:
Sorry, I can't. I
(go) to
2 Is your
motherwith
at the
supermarket
right
now?
the cinema
some
friends from
school.

(study) hard these days.

5 B:AreYes,
yourI know.
parents
going to the cinema
.........
They
tonight?
(want) to pass their exams.
5 A: I'm so happy Jim! My parents and I
6 Is your sister talking
mobile
right
now?
(go)on
onher
holiday
next
week.

........ (Ann/talk)
2 A:
3 Areon
you
a party on Saturday?
thehaving
phone?
B: No, she
(do)
her homework right now.
3 A: How often

(you/go)

swimming?
B: Three times a week.

...........

dad Sophie
working on his laptop now?
44 A:Is your
Bob and

B: That's great! Where

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(you/go)?
6 A: How long

(it/take) to travel to London by plane?

B: About three hours.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

of the present continuous or the present simple.

Hi Marvin,
I 1) 'm writing

(write) this letter from Portugal. I

(be) on holiday here with
.
(have) a

2)
my family and we 3)
great time.
Right now, I 4) . . . .
5)
. . . . .

.......

(lie) on the beach. My little brother

(play) on the sand with his toys and my mother

her homework
(you/go)?
Stative
Verbsright now.
(you/go)
6 A: How long
3 A: How often
Some verbs rarely appear in the continuous tenses. These verbs express a
swimming?
(it/take) to travel to London by plane?
permanent state and they are: appear (= seem), be, believe, belong, cost, feel ,
B: forget,
Three times
week.(= possess), know, like, love,
B: About
three
hours.
hate,ahave
mean,
need,
prefer, realise,
remember, see, seem, smell, sound, suppose, taste, think, understand, want, etc.

I understand it now. NOT I am l:IRderstaRdiRg it now.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
Some
these verbs
can be used
continuous
tenses but with a difference in meaning.
of theofpresent
continuous
or in
the
present simple.

Hi Marvin,
Present Simple

Present Continuous

I 1)
'm writing
I is thinking of moving house.
I think
he's Italian. (write) this letter from Portugal.Tom
2) (= believe)
(be) on holiday here
(= with
is considering)
my family
and we
3) .
(have)
a looking at the paintings.
They are
Katie looks
happy.
(= are taking a look at)
appears to be)
great(=time.
You can
friends
Right
now,see
I 4)the sea
from
. . my
. . room.
(lie)Sam
on is
theseeing
beach.hisMy
little tonight.
brother
(=
is
meeting)
(=
it
is
visible)
5)
. . . . .
(play) on the sand with his toys and my mother
We are having dinner at 8 o'clock.
Derek has a new car.
6)
(watch) him. My dad 7)
(swim) in the sea.
(= are eating)
(= possesses)
I just love it here. We 8)
(get up) late every day and
Paul is tasting the soup to see if it needs salt.
This pie tastes really good.
9) (= it has a really good flavour) (spend) most of our
time
sunbathing.
(= is trying)
This
afternoon
we
10)
(go)
intoa town
to doonathe
littledoor.
sightseeing .
This new dress fits her perfectly.
He is fitting
new lock
Then(=myit isparents
11)
(take)
us to a nice restaurant. They
(=
is attaching)
her size)
12) He is so polite.
(want) us to try the
cuisine.
I hope
it tastes good!
Helocal
is being
so rude
today!
(= ,that's
Well
that'shis
allcharacter)
for now. See you when I get back! (= he is behaving like that only today)
She is appearing in a new TV show.
She appears to be tired.
Take(=care,
(= is taking part)
seems)
Wendy

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Complete
the in
sentences
that
are true
about
Put
the verbs
brackets so
into
thethey
present
simple
or you.
the present continuous.

breakfaet
thestill
morning.
. ....................
at
13t<t;
. . (see) inyou
have a 4 4MyA: parents
Why
(you/taste)
A: I
now. ,
2 My toothache.
dad
the moment.
the sauce? Does it need more pepper?
,,
3 My brother always
every day.
5 MyB:friend
No. It . .. . . . .
. . . .. ... . ..
B: Yes, I do. Actually, I
. . . . . . . . . . . (see) my dentist later. 10
...... (taste) great the way it is.
I
I

I
I

2 A: I .

..

II

5 A: Why

(think) of visiting Jim this afternoon.

B: Don't bother. I
.. .. ....

..... (you/smell) the milk?

B: Because it .............

. .. (think) he's on a business trip.

(smell) off. We should throw it away.

6 A: I see you .. .... . ...........
. .... (have) a new mobile phone.
B: Yes, but I ................... (have)

3 A: Why .....

. ............ .

(Greg/be) so rude today?

B: I have no idea. He . . .

trouble understanding how it works.

. . . . . . . (be) usually very polite.

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Present Simple - Present Continuous

(Talking about actions happening now)

Look at the picture. Ask and answer questions as in the examples:

look / map
feed / birds

take / pictures
eat / sandwich

look at / postcards
read / book

drink / coffee

A: What's Mr Jones doing?

B: He's looking at a map.

A: Is Andy reading a book?

B: No, he isn't. He's taking pictures, etc.

Imagine you are on holiday. Complete the email below telling your
English pen friend about your holiday.

Greetings from ........ ! We're staying at

The weather is ............................
. There isn't a cloud in the sky.
Right now, I .....
.. .. .. .. .. .... . My parents ............ .
and my
late every day and ................
We
In the evening, we
or
Tonight we
We love it here. There is so much to see and do. See you in
Yours,

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