SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE?

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PRESENT SIMPLE: PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

regular actions or events (He plays tennis most weekends.) the time of speaking ('now')
facts (The sun rises in the east.) Shh, I'm trying to hear what they are saying .
facts known about the future (We leave at 8.30 next Monday) things which are true at the moment but not always
thoughts and feelings about the time of speaking We're looking for a new flat.
I don't feel very well. present plans for the future
We're having dinner with them next week .

always, often, sometimes, seldom, never, frequently, rarely... At the moment, these days, now, nowadays, look, listen,….
+ “stative” (non-action) verbs! (to know, to be, to like, to prefer….)

A) Underline the correct form of the verb

01. I (playing/’m play/’m plaing/play) golf every weekend.
02. The children (play/is playing/are playing/plays) outside at the moment.
03. Bill (work/works/is working) today.
04. You can’t borrow my lawnmower because it (doesn’t work/isn’t working/works).
05. This smells good! You (make/are making/maks/makes) an apple pie, it seems.
06. My husband (makes never/never makes/is never making/never is making) me breakfast.
07. Pauline (lives/is living) in Hong Kong at the moment.
08. John (live still/still live/living still/still living/still lives) with his parents.
09. It's my sister's birthday today and she (has/having/’s having) a party.
10. We (go/going/are going) round to her house at eight o'clock this evening.
11. She (doesn’t usually celebrate/isn’t usually celebrating/usually not celebrate) her birthday.
12. After class today I (go/’m going) into town to buy her present.
13. I (think/’m thinking) I’ll get her some CDs
14. Stop speaking for a moment please, I (think/am thinking/ ‘m think/thinking) about your plan.
15. Look, she (run/is runing/is running/runs) because she's late for her lesson.
16. Our teacher gives always/always gives/is always giving/is giving always us lots of homework.
17. We (are not wanting/do not want/want not/are wanting not) to go to the concert.
18. I (do not work/don’t work/’m not working/’m working not) today. I'm on holiday.
19. People (speak/are speaking) English in Jamaica.
20. Archie (not use/use not/isn’t using/isn’t useing/doesn’t use/) his computer at the moment.
21. Lucy never (take/takes/is taking/is takeing/taking) her dog to campsites.

B) Put the verb in brackets into the correct form

01. My brother (rush) home after school every day.
02. My father (work) hard these days.
03. My sister (not/ watch) TV at night.
04. He (talk) to his girlfriend on the phone every day
05. Listen, my mother (mix) a cheese sauce for the fish.
06. Such a noise here! The kids (listen) to music again.
07. I (not/make) sand castles right now. I (not/stand) playing in the sand.
08. We (travel) abroad in summer.
09. Ann (work) in a shop, but this afternoon she (play) tennis.
10. Look at Liz. She (stand) in the corner. She (wait) for her boyfriend.
11. Excuse me! I think you (sit) at my desk.
12. He always (take) the bus to work.
13. Now I (believe) you, that you have a lot of money.
14. I’m so tired! The baby (not/ sleep) yet. He never (sleep) at night.
15. We (go) dancing every weekend
16. They (usually/travel) to the mountains, but this summer they (travel) to the beach.
17. Listen! Bill (play) his electric guitar.
18. For sure he (not wash) is car now, because he (wash) his car every Sunday afternoon only.
19. Our cat never (jump) onto the kitchen table.
20. Look! The men (wear) blue uniforms.
21. Don’t (disturb) me now, I (do) my homework.