PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1.Write the verbs in Present Continuous.

1. speak - I ___________________________________
2. jump – you__________________________________
3. bake - she __________________________________
4. play - they __________________________________
5. run - we ____________________________________

2.Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.

1. be - it ________________
2. have - he _____________
3. eat - she _____________
4. can - he ______________
5. wash - she ____________

3.When to use which tense?

1. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use Simple Present - Present
Continuous.
2. For actions happening now, we use Simple Present Present Continuous.
3. The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in Simple Present Present
Continuous.
4. The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use Simple Present Present
Continuous.
5. The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use Simple Present Present
Continuous.

4.Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.

1. Look! They (leave) __________________the house.

2. Brian (cycle)_______________ 30 km every day.
3. Samantha (do) __________________ her homework at the moment.
4. My parents (shop) ____________________ right now.
5. He usually (get up)____________________ early in the morning.
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5.Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. You (see / not) __________________ her every day.

2. The baby (sleep / not)__________________ at the moment.
3. I (read / not)_________________ a book now.
4. We (go / not)___________________ to school on Sundays.
5. He (watch / not) ___________________ the news every day.

6.Questions
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. (you / go) ________________ on holiday by plane sometimes?

2. (they / play) ____________________ computer games every day?
3. (she / eat) _________________ dinner at the moment?
4. What (they / do) ________________ right now?
5. (she / visit) ___________________ her grandma very often?

7.Simple Present or Present Progressive?

1. Look! Jenny (go)__________________ to school.

2. On her back, Jenny (carry)__________________ her school bag.
3. The school bag (be)__________________ very heavy
4. Normally, Jenny (wear)_______________________ black shoes, but today
she(wear) red wellies.
5. And look, she (wear) a raincoat because it(rain) outside.
6. Jenny (not / want) to get wet.