EJERCICIOS COMPLEMENTARIOS

Simple Present vs. Present Continuous

Estos ejercicios no son obligatorios. Están
diseñados para fijar contenidos gramaticales.

Completa las frases. Usa Simple Present o Present

Continuous.

Mary and Joe ___________ (be) in a clothes shop at the moment.

They ___________(look) at some jeans.
Joe only ____________ (have) one very old pair of jeans.
So he ___________ (want) to buy a new pair of jeans now.
Right now, he ___________ (try on) a pair of blue jeans.
These jeans __________ (fit) him very well. But they _____________ (not suit) him.
Great! How much ___________(cost / they) ?

Completa las frases. Usa Simple Present o Present

Continuous.

Sue _____________(be) a student from South Korea.

She ______________ (live) in Seoul and _____________(study)medicine.
At the moment, however, Sue _____________ (live) in London.

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She ___________ (do) a six-months practical course in a London hospital.
In five days, Sue _____________(go) back to South Korea because the next term at university ___________(start) in ten days.

Completa la historia. Usa Simple Present o Present

Continuous.Today ___________(be) Betty's birthday.
Betty _____________(love) birthdays.
She _____________(be) always very excited and ____________ (wake
up)very early.
At six o'clock in the morning, Betty _______________(hear) a noise.
She ____________(get up)and ____________(go) into the sitting room.
What ______________ (go on)?
Look! Betty's cat Carlos ____________(sit) on the table and he
___________(play)with Betty's present.

Completa las frases. Usa Simple Present o Present

Continuous.

James ____________ (live)in a little village.

He ___________(be)in his last year at school.
After school, James ___________(want)to become a banker.
So this week, he ____________(do)a practical course in a bank.
There (be) a bank in a nearby town, but James ___________(have)to take the bus to get there.
The bus __________(leave)at 5.30 in the morning and ____________(return)at 8.15 in the evening.
James ___________ (not / like)to spend so much time in town before and after work, waiting for the bus.
Therefore, this week he ____________(stay)with his aunt, who__________(live)in town.
James usually ______________(wear)jeans and t-shirts, but while he ____________(work)for the bank now, he _____________(wear)a suit and a tie.

Present Continuous. Escribe la forma en -ing de los

siguientes verbos.
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walk -
make -
wash -
lie -
stop -

Simple Present. Escribe las formas correspondientes sometimes, never, every day? Simple Present/Present Continuous.
de la 3ª persona del singular de los siguientes - Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Listen!,
verbos. at the moment, right now? Simple Present/Present Continuous
write - she
kiss - he
must - she Completa las frases en positivo. Usa Simple Present o
laugh - she Present Continuous.
go – he

¿Cuándo usamos los siguientes tiempos verbales?

Subraya o resalta en negrita la forma correcta.
- For present actions happening one after another, we use Simple
Present/Present Continuous.
- For actions happening while speaking, we use Simple Present/Present
Continuous.
- For arrangements for the near future, we use Simple Present/Present
Continuous.
- For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use Simple
Present/Present Continuous.
- Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words:

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Sue _____________(be)a student from South Korea.
The lesson __________ (start)at 9 o'clock.
He often ___________(wear)a black cap.
I __________ (meet)my friends in the youth club tonight.
My friend __________(move)house tomorrow.
My birthday ___________(be)in September.

Completa las frases en negativo. Usa Simple Present o

Present Continuous.

She __________(not / ride)her bike right now.

We ____________(not / stay)at home tonight.
I ____________(not / like)bananas.
They __________(not / know)the answer.
I ____________(not / sit)in the garden at the moment.

Completa las frases en la forma interrogativa. Usa

Simple Present o Present Continuous.

When __________________(arrive / the plane)?

___________________(visit / you) Jane in hospital today?
What time _________________(get up / you) in the mornings?
Why ________________(cry / she)now?
_________________(swim / they)in the pool at the moment?

Completa las frases. Usa Simple Present o Present

Continuous.
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I ______________(live)in London.
This weekend, I _____________(visit)my friends in Brighton.
The train to Brighton ______________(leave)London at 6.45 in the morning.
In the early afternoon, we ______________(want)to go on a sightseeing tour.
In the evening, we _____________(go)to a concert.
The concert _________________(start)at 8 o'clock.
I _____________(come)back to London on Sunday.
My train ____________(arrive)in London at 7.50 in the evening.

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