Form

Present Contonuous

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. fly _______________

2. book _______________

3. hit _______________

4. take _______________

5. lie _______________

Simple Present

Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).

1. do - he _________

2. worry - she _________

3. play - she _________

4. watch - he _________

5. might - she _________

Use

When to use which tense?

 1. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!, now?

a. Simple present b. Present continuous

2. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often, seldom,
never?

a. Simple present b. Present continuous

3. For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use .

a. Simple present b. Present continuous

4. For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use .

a. Simple present b. Present continuous

5. In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use .

a. Simple present b. Present continuous

6. For arrangements for the near future, we use .

a. Simple present b. Present continuous

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. We (help) ______________ in the canteen this week.

2. Martin usually (drive) ______________ to work.

 3. But today, he (take) ______________ the bus.

4. Listen! She (practise) ______________ the piano.

5. My friend (play) ______________ the guitar every evening.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. He (not / spend) ______________ his holidays in Spain each year.

2. I (not / meet) ______________ Francis tonight.

3. They (not / fly) ______________ to London tomorrow.

4. We (not / work) ______________ this week.

5. The film (not / begin) ______________ at 7 o'clock.

Question

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. (leave / you) ______________ the party now?

2. (have / you) ______________ any brothers or sisters?
3. (love / she) ______________ him?
4. Who (cook) ______________ dinner tonight?
5. (send / he) ______________ you an e-mail every day

Text

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Maria (want) ______________ to improve her English.
2. Therefore, she (do) ______________ a language course in London at the
moment.
3. She (stay) ______________ with a host family and (must) take the tube
to get to her language school.
4. It (be) ______________ only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.

5. The tube (leave) ______________ at half past eight.

6. The first lesson (begin) ______________ at 9 o'clock.
7. In the afternoons, the school (offer) ______________ sightseeing tours in
and around London.
8. Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) ______________ to
Windsor.