1. Andy sometimes reads comics.

 (to read)
2. We never watch TV in the morning. (to watch)
3. Listen! Sand is singing  in the bathroom. (to sing)
4. My sister usually helps in the kitchen. (to help)
5. My mother is making breakfast now. (to make)
6. They often clean the bathroom. (to clean)
7. Look! The boys are coming home. (to come)
8. Every day his grandfather goes for a walk. (to go)
9. I am chatting with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
10. Cats eat mice. (to eat)

Look at the picture and complete the sentences (Simple Pres. /Present Contin.

1. This (be) is Marc.
2. He (wear) is wearing a t-shirt and shorts today.
3. He (eat) is eating an apple at the moment.
4. Marc (like) likes fruits and vegetables.
5. He (eat) eats some every day.
6. Marc (know) knows that apples (be) are good for his health.

Grammar Exercises
Adjectives/Adverbs
Articles
Conditional sentences - if
Gerund and Infinitive
Modal Auxiliaries, Modals
Nouns
Participles
Passive Voice
Phrasal Verbs
PrepositionsPresent Progressive Present Contin. Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. walk - walking
2. make - making

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3. wash - washing
4. lie - lying
5. stop - stopping

Simple Present. Write the es/s ending.

1. write - she writes
2. kiss - kisses
3. must - she must
4. laugh - she laughs
5. go - he goes

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. The lesson (start) starts at 9 o'clock.

2. He often (wear) wears a black cap.
3. I (meet) am meeting my friends in the youth club tonight.
4. My friend (move) is moving house tomorrow.
5. My birthday (be) is in September.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. She (not / ride) isn't riding her bike right now.

2. We (not / stay) aren't staying at home tonight.
3. I (not / like) don't like bananas.
4. They (not / know) don't know the answer.
5. I (not / sit) am not sitting in the garden at the moment.

questions

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. When (arrive / the plane) does the plane arrive?

2. (visit / you) Are you visiting Jane in hospital today?
3. What time (get up / you) do you get up in the mornings?
4. Why (cry / she) is she crying now?
5. (swim / they) Are they swimming in the pool at the moment?

Text

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. I (live) live in London.
2. This weekend, I (visit) am visitig my friends in Brighton.
3. The train to Brighton (leave) leaves London at 6.45 in the morning.
4. In the early afternoon, we (want) want to go on a sightseeing tour.

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5. In the evening, we (go) are going to a concert.
6. The concert (start) starts at 8 o'clock.
7. I (come) am coming back to London on Sunday.
8. My train (arrive) arrives in London at 7.50 in the evening.

Quantifiers
Questions
Reported Speech
Sentences, Word order

Tenses Present Progressive

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. fly - flying
2. book - booking
3. hit - hitting
4. take - taking
5. lie - lying

Simple Present

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

1. do - he does
2. worry - she worries
3. play - she plays
4. watch - he watches

5. might - she 

Use

When to use which tense?

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

now? 
● Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often, seldom,

never? 

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

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

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

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● For arrangements for the near future, we use  .

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. We (help) are helping in the canteen this week.

2. Martin usually (drive) drives to work.
3. But today, he (take) is taking the bus.
4. Listen! She (practise) is practising the piano.
5. My friend (play) plays the guitar every evening.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. He (not / spend) doesn't spend his holidays in Spain each year.

2. I (not / meet) am not meeting Francis tonight.
3. They (not / fly) aren't flying to London tomorrow.
4. We (not / work) aren’t working this week.
5. The film (not / begin) doesn't begin at 7 o'clock.

questions

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. (leave / you) Are you leaving the party now?

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

Text

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Maria always (want) wants to improve her English.

2. She (do) is doing a language course in London at the moment.
3. She (stay) stays with a host family.
4. It (be) is only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.
5. The first lesson (begin) begins at 9 o'clock.

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