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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple:

a) My sister __doesn't play_________ (not/ play) tennis every day.
b) I ______study_____ (study) English at school from Monday to Friday.
c) Chimpanzees ______doesn't speak_____ (not/ speak) any language.
d) She always _______wears____ (wear) skirts.
e) _______Do____ they _____travel______ (travel) by bus?

2. Complete the following sentences with Present Continuous:

a) What _are____ you ___eating_____ (eat)?
b) Kat _is opening_________ (open) the window because she’s hot.
c) My dog isn't sleeping________ (not/ sleep) now.
d) The girls_are listening to______ (listen to) music now.
e) My brothers isn't watching___ (not/ watch) TV now.

3. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:

a) I'm not studying_______ (not/ study) French now.
b) We always play______ (play) cards during break time.
c) Where ____does______ your granny _______live____ (live)?
d) Peter __doesn't take_______ (not/ take) the children to school in the morning.
e) What ____does____ your brother ____do____ (do) every morning?
f) You ___talk____ (talk) a lot!!!
g) What _is____ John ____writing____ (write) now?
h) What’s that noise? Peter _is playing___ (play) the guitar.
i) We usually travel_________ (usually/ travel) to England in summer.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.
a. We usually __go_______ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we _go_____ (go) to
Florida.
b. A: Why _____are_________ you ________buying_____ (buy) so much food?
B: Because we ________have______ (have) a party tonight.
c. My dad ______live________ (live) in a house near the sea because he
______likes________ (like) sailing.
d. ________Do_____ you __watch____ (watch) the television Can I turn it off?
e. A: How often _________Do____ you __________go____ (go) swimming?
B: About once a week.
f. What newspaper _________Do_____ you usually ________read______ (read)?
g. A: The telephone __________is ringing____ (ring)!!
B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She _is playing_______
(play) tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!
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5. Put the verbs in brackets in the “ Present Simple” X

My friend Cathy .......has................... (have) a horse. It....is............(be) a beautiful animal with big
eyes and a long tall. Its name is Bella and it ...................loves......... (love) people. It ....doesn't bite...........
(not bite) or kick and it is always friendly, It .......eats............ (eat) apples and hay but it ......doesn't
eat...........(not eat) meat. Horses ..don't likes............ (not like) meat. Cathy usually ........................rides.......
(ride) her horse every day after school. She .......doesn't go........ (not go) into the town because there is too
much traffic. There .....aren't........... (not be) many cars in the country so she .........takes.............. (take)
Bella there. It often ..........rains............. (rain) in England so at night Bella and the other
horses ..........sleep.................. (sleep).

6. Present Simple / Continuous

Susan is making a video about a typical day in her life. Put the verbs in brackets into the
Present Simple or Continuous.
Hi, my name’s Susan Smith and this is my family. As you can see we .........are having....... (have)
it at this time. Look, everyone.....is smiling............................(smile) and happy. That is because I....am
filming................(film) them - usually we :.............don't talk..........(not talk) to each other in the morning
This is where I ..........catch.................(catch) the bus to school every day. It’s the number 13, and it
...................is arriving...........(arrive) now. These two girls are my friends. Tina and Becky. We
all ............go............... (go) to the same school. Tina .........is wearing......................... (wear) a skirt today,
which is unusual. She hardly ever ............wears..............(wear) skirts.
I .............am sitting............. (sit) on the bus now. It usually ...arrives....................(arrive) at school
at about a quarter to nine. The bus driver ........................is shouting....... (shout) at the children at the back
of the bus at the moment. He ....tells......................(tell) them to sit down. The kids on the bus
usually ....behave..................... (behave) very well. I'm not knowing........ (not know) what’s wrong with them
today.
This is my classroom. I always .............sit.................(sit) at this desk, next to my friend Becky. Our
teacher usually ......comes.................(come) in at five pst nine.
Oh, here she is! I ........am having to.......................(have to ) turn off the camera now. See you
later!

7. a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
At school we always _____prepare_________ (prepare) a school play. The drama teacher
___teachs___________ (teach) the words and melodies of the songs. We __learn____________(learn)
the words by heart but at first it ___isn't___________ (be not) easy. First form students ____don't
take__________ (not take) part in that show. They ___have___________ (have) a play of their own.
Now, 5th form ___are practicing ___________ (practice).
When the day of the show _____gets_________ (get) near, we ___________rehearse___ (rehearse)
at the theatre. We ____climb__________ (climb) on the stage and off the stage when the teacher
____asks__________ (ask) us to. She ___doesn't smile___________ (not smile) when we _____are
_________ (be) absent.
At this moment, 6th form ___singing___________ (sing) one of the songs. They generally
___sing___________ (sing) in the music room, but today it _____is_________ (be) very hot so they
_____are rehearsing_________ (rehearse) in the terrace.
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