PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Usage
To refer to habitual action or
regular action
To refer to a known fact
To refer to something that is
true at the moment of
speaking.
To refer to a planned future
event where the time cannot
be changed by the speaker
To describe a process and
procedure
To give directions/ command/
order
With expressions like
“I gather “, “I see” , “I hear”,
“I understand”
When using direct speech
THE PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE
To refer to an action that is
going on at the time when the
speaker is speaking
to refer to an action that is
repeated over and over again
To refer to a temporary
situation
To refer to something that is
changing
To refer to a planned future
action
Examples
1. I always have a goof breakfast.
2. Chi Ying visits her grandmother every Friday.
1. Elephants do not eat meat.
2. Orange contains vitamins.
1. Wei Hong works in Kuala Krai.
2. We are hungry.
1. The train to Johor leaves at 6.00 p.m.
2. The movie starts at 7.30 p.m.
1. First, clean the wound. Then, put some medicine on it.
2. Boil the syrup and leave it to cool.
1. Walk down this road.
2. Turn left at the next junction.
1. I see that you and Diana are friends again.
2. I hear you wish to speak to me.
1. The old man said, “I feel so sad.”
2. “Come here right now!” shouted Mr Riss.
1. Mother is cooking now.
2. Grandfather is watching the television.
1. The boy is kicking the ball.
2. The children are clapping their hands.
1. The flood victims are staying in the Town Hall at the
moment.
2. I am looking after my friend’s cat while she was away on
holiday.
1. The cost of living is going up day by day.
2. My grandmother’s health is slowly improving.
1. We are going to Melaka tomorrow.
2. My brother is getting married on Saturday.
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Sheila ____________ for a large international company. She __________ the

secretary to the boss. Every day she and her colleagues _________ at the office on time.
She ___________ the letters and _________ through the mail. Her boss __________ on her
to check his work. She ________ the LRT home at 6 every day.

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The royal fly catcher ___________ an amazing crest that normally __________ flat. It
_________ and __________ like a fan during courtship. All fly catchers __________ on
insects that they __________ up while flying. These birds __________ found in Mexico,
West Indies and South America.

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The waves of the sea constantly __________ the edge of the land. They __________
the shape of the coastline in two ways. First, the waves __________ against the rocks and
__________ them into the pebbles and sand. They __________ the pebbles at the cliffs
slowly wearing them away. But the sea also __________ the sand and the pebbles to other
places. Beaches __________ formed and the coastline __________ built up where the sea
__________ them.

Teen and Pocket Money -(pg9 Download)

(Underline the correct answer and copy the passage in your exercise book)

Some Parents complain that their children (are always asking / ask always) for
money. Many teens (get / are getting) pocket money for helping with the chores around the
house and the amount of money they earn (increases / is increasing) regularly. This is
because things (are becoming / become) more and more expensive all the time. Parents of
teens (are often worrying / often worry) about whether they should give their children
pocket money and if they choose to do so, they (usually have / are usually having) a hard
time deciding how much to give them. It (seems / is seeming) that there really is no “correct”
amount. One way for parents to decide how much to give their children is to ask other
parents what they (do / are doing) when it comes to pocket money. Many of them will say
that they (provide / are providing) their children with a certain amount of money each week.
If their children (are wanting / want) to buy something special, they can save this money
until they have got enough or they can do extra chores around the house for a few weeks.