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Present Continuous or Present Simple?

Exercise 3

Choose the present simple or the present continuous.

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Choose Present Continuous or Present Simple 3

Choose the present simple or the present continuous. Watch out for stative
verbs.

1) Julie (read) in the garden. Check

[ 's reading ] Show

2) What (we/have) for dinner tonight? Check

[ are we having ] Show

3) She (have) two daughters. Check

[ has ] Show

4) I (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer. Check

[ 'm staying ] Show

5) He often (come) over for dinner. Check

[ comes ] Show

6) The class (begin) at nine every day. Check

[ begins ] Show

7) What (you/eat) at the moment? Check

[ are you eating ] Show

8) What (Susie/do) tomorrow? Check

[ is Susie doing ] Show

9) I (not/work) on Sundays. Check

[ don't work ] Show

10) She (not/study) now, she Check

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(watch) TV. Show

[ isn't studying ] [ 's watching ]

11) How often (you/go) to restaurants? Check
[ do you go ] Show

12) I (not/go) on holiday this summer. Check

[ 'm not going ] Show

13) I'm sorry, I (not/understand). Check

[ don't understand ] Show

14) She (work) as a waitress for a month. Check

[ 's working ] Show

15) She (take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday. Check

[ takes ] Show

16) It (be) cold here in winter. Check

[ 's ] Show

17) Take your umbrella, it (rain). Check

[ 's raining ] Show

18) This cake (taste) delicious. Check

[ tastes ] Show

19) The bag (belong) to Jack. Check

[ belongs ] Show

20) When (you/arrive) tonight? Check

[ are you arriving ] Show

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