Nombre del alumno: Cristian Emmanuel González Chávez

Nombre de la actividad: 21. REVIEW OF PROGRESSIVE

21. REVIEW OF PROGRESSIVE
Simple Present Vs.
Present Progressive
Exercise 1
COMPARING TENSES
Complete the following sentences using the simple present or the present
progressive tense.
Ex. My team usually practices in the gym, but now we are practicing outside.
1. They usually Read the local newspaper,
but they Reading a national newspaper at the moment.
2. I eat eggs for breakfast today, though I usually eat cereal.
3. David always Walk to work, and he Walking in the rain at this time.
4. I Takes a shower now, though I normally Taking a bath.
5. Isabella study English every day. She studies past tense verbs right now.
6. Sayid never wear a tie to work,
but he wearing one today because he has an important appointment.
7. Jin sometimes leave work late,
but he leaves early today because it is his wife’s birthday.
8. We always shop at A&B Market,
and right shopping now, we for food for a party.
9. Lee make a cake for his wife’s birthday,
but he almost never makes cakes.
10. Fred and Rita drinks never wine, so they drinking water right now.

Exercise 2
TIME MARKERS
Complete the following sentences using the
simple present or the present progressive tense.
Ex. He to the gym three times a week.
1. Jack never get to class on time.
2. The sun always rise in the east and set in the west.
3. Maya watches TV now. She often watch TV in the evenings.
4. Mr. Duncan not travel to New York on business very often.
5. My aunt usually stay in a hotel when
She stays comes to town, but tonight she with us.
6. At this time, they travel in Europe.
7. We not meet for coffee on Saturdays. We meet on Sundays.
8. She sometimes wear jeans to school, but today she wears a skirt.
9. Right now, we review verb tenses.
10. My husband not make dinner at the moment. He makes the dishes.
Exercise 3
ACTION & NON-ACTION VERBS
Complete the following sentences using the simple present
or the present progressive tense. Remember that non-action
verbs don’t usually take the progressive form.
Ex. Mi Jin a new book now. She to finish the book tonight.
1. Billy have a bad cold today. He lies in bed at the moment.
2. Sara is at the park now. She walks, her dog.
She loves her dog so much.
3. I go to the store to buy a new computer.
The computer costed $1500.
4. Yuka hates her old, green dress, but she wearing
it today because her mother it.
5. Lucas have a new car. He has to drive it around.
6. Juan and Mohammed jogging in the park right now.
A cat follows them. I think
the cat belonging to Juan.
7. What’s that noise? I hear something outside the window.
I bees scared!
8. My brother and I be at home. We watched a movie on TV.
9. Marco usually to work, but today
He takes a bus because his car has a flat tire.
10. Slow down! You drive too fast right now,
and I see a police car up ahead.
Exercise 4
WRITING
Write about your school or
work. Write 10 sentences using
the simple present and present
progressive tenses. Try to include
some non-action verbs.
I go to school in the morning 5 days a week is fun and better because I will
finish university and have a better life after a lot of school and all that kind of
work and now, I will be responsible for what follows