GRAMMAR WORKSHEET 1

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

A. Monica spent a fortnight in Sara’s house in London. Now she’s back at school and she writes an
email to her about what is going on at the beginning of a new school year. Complete the email by
putting the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

Hello, Sara!

How (1) are (be) you? I’ (2) am (be) fine. This year I (3) am attending (attend) a new school. I (4)
have (have) new friends and teachers.
I (5) love (love) this school because it (6) has (have) lots of space and facilities. In Portugal we (7)
_start (start) school in the middle of September and then we only (8) stop (stop) for Christmas.

I (9) am getting (get) adapted to this new reality and I (10) know (know) that I (11) have (have) to
study hard this year because the 10th grade (12) is (be) much more difficult than last year. My mother
(13) _______________ (work) in a new office now and my father (14) _______________ (invest) in
a new project, so I (15) _______________ (suppose) this is going to be a year of change.

OK, now I (16) _______________ (have) to go because my mother (17) _______________(call) me.

Please, write to me soon!

Love :)
Monica

Present Simple –

1) ações habituais / rotinas;

2) Verdades universais;
3) horários
4) always, never, sometimes, often, frequently, every…, usually, etc
Terceira pessoa de have = has

Present continuous
1) ações que decorrem no momento;
2) ações temporárias;
3) at the moment, at present, now, today, this …etc.

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am/ is / are + verbo-ing

B. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
Mary is asking Monica about her new school.

1. How ___________________ you ___________________ there? (get)

2. What time ___________________ you ___________________ the bus? (catch)

3. Where ___________________ you ___________________ lunch today? (have)

4. ___________________ you ___________________ to school with any friends today? (go)