TENSE UsAGE : simBle Present vs Present continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS PRESENT
o Now o Always o ev€ry day /year
o At the moment/at present t, . never e.t.c.
o This morning/evening e.t.c. Key Words o usually . once a week
o Today/tonight 9$ o sometimes o in the evening /
o Nowadays . ciften morning e.t.c.
o Look! Listen! c rarely / seldom o at night
(at the time of speaking) o occasionally o all the time
. frequently . regUlarly
o normall

A. FiII in the Simple Present or the Present Continuous Tense:

1) Most visitors in London (use)the underground

2l I'm sorry but I (not/believe) you.
3) It often (not / rain) in the summer, but today it (rain).
4' Kylie
- (meet) Max later?
s) usually
Our dog (sleep) on the sofa but at the moment he _ (sleep) under the bed.
6) "When you _ (come) home?" - "In about an hour"

7) Mr. Jackson (help) his son with his homework?" - "Yes, every evening"
8) Mary (not/read) a book. She (sit) at her desk. She _ (write) an essay.
e) We usually _.-.________:_
(go) swimming on Satudays but we (noVgo) swimming today.
10) "Why are you so worried?" - "I _ (take) an exam tomorrow"

B. Choose the correct answer :

f. Harry plays tennis
a. on Sundays b. now
2. Judy a bath at the moment
a. is having b. has
3. I usually on holiday in July.
a. am going b. go
4. "Where's Dad?"- In the garden. He _ the car
a. is washing b. washes
5. Colin usually cooks dinner but Mary _it today.
a. is making b. makes
6. Alex is taking a photo
a. at the moment b. every day

C. Fill in do, does, am, is or are :

1) you like pop music?
2) you coming to the cinema tonight?
3) it snow a lot in your country?
4') I sending an e-mail'at the moment.

5) Tina and Kim not work in a shoP.

6) Who
-not helPing Pat todaY?

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D. Fill in- the Simple Present or the Present Continuous Tense:

1. THINK
1) I about my history test tomorrow

2l you _ the film is good?

2. WEAR

1) What You for Suc's PartY?

2) Frank often a suit for work

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3. BIIY -
1) Carol always her clothes in that shop

2) Ann some postcards at the moment. She's in that shop

4. HAVE
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1) I _ dinner at the moment
2) _ you a shower every moming?

5. LEAVE -
l) Steve his flat at eight o'clock in the morning.

2) Hurry up! The train !

6. DO
1) What _ your brother tomorrow?
2) What you in your sPare time?

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7. TALK -
1) we on the phone every daY.

8. WORK

1) David in a hospital in Liverpool.

2) Helen on her computer right now.