PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

EX 1 : Complete the sentences in present continuous tense:

1. Look! The car (go)______________ so fast.

2. Listen! Someone (cry) ______________ in the next room.

3. Your brother (sit) ______________ next to the beautiful girl over there at present?

4. Now she (lie) ______________ to her mother about her bad marks.

5. At present they (travel) ______________ to New York.

EX 2:
1.  My/ father/ water/ some plants/ the/ garden.

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2. My/ mother/ clean/ floor.

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3.  Mary/ have/ lunch/ her/ friends/ a/ restaurant.

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4.  They/ ask/ a/ man/ about/ the/ way/ the/ railway/ station.

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5.  My/ student/ draw/ a/ beautiful/ picture .

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6.  I/ think/ future/ at the moment.

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7.  She/ talk/ boyfriend/ on the phone.

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8.  My sister/ learn English/ at home.

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9.  My girlfriend/ always/ come late.

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EX 3: Present Simple
1. I usually  (go) _______________________ to school.

2. They  (visit) _______________________ us often.

3. You  (play) _______________________ basketball once a week.

4. Tom  (work) _______________________ every day.

5. He always  (tell) _______________________ us funny stories.

6. She never  (help) _______________________ me with that!

7. Martha and Kevin  (swim) _______________________ twice a week.

8. In this club people usually (dance) _______________________ a lot.

EX 4: Phân biệt dấu hiệu nhận biết thì hiện tại đơn và thì hiện tại tiếp diễn

Now At the moment Once a day

Every day Listen! Keep silent!
Right now Every summer Hardly
Always At present Look!
usually Twice a month

Present Simple Present Continuous

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 EX 5: Phân biệt các câu sau đây, câu nào được viết ở thì hiện tại đơn/hiện tại tiếp
diễn
1. Our holiday starts on the 26th March. Simple Continuos

2. Ten times ten makes one hundred. Simple Continuos

3. How do you get to work every day? Do you get the bus? Simple Continuos

4. I am studying Math now.

5. The cat is playing with some toys at the moment.  Simple Continuos

Simple Continuos
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6. I read every night before I go to sleep. Simple Continuos

7. We are preparing for our parents’ wedding anniversary now. Simple Continuos

8. It seems a bit quiet in here. Where is everyone?

9. I am listening to music Simple Continuos

10. Lunch is at 12.30. Don’t be late. Simple Continuos

11. They watch television regularly. Simple Continuos

Simple Continuos

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