Present Continuous and Present Simple

Eg:. 1) Marie – jump – no – run 2) Luke – washing - yes

- Is Marie jumping? - Is Luke washing his car?
- No, she isn’t. She is running. - Yes, he is.

Now, make the questions and answers like in the example. You have to think the verb.
1) Lucy – dishes – yes Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

2) Michael – fly – no – write 1) Walk - _______________ 8) Read - ________________.

3) Andy – chocolate – no – talk 2) Make - _______________. 9) Write - _______________.

4) Martha – make – yes 3) Wash - _______________. 10) Listen - _______________.

5) Mark – bike – no – swim 4) Lie - __________________. 11) Come - _______________.

6) Mike and Leo – guitar – no – cards 5) Stop - ________________. 12) Prepare - _____________.

7) Dog – bed – yes 6) Run - _________________. 13) Put - _________________.

8) Friends – T.V – no – book 7) Cook - ________________. 14) Visit - ________________.

Now, in present simple form. When to use which tense?

1) Write – she ________________. 1) For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use

2) Kiss – he ___________________. ____________________.

3) Go – it _____________________. 2) For actions happening now, we use ______________________.

4) Make – she _________________. 3) The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use

5) Wash – he __________________. ______________________.

6) Cry – he __________________. 4) The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use

7) Watch – it ___________________.

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive. Positive Sentences.

1) Look! They (leave) ______________ the house.

2) Brian (cycle) _______________ 30 km every day.

3) Samantha (do) ______________  her homework at the moment.

4) My parents (shop) __________________  right now.

5) He usually (get up) __________________ early in the morning

 Negative Sentences

1. 1) You (see / not) _______________ her every day.

2. 2) The baby (sleep / not) ________________ at the moment.
3. 3) I (read / not) ________________ a book now.
4. 4) We (go / not) ___________________to school on Sundays.
5. 5) He (watch / not) ________________ the news every day.

Question

1) (you / go) ______________  on holiday by plane sometimes?

2) (they / play) _____________ computer games every day?

3) (she / eat) ______________ dinner at the moment?

4) What (they / do) ____________ right now?

5) (she / visit) ________________ her grandma very often?

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

1) Look! He (leave) __________________  the house.

2) Quiet please! I (write) ____________________   a test.

3) She usually (walk) ____________________ to school.

4) But look! Today she (go) ___________________ by bike.

5) Every Sunday we (go) ____________________  to see my grandparents.

6) He often (go) __________________ to the cinema.

7) We (play) __________________ Monopoly at the moment.

8) The child seldom (cry) _________________.

9) I (not / do) ________________ anything at the moment.

10) (watch / he) ___________________ the news regularly?

Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Today (be) _____ Betty's birthday. Betty (love) _______ birthdays. She (be) ______  always very excited
and (wake up)________ very early. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear) ______ a noise.
2. She (get up) ________ and (go) _________ into the sitting room.
3. What (go on) ___________ ?
4. Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit) ___________ on the table and he (play) __________ with Betty's present.