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Inglês 8º Ano – Present Simple or Present Continuous

Nome: _________________________________________________ Data: ___/___/___

1. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form
of the verbs.

a. I _____________________________ (usually / take) black and white photos, but

at the moment I _____________________________ (take) colour pictures.
b. Anna _____________________________ (usually / not make) documentaries. This
year she _____________________________ (work) on a horror film.
c. You _____________________________ (usually / read) a book on the bus, but
today you ________________________ (not read). You ________________________
(listen) to your MP3 player.
d. Emily and Alice _____________________________ (usually / not read) sport
magazines, but today they _____________________________ (read) about
football. They _____________________________ (not read) about music.
e. Mark _____________________________ (usually / work) in his dad’s shop after
school, but this afternoon he _____________________________ (not help) his
dad. He _____________________________ (play) tennis with his friends.
f. We _____________________________ (usually / have) a dance class on Fridays,
but this Friday we _____________________________ (watch) a DVD at my
house.
g. Anna _____________________________ (normally / watch) TV in the evening,
but tonight she _____________________________ (go) to the cinema.
h. We _____________________________ (usually / have) orange juice and toast for
breakfast, but today we _____________________________ (have) eggs.

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 2. Circle the correct option: Present simple or present continuous?

a. The cinema usually opens / is opening at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.

b. Rita and Júlia stay / are staying at the hotel tonight.
c. The cat sleeps / is sleeping on the sofa at the moment.
d. John studies / is studying for the English test right now.
e. Tom knows / is knowing all about that film, so with don’t you ask him
about it?
f. I don’t do / am not doing a lot of sports in my free time.

3. Complete the postcard with the present simple or present continuous form of
the verbs.

Hi Anna,
I’m in Paris at a school for dancer and I _________________ (have) a
great time!
I usually _________________ (go) to dance classes in the morning , but
today is Saturday and I _________________ (sit) is a café in Montmartre
and I _________________ (write) this postcard.
At the weekends I sometimes _________________ (met) my French
friends in the evening and we _________________ (watch) a good film at the
cinema.
My best friend here is Emilie and we often _________________ (do)
things together, but at the moment she _________________ (visit) her
grandma.
Miss you.
Write soon,
Samantha
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