1am doing and I do (present continuous

and present simple)

.:EI Present continuous ar present simple? Complete the sentences choosing the right verb lorm.
1 Po ~ovJí~ learning English? (Do you like / Are you liking)
2 ................................................... .................. this programme.
(I'm not understanding / I don't understand)
3 Jim and his father ................................................... They are asleep.
(aren't watching / don't watch TV)
4 Tony is upstairs in the bathroom. He . ............. his hair.
(washes / is washing)
S Why . ............................................ ?Are we late? (do we run / are we running)
6 There are some strange noises in the sitting room. What ..................................... .................................. ?
(is Tom doing / does Tom do)
7 What time ..................... every day'
(does John get up / is John getting up)
8 Fred and I are good dancers but we ........................................................ to discos ~ery often.
(don't go / aren't going)
9 A:. ........................ from Denmark? B: No, I'm Swedish.
(Are you coming / Do you ccm1e)
10 in the sarne hotel in N ew York.
(I always stay / I'm always staying)
11 ............... in winter in your country? (Does it snow / Is it snowing)
12 Joanna .. ....... the dinner at the moment.
(isn't cooking / doesn't cook)
She on the phone. (talks / 's talking)

.ili Read about what John does before breaklast every day, and what heis doing now.
Every day John gets up at 6.30 a.m. and does some exercises in the garden. Then he has a
shower. He gets dressed and listens to the news on the radio. Then he goes downstairs and makes
breakfast. At the moment, John is sitting in the kitchen and drinking a cup of tea. He is reading
a magazine and thinking about his holiday.

© Now, you write a paragraph about yoursell. Use some oi the verbs below ar think oi your own ideas.
(a) 4 things you do before breakfast every day.
(get up / have a shower / clean my teeth / brush my hair / get dressed / do some exercises /
go for a run / read / listen etc.)
and
(b) 4 things you 're doing now.
(write / look (at) / drink / eat / read / sit / learn / do / think / hold / wear / work etc.)

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IIDI Complete lhe sentences. Put lhe verbs into lhe present sim pie (e.g. do) or present continuous (e.g.
l'm doing), positive or negative.
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1 A: Have a chocolate. B: No thank you. I .Po."':tJí~ <Jio,:,ola~. (like chocolate)
2 A: Let's have lunch in the garden. B: No, we can't. It'S raí"í·fo·· (rain)
3 A: What .. ................................... ? B: Pam? She's a octor. (do)
4 Tony .. ......... at the moment. He's on holiday. (work)
5 A: Why .................... ............ .................. B: Because J'm happy. (smile)
6 Sandra and her husband are vegetarian. They ........................ (eat meat)
7 A: What .. ... ? B: A letter from my sister. (read)
8 A: What time .... ? B: Me? About 7.00 a.m. usually. (get up)
9 A: Where's Dave? B: He's in the kitchen. He ................ ...................... . (rnake
coffee)
10 A: How .................... ? B: I usually catch a bus. (goto work)
11 A: I think Shaun and David are asleep. ll: Mmrn. Tum the TV off They
...... ,·(watch it)
12 John and I want to go to Greece for our holidays, so we .
Qearn Greek)

IIIIIIil Look-at lhe pictures and lhe verbs. Write two questions for each picture. Use lhe present continuous
for one question and lhe present sim pie for lhe other question.
1 RUTH: Where ar.,~o•~Í~
JAMES: To the cinema.
RUTH: .J?c> .. 1ov...lí~. th"-.. ~•~"'ma? ...
JAMES: Yes, Ido.

(go / like)

2 YOUNG BOY: What . . .... ?

WOMAN: I'm a photographer.
YOUNG HOY: ........................ :.... ?
WOMAN: I'm putting a film in my camera.

(do/ do)

3 JEFF: When .. ...................... usually

........... ?
BRIAN: At 6 o' clock.
JEFF: Why ....... now?
BRIAN: Because I have a dentist's appointment.

(finish / leave)

JEFF ➔

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4 LUCY: What .?
PAUL: Watching TV, 1 think.
LUC:Y: .... TV a lot'
PAUL: Yes, every night.

(do/ watch)

5 SUE: ·········?
TIM: Looking ata new car.
SUE: ............... ?
TIM: ,(:10,000.

(do / cost)

6 UETH: .... ?
ANNE: Because they're late.
HETH: .?
ANNE: At 8.30 a.m.

(run / start)

~ Write questions and your own positive ar negative short answers. Use lhe present simple ar the
present continuous.
you / have / dinner at the moment?
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2 you / read / a newspaper every day?
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...........................

3 it / snow rnuch in your country?

4 you / usually / do / your hornework on a word processar?

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5 you / drink / coffee now?
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6 you / drink coffee for breakfast every day'

7 you / work / at the moment?

8 children / eat lunch at school in your country?

....... ?
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