GRAMMAR REVIEW

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PRESENT SIMPLE

1. Complete the texts with the words from the box.

doesn’t like don’t like eats eat get up

gets up go goes likes like

I usually (1) ______________ at 7 o’clock. I (2) ______________ to the gym before

breakfast. For breakfast I

(3) ______________ eggs. I (4) ______________ eggs, but I (5) ______________ cheese.

Dominic sometimes (6) ______________ at 6 o’clock in the morning. He (7)

______________ swimming before

breakfast. For breakfast Dominic always (8) ______________ eggs. He (9) ______________
eggs, but he (10)

______________ cheese.

2. Put the words in the right order.

1. breakfast eggs eats she for often

She ___________________________

2. go swimming do day you every ?

Do ________________________________

3. get up the usually morning in six I o’clock at

___________________________________________

4. go the never Sunday I on to gym

___________________________________

5. 9 o’clock always at do school start you ?

___________________________

6. dancing sometimes at the go they weekend

___________________________________________
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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Present simple vs present continuous

1. Complete the table with the time expressions and adverbs of

frequency below.

Today now often on Sundays every year tomorrow

this morning at this moment twice a week

usually

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

2. Complete each sentence. Use the words in brackets. Use present

simple or present continuous.

a) Richard (always, get up) .............................................. before 7.00.

b) Hurry up! The bus (wait) ........................................................................ for us!
c) Where (we, go) .......................................................... ? This is the wrong road!
d) My friends (not believe) .................................................................... my story.
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e) Please be quiet! I (read) ............................................... a very interesting book.
f) (like, Susan) ................................................................................. horror films?

3. Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.

a) ‘Someone ....B for you outside.’ ‘Who is it?’

A) waits B) is waiting C) waiting

b) ‘What ..... of this book?’ ‘I think it’s fantastic!’

A) do you think B) is you think C) you do think

c) ..... in ghosts?
A) Are you believe B) Are you believing C) Do you believe

d) Kate is busy. She ..... for a test.

A) is study B) is studying C) is studies

e) ..... a great time at the moment!

A) We are have B) We’re have C) We’re having

f) Tina usually ..... at 7.00.

A) get up B) is getting up C) gets up

4. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use Present Simple
or Present Continuous.

 My mother________________(wash) her car every weekend.

 I__________________(do) an English grammar exercise at this moment.
 The British sometimes__________________(eat) fish and chips for dinner.
 My friend and I ____________________(go) shopping tomorrow.
 On Saturdays, I_________________(not get up) till 12.00
 Our teacher is ill. She ____________(not work) today.

5. Correct each sentence or question.

a) I doesn’t likes this film. I don’t like

b) What do you wants? .............................................................

c) Jim walk sometimes to school. .............................................................

d) When the lesson begins? .............................................................

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e) I don’t gets up early on Saturdays. .............................................................

f) Tina not like computer games. .............................................................

g) Figen watchs television every night. .............................................................