TENSE USAGE: Simple Present Vs Present Continuous: Noe Adan Sanchez Hernandez Ing. Electromecanica 5° Level

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NOE ADAN SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ

ING. ELECTROMECANICA
5° LEVEL

TENSE USAGE : Simple Present Vs Present Continuous


PRESENT  SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS Key PRESENT
Words
• Now   • Always never • every day / year
• At the moment/at present • usually e.t.c.
• This morning/evening e.t.c. • sometimes • once a week
• Today/tonight • often rarely / • in the evening /
• Nowadays • seldom morning e.t.c.
• Look! Listen! • occasionally • at night
(at the time of speaking) • frequently • all the time
• • regularly
• normally
A. Fill in the Simple Present or the Present Continuous Tense:

1) Most visitors in London _use_ (use)the underground 2)


I’m sorry but I´m not believe_ (not/believe) you.
3) It _does´n__ often __rain__ (not / rain) in the summer, but today it _is raining_ (rain).
4) _Are_ Kylie_metrring_ (meet) Max later?
5) Our dog usually _sleeps (sleep) on the sofa but at the moment he insleeping_ (sleep) under the
bed.
6) “When _are_ you _coming_ (come) home?” - “In about an hour”
7) “Does_ Mr. Jackson _helps_ (help) his son with his homework?” - “Yes, every evening”
8) Mary _Doesn´t read_ (not/read) a book. She ´s stting_ (sit) at her desk. She _writing_ (write)
an essay.
9) We usually __go__ (go) swimming on Saturdays but we _aren´t going_ (not/go) swimming
today.
10) “Why are you so worried?” - “I ´m taking_ (take) an exam tomorrow”

B. Choose the correct answer :


1. Harry plays tennis ___on sundays__.
a. on Sundays b. now
2. Judy _is having_ a bath at the moment
a. is having b. has
3. I usually _go _ on holiday in July.
a. am going b. go
4. “Where’s Dad?”- In the garden. He _is washing_ the car
a. is washing b. washes
5. Colin usually cooks dinner but Mary _is marking_it today.
a. is making b. makes
6. Alex is taking a photo _at the moment_.
a. at the moment b. every day

C. Fill in do, does, am, is or are :


1) __DO___ you like pop music?
2) __ARE____ you coming to the cinema tonight?
3) __DOES__ it snow a lot in your country?
4) I __AM___ not sending an e-mail at the moment.
5) Tina and Kim __DO__ not work in a shop.
6) Who __IS_ helping Pat today?

D. Fill in the Simple Present or the Present Continuous Tense:

1. THINK
1) I ´M THINKING__ about my history test
tomorrow
2) __DO__ you __THINK_ the film is good?
2. WEAR
1) What __ARE_ you _WARNING_ for Sue’s party?
2) Frank often _WEARS__ a suit for work

3. BUY
1) Carol always __BUYS__ her clothes in that shop
2) Ann IS BUYING_ some postcards at the moment. She’s in that shop

4. HAVE
1) I ´M HAVING_ dinner at the moment
2) _DO__ you _HAVE_ a shower every morning?

5. LEAVE
1) Steve _DOES LEAVES_ his flat at eight o’clock in the morning.
2) Hurry up! The train _IS LEAVING_ !

6. DO
1) What _IS__ your brother __DOING___ tomorrow?
2) What ____DO___ you ___DO____ in your spare time?

7. TALK
1) We DO TALK___ on the phone every day.
2) Phil _IS TALKING__ to some people over there

8. WORK
1) David _WORKS__ in a hospital in Liverpool.
2) Helen _IS WORKING_ on her computer right now.

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