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Present Simple Vs Continuous

The document compares and contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses. It provides examples of verbs in sentences using both tenses. In the first section, verbs are placed in brackets and the reader chooses the correct present tense. The second section provides multiple choice questions to choose the right tense of verbs in sentences. The third section asks the reader to write out sentences using verbs in the correct present tense. Overall, the document provides exercises to practice using the present simple and present continuous tenses through examples in sentences.

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Present Simple Vs Continuous

The document compares and contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses. It provides examples of verbs in sentences using both tenses. In the first section, verbs are placed in brackets and the reader chooses the correct present tense. The second section provides multiple choice questions to choose the right tense of verbs in sentences. The third section asks the reader to write out sentences using verbs in the correct present tense. Overall, the document provides exercises to practice using the present simple and present continuous tenses through examples in sentences.

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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or continuous).

A) Next week, my friends and I __________________ (go) camping in the woods. I


_________________ (organize) the food, because I _____________________ (like)
cooking. Dave __________________ (have) a big car with a trailer, so he
_______________________________ (plan) the transportation. Sam
____________________ (bring) the tent – he _________________ (go) camping every
year, so he ____________________ (have) a great tent and lots of other equipment.
My wife _______________________ (think) we’re crazy. She ____________________
(like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she _________________________ (take) a trip
to Paris instead.

B) Harold is a famous pianist. He _________________________ (give) two or three


concerts every week. He ________________________(travel) a lot and this week he’s
in New York. He _________________________ (stay) at an expensive hotel. He’s at
this hotel now. He _____________________ (have) his breakfast in the dining-room.
He ________________________ (drink) a cup of coffee and he ___________________
______ (read) a newspaper. Harold is always very busy. He ____________________
__________ (play) the piano regularly. He _________________________ (practice) for
four hours every day. He ___________________ (go) to bed late and he always ______
__________________ (get) up early. But he sometimes _________________________
(get) dressed too quickly, and this morning he __________________________ (wear)
one blue sock and one red one!

2. Choose the correct form for each verb.

1. Marie isn’t a Canadian. I believe / am believing she comes from France


2. Look! Junko jumps / is jumping into the water.
3. I think / am thinking you’re crazy!
4. Don’t give Jan any cheese. She hates / is hating it!
5. I am going / go to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want /Are you wanting to come?
6. Once a week, I am going/go to art class at the college.
7. I have /am having lunch in the cafeteria every day.
8. Salman is rich. He drives / is driving a Mercedes.
9. You won’t find Jerry at home right now. He studies / is studying in the library.
10. It snows /is snowing quite hard. Perhaps we shouldn’t go out tonight.
11. Today she is cooking / cooks a barbecue with her uncle.
12. We are usually going / usually go to the pool on Mondays

3. Write the correct tense

a. The train always _____________________(leave) on time.


b. “What’s the matter? Why _________________________ (cry/you)?”
c. That’s strange. They ____________________________ (not watch) the TV.
d. He ___________________________ (not speak) very good English.
e. Please be quiet! I _______________________ (do) my homework.
f. Where ______________________________ (live/ they)?
g. Listen! John _________________________ (play) the piano.
h. I never ______________________ (go) to the stadium on Fridays.
i. Tom _____________________ (write) his report. He will bring it to the office
when it’s complete.
j. I ________________________ (not know) the answer to your problem. You
should buy a new computer.
k. I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. I ________________________ (interview)
the applicants for the sales manager’s job.
l. My brother ________________ (work) for Shink Inc. which makes bathrooms.
m. Who ___________________ (talk) to Bill? Is the new secretary?
n. Julie ____________ (read) in the garden.
o. What ____________ (we / have) for dinner tonight?
p. She ____________ (have) two daughters.
q. I ____________ (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer.
r. He often ____________ (come) over for dinner.
s. The class ____________ (begin) at nine every day.
t. What ____________ (you / eat) at the moment?
u. What ____________ (Susie / do) tomorrow?
v. I ____________ (not / work) on Sundays.
w. She ____________ (not / study) now, she ____________ (watch) TV.
x. How often ____________ (you / go) to restaurants?
y. I ____________ (not / go) on holiday this summer.
z. I'm sorry, I ____________ (not / understand).
aa. She ____________ (work) as a waitress for a month.
bb. She ____________ (take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday.
cc. It ____________ (be) cold here in winter.
dd. Take your umbrella, it ____________ (rain).
ee. This cake ____________ (taste) delicious.
ff. The bag ____________ (belong) to Jack.
gg. When ____________ (you / arrive) tonight?

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