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    Unit I am doing (present continuous) and

    8 I do (present simple)
    A

    Jack is watching television.


    He is not playing the guitar.
    But Jack has a guitar.
    He often plays it and he plays very well.
    Jack plays the guitar,
    but he is not playing the guitar now.
    Is he playing the guitar? No, he isn’t. (present continuous)
    Does he play the guitar? Yes, he does. (present simple)

    B Present continuous (I am doing) = now, at the time of speaking:

    I’m doing

    past now future


    Please be quiet. I’m working. (not I work)
    Tom is having a shower at the moment. (not Tom has)
    Take an umbrella with you. It’s raining.
    You can turn off the television. I’m not watching it.
    Why are you under the table? What are you doing?

    C Present simple (I do) = in general, all the time or sometimes:

    I do

    past now future


    I work every day from 9 o’clock to 5.30.
    Tom has a shower every morning.
    It rains a lot in winter.
    I don’t watch TV very often.
    What do you usually do at weekends?

    D Weไม่do
    ใช้คnot
    ํากิรuse
    ิยาเหล่ านี้ในรู
    these ปแบบของ
    verbs in thePresent
    presentContinuous
    continuous(V.ing)
    (I am –ing):
    like want know understand remember
    prefer need mean believe forget

    Use only the present simple with these verbs (I want / do you like? etc.):
    I’m tired. I want to go home. (not I’m wanting)
    ‘Do you know that girl?’ ‘Yes, but I don’t remember her name.’
    I don’t understand. What do you mean?

    present continuous ➜ Units 3–4 present simple ➜ Units 5–7 present for the future ➜ Unit 25
    Exercises Unit

    Answer the questions about the pictures.


    8
    1 I’m a photographer. 2 I’m a bus driver.

    Does he take photographs? Yes, he does. Is she driving a bus?


    Is he taking a photograph? No, he isn’t. Does she drive a bus?
    What is he doing? What is she doing?
    He’s having a bath.
    3 4

    I’m a window cleaner. We are teachers.

    Does he clean windows? Are they teaching?


    Is he cleaning a window? Do they teach?
    What is he doing? What do they do?

    Complete the sentences with am/is/are or do/don’t/does/doesn’t.


    1 Excuse me, do you speak English?
    2 ‘Where’s Kate?’ ‘I know.’
    3 What’s funny? Why you laughing?
    4 ‘What your sister do?’ ‘She’s a dentist.’
    5 It raining. I want to go out in the rain.
    6 ‘Where you come from?’ ‘Canada.’
    7 How much it cost to stay at this hotel? Is it expensive?
    8 Steve is a good tennis player, but he play very often.

    Put the verb in the present continuous (I am doing) or the present simple (I do).
    1 Excuse me, do you speak (you/speak) English?
    2 ‘Where’s Tom?’ ‘ He’s having (he/have) a shower.’
    3 I don’t watch (I/not/watch) TV very often.
    4 Listen! Somebody (sing).
    5 Sarah is tired. (she/want) to go home now.
    6 How often (you/use) your car? Every day?
    7 ‘Excuse me, but (you/sit) in my seat.’ ‘Oh, I’m sorry.’
    8 I’m sorry, (I/not/understand). Can you speak more slowly?
    9 It’s late. (I/go) home now.
    (you/come) with me?
    10 What time (your father / finish) work every day?
    11 You can turn off the radio. (I/not/listen) to it.
    12 ‘Where’s Paul?’ ‘In the kitchen. (he/cook) something.’
    13 Mark (not/usually/drive) to work. He
    (usually/walk).
    14 Sue (not/like) coffee. (she/prefer) tea.

    ➜ Additional exercises 8–9

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