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Present Simple and Present Continuous

This document provides examples and exercises to practice using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It includes filling in blanks with the appropriate verb form, choosing the correct verb form to complete sentences, correcting verb errors in sentences, and filling in single words to complete sentences using the present tenses. The focus is on distinguishing between and appropriately using the present simple for habitual or repeated actions and the present continuous for temporary actions happening now.

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Present Simple and Present Continuous

This document provides examples and exercises to practice using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It includes filling in blanks with the appropriate verb form, choosing the correct verb form to complete sentences, correcting verb errors in sentences, and filling in single words to complete sentences using the present tenses. The focus is on distinguishing between and appropriately using the present simple for habitual or repeated actions and the present continuous for temporary actions happening now.

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PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Fill in the blanks with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs.
1. Mara _______________________ (work) for a TV station.
2. At the moment they _______________________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.
3. (you / love) _______________________ wild animals?
4. He __________________________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.
5. His granparents ___________________________ (not live) in Africa.
6. (she / stay) _______________________ in Africa at the moment ?
7. Dad usually _______________________ (cook) dinner.
8. My parents __________________________ (go) to Italy every year.
9. My sister _________________________ (walk) to school every day.
10. We _____________________________ (have) lunch now.
11. I never _________________________ (stay in) on Saturday evening.
12. (Mark and Peter / go) __________________________ to the cinema now ?
13. My mum _______________________ (not work) today.
14. Peter _____________________________ (not like) rap music.
15. I _________________________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.
16. Donna usually ________________________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.
17. Lets go out. It _________________________ (not rain) now.
18. Hurry up! Everybody __________________________ (wait) for you!
19. The sun __________________________ (rise) in the east.
20. (water / boil) _________________________ at 100 degrees ?
21. The water ________________________ (boil). Can you turn it off?
22. I must go now. It ________________________ (get) late.
23. I usually ________________________ (go) to work by car.
24. It _______________________ (not rain) very much in the summer.
25. The moon ________________________ (go) round the earth.
II. 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 its 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) Were have C) Were having

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


A) get up B) is getting up C) gets up
III. Correct each sentence or question.
a) I doesnt likes this film. .............................................................
b) What do you wants? .............................................................
c) Jim walk sometimes to school. .............................................................
d) When the lesson begins? .............................................................
e) I dont gets up early on Saturdays. .............................................................
f) Tina not like computer games. .............................................................
g) Jim watchs television every night. .............................................................
IV. Put one word in each space.
a) What .................. you usually eat for lunch?
b) George and Terry .................. speak Portuguese. They speak English.
c) Its 9.30 and the children ................. sitting at their desks.
d) Ken ................. like tea. In fact, he hates it.
e) When it rains, ................. you take an umbrella?
g) What time ................ you usually go to bed?
d) What .................. you eating ? Is it an orange?

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