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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous Ok Lien

1. The document provides examples to illustrate the difference between using the present simple tense and present continuous tense in English. It gives sentences where the correct verb form should be either the present simple or present continuous. 2. There are also exercises for the reader to practice filling in verbs in the simple present or present continuous tense based on the context of the sentence. This includes sentences about habits, ongoing actions, and scheduled events. 3. The summary provides high-level context without copying significant text from the original document.

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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous Ok Lien

1. The document provides examples to illustrate the difference between using the present simple tense and present continuous tense in English. It gives sentences where the correct verb form should be either the present simple or present continuous. 2. There are also exercises for the reader to practice filling in verbs in the simple present or present continuous tense based on the context of the sentence. This includes sentences about habits, ongoing actions, and scheduled events. 3. The summary provides high-level context without copying significant text from the original document.

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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS


Choose the correct verb form.
1 - I have / am having a great time on this holiday.

2 - She's Italian- she comes / is coming from Pisa.

3 - 'Are you enjoying / do you enjoy your meal?' 'Yes, it's very good.'

4 - This term, I study / am studying Latin.

5 - Do you come / are you coming to see us next month?

6 - Let me know when you receive / are receiving this letter.

8 - Water boils / is boiling at a hundred degrees.

10 - I make / am making a lot of progress at the moment.

11 - It worries / is worrying me a lot at the moment.

12 - I get / am getting up at seven o'clock on weekdays.

Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense or present
continuous tense.
1. Right now I (watch) _____________ a movie. I (watch) _______ a lot of movies.
2. Rickie (be) _______ my friend. We (like) _______ to talk together. Right now we
(talk) ______________ about school.
3. The police officer (wear) ________ a badge and a gun to work every day.
4. Jaime usually (eat) _______ cold cereal for breakfast, but today he (eat) _______
________ oatmeal instead.
5. Alison and I (study) _______ _______ for the exam. We (not, want) _______
______________ to fail it!
6. Jonas (sing) ________ in the band on Saturdays, and Veda (play) _______ the guitar.
7. My uncle (live) _______ in Tennessee. I (live) _______ in North Carolina.
8. My mom (cook) ______________ dinner tonight. (You, want) ____________
_______ to eat with us?
9. Tiffany and Mark (travel) ______________ to Spain. They will stay in Madrid.
10. We (read) _______ the newspaper every morning.

Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense or present
continuous tense.
1. My favourite aunt, Monica, ____________ (teach) archeology at the university. Right
now she ____________ (give) a class on the art of ancient Egypt.
She ____________ (do) a lot of sports and ____________ (go) to the cinema
regularly. This month, she ____________ (learn) to hang glide. But she also
____________ (climb) mountains every weekend and ____________ (do) scuba diving
when she is on holidays.

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