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Burlington Books 1 ESOGrammar Unit 3 Present Simple-Continuous

The document provides examples of using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English grammar. It contains multiple exercises where readers are asked to complete sentences by choosing the correct verb form. The exercises cover a range of topics and scenarios using common verbs like wear, follow, meet, begin, go out, fancy, play, believe, have, mean, need, prefer, remember, study and others. The goal is to practice using the present simple for habitual or repeated actions and the present continuous for actions happening now or temporary situations.

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Burlington Books 1 ESOGrammar Unit 3 Present Simple-Continuous

The document provides examples of using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English grammar. It contains multiple exercises where readers are asked to complete sentences by choosing the correct verb form. The exercises cover a range of topics and scenarios using common verbs like wear, follow, meet, begin, go out, fancy, play, believe, have, mean, need, prefer, remember, study and others. The goal is to practice using the present simple for habitual or repeated actions and the present continuous for actions happening now or temporary situations.

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Grammar

1 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous


form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Kate _______________ (usually / wear) casual clothes to work.
2 Why _______________ (you / follow) me? It’s really annoying!
3 We _______________ (not meet) Nicola before the fashion show tonight.
4 The conference _______________ (begin) at 2 p.m. on Friday.
5 My brother _______________ (hardly ever / go out) at weekends.
6 What _______________ (you / fancy) doing this afternoon?
7 Fashion _______________ (play) an important role in popular culture.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below. There is
one verb you do not need.
believe have mean not need prefer not remember study
1 I know we met last year, but I _______________ your name. I’m sorry!
8 Look! That strange man is here again! ________ you ________ me now?
9 What ________ you ________ ? That looks like an interesting book.
10 Chris _______________ our help. He can finish the job on his own.
11 Wearing jeans is OK, but I _______________ wearing a skirt.
12 Can I call you back later? We _______________ breakfast at the moment.

Mark __/6

3 1 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present


continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
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1 I _______________ (not go) to Mary’s party next Saturday. I don’t have time.
2 I’m sorry, he’s busy. He _______________ (talk) on the phone at the moment.
3 Please turn the radio off! I _______________ (hate) rap music.
4 Which _______________ (you / prefer): pop music or indie bands?
5 What _______________ (she / wear)? It’s a terrible colour!
6 They _______________ (not work) on Thursdays. The shop is closed all day.
7 It often _______________ (rain) in the UK in March.
Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 Zoe _______________ (watch) her favourite TV programme every Friday.
2 Dan _______________ (not wear) his favourite baseball cap today.
3 They say they’re having a good time, but _______________ (you / believe)
them?
4 Ninety percent of teens in the USA _______________ (surf) the Internet at least
once a day.
5 I _______________ (meet) Ann at the sports centre after volleyball practice
tomorrow.

Choose the correct time expression.

1 Christmas is in December every year / now.

2 I am playing soccer every Thursday / tonight.

3 Does Mike visit his grandmother every week / this week?

4 I always walk to school today / on Tuesdays.

5 We are learning about the Internet every day / today.

6 That band is playing my favourite song at the moment / on Sunday

Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 Jane and her team ...................................... (want) to win the gym competition today.
2 ...................... you usually ...................... (work) on Saturdays?
3 Bill ...................................... (write) a book report at the moment.
4 Robert often ...................................... (study) in the evening.
5 ...................... you ...................... (look) for information on the Internet now?
6 I ...................................... (not know) anything about the theatre.
7. My mum and dad always ...................................... (make) delicious food.
8. Listen! Lisa ...................................... (sing) a beautiful song.
9. I can't leave now. We ...................................... (have) dinner.
0. Tony always ...................................... (finish) school at 4.30.
Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of
the verbs in brackets. Be careful with stative verbs.

1 .-Tom usually ............................. (ride) his bike to school, but he .............................


(go) by car today.

2.- Jane ............................. (not like) tea, but she ............................. (drink) it today
because she’s ill.

3.- Mark and Jill ............................. (try) to improve their French.


They ............................. (study) together every afternoon.

4.- My little sister ............................. (not understand) her homework, so my


mum ............................. (help) her now.

5.- My friend is on holiday now and I ............................. (want) to talk to her.

6.- I ............................. (think) he is telling the truth now.

Complete the e-mail with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Hi Jake,
1
………………… you ………………… (study) right now? I 2………………… (use) my
laptop computer, but I 3………………… (not do) homework now. I 4………………… (sit)
in the tennis stadium with Judy. We 5………………… (not watch) the tennis match,
because the players 6………………… (not play) at the moment. It 7…………………
(rain) and the players 8………………… (wait) for the rain to stop. Judy 9…………………
(not like) the rain. She’s cold and she 10………………… (want) to go home.
Bye,
Ben

Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
Betty and I are at the concert hall right now. We 1…………………… (wait) in a long
queue to see Beyoncé. Betty 2…………………… usually …………………… (not go) to
concerts with me, but she 3…………………… (love) Beyoncé. There are thousands of
teenagers here and many of them 4…………………… (sing) Beyoncé’s songs. I
5
…………………… (not sing) because I 6…………………… (not know) the words to the
songs. Betty 7…………………… (talk) on her mobile phone with our friend, Lisa. Lisa
8
…………………… (come) to the concert, too. I 9…………………… (hope) we can find
her

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