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Exercises - Simple Present X Present Continuous - ANSWERS

The document contains an English exercise with multiple parts: Part A asks the student to fill in blanks with contractions like "doesn't". Part B asks the student to form questions based on underlined phrases. Part C asks the student to identify whether sentences use the present continuous or simple present tense. Part D contains sentences for the student to complete using the simple present or present continuous tenses. Part E contains sentences for the student to conjugate verbs correctly based on tense. Part F contains sentences for the student to identify the correct present continuous or simple present verb.

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Exercises - Simple Present X Present Continuous - ANSWERS

The document contains an English exercise with multiple parts: Part A asks the student to fill in blanks with contractions like "doesn't". Part B asks the student to form questions based on underlined phrases. Part C asks the student to identify whether sentences use the present continuous or simple present tense. Part D contains sentences for the student to complete using the simple present or present continuous tenses. Part E contains sentences for the student to conjugate verbs correctly based on tense. Part F contains sentences for the student to identify the correct present continuous or simple present verb.

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ENGLISH 5 – Profa.

Luciene
Name:

A) Write DON’T, DOESN’T, ISN’T, AREN’T or AM NOT in the blank space


in each sentence:

a. He isn’t listening to the radio right now.


b. He doesn’t listen to the radio every evening.
c. We ………AREN´T…watching a television program now.
d. We ……DON´T……………. watch television every day.
e. They ……DON´T……………. study their lessons after class.
f. They ………AREN´T …. studying their lessons right now.
g. The Johnsons ……ARE .. working very hard right at the moment.
h. It …DOESN´T…………rain very much during the summer.
i. Mr. Johnson ……ISN´T…………… eating his lunch now.
j. Mr. Johnson ……DOESN´T…………… always eat at that place.
k. I …DON´T…………………. see any students in that room.
l. I ……DON´T………………. hear anyone in the hall.

B) Ask questions for the underlined words (Present Simple or Present


Continuous):

1. …HOW OFTEN DOES GEORGE HAVE A BATH………… ?


George often has a bath.
2. … WHAT DOES MIKE EAT FOR BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING…… ?
Mike eats corn-flakes for breakfast every morning.
3. … WHAT IS THE TEACHER WRITING/DOING… ?
The teacher is writing some examples on the board.
3. …… WHO IS WATCHING A FILM NOW… ?
Tom is watching a film now.
4. … HOW OFTEN DO YOUR PARENTS SMOKE CIGARETTES…… ?
My parents never smoke cigarettes.
5. … HOW DO PETER AND ROB GO TO SCHOOL… ?
Peter and Rob go to school by service bus.
6. … WHERE IS SAM DOING HIS HOMEWORK….?
Sam is doing his homework in his room.
7. … HOW MANY BOOKS DO YOU READ EVERY MONTH… ?
I read two books every month.
8. … WHY CAN´T YOU UNDERSTAND HANS… ?
I can’t understand Hans because I don’t know German.
9. … IS SALLY WRITING A LETTER NOW …… ?
No, Sally isn’t writing a letter now.
C) Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. The children ……ARE PLAYING…….. (play) outside now.


2. She usually …READS…. (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I …AM DOIG…… (do) my homework now.
4. I …AM EATING…… (eat) my dinner now.
5. …DO YOU WANT …. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …ARE WATCHING….. (watch) TV now.
7. I …DON´T LIKE…. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby …IS SLEEPING……. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually ……COOKS…. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He ……WRITES….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She …DOESN´T LIKE…. (not / like) football.
12. Mary ……IS LISTENING….. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually ……DRINKS………………(drink) coffee, but he ……IS
DRINKING……………. (drink) tea now.
14. We ……ARE GOING…………. (go) to the disco tonight.
15. …HE GOES…… (he / go) to work by bus everyday.

D) Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT


CONTINUOUS:

1. Susan usually …GOES…. (go) to school by bus, but now she ……IS
GOING….. (go) to school by train.
2. Mary often ……READS………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired
and she ……ISN´T READING……. (not / read).
3. The boys usually ……RIDE (ride) their bikes to school. They ……LIKE
RIDING… (like / ride) their bikes. They …ARE… (be) very naughty boys.
They always ………GO… (go) to school late. Today their teacher …IS……
(be) vey angry, because they …ARE…. (be) late again.
4. Mary …LIKES EATING….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she …HAS...
(have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends
often …EAT.. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She …DOESN´T LIKE
EATING……… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She ……NEVER
EATS…… (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today she ……IS ….. (be) sick. She
……IS SLEEPING… (sleep) in her room now.

E) Use the CORRECT TENSE:

a. Look! Jane ……IS SINGING… (sing) again. She often …SINGS.. (sing) this
song.
b. My father ……HAS…(have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
c. The girls ……AREN´T TALKING…….. (not / talk) now. All of them …..…
ARE WATCHING … (watch) a film.
d. ...DO… you ……LIKE….. (like) watching TV?
e. He …USUALLY GOES.. (usually / go) to work at 9:00 o’clock, but this
morning he ……IS LEAVING….. (leave) home late.
f. I …VISIT…(visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister …OFTEN
VISITS…. (often / visit) them.
g. The boys …ARE SWIMMING.. (swim) in the pool now but they ……
USUALLY SWIM… (usually / swim) in the sea.
h. She ……IS WRITING …. (write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
i. They …SOMETIMES HAVE ….. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today
they …ARE HAVING…. (have) at a restaurant.
i. She can’t talk to you. She …IS HAVING…. (have) a shower.
k. “Where …DOES… Alex …LIVE… (live)? “In France.”
l. Tom …LIKES RIDING…… (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
m. The children …ARE PLAYING .. (play) the piano and …SINGING… (sing) a
song at the moment.
n. My mother …ALWAYS COOKS…. (always / cook) in the morning.
o. What …DO YOU USUALLY …… (you / usually / do) at weekends?
p. Jane ….IS GIVING …… (give) a party today because it …IS … (be) her
birthday.
m. The lesson …STARTS … (start) at 9 o’clock every morning.
n. Adam is in his room now. He ……IS WRITING…. (write) e-mails to his
international friend. He …ALWAYS WRITES ….. (always / write) him e-mails
or …TALKS.. (talk) on the chat.

F) Circle/underline the correct answer:

1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class.


2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.
3. We are writing / write an exercise now.
4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.
5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.
6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.
7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.
8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.
9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.
10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the hill.

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