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UNIT 6 - Simple Present Vs Present Progressive

The document provides examples and exercises to practice the difference between the simple present and present progressive tenses in English. It includes tasks that have learners identify signal words associated with each tense, fill in blanks with the correct tense of verbs, write sentences using the present tenses accurately based on signal words, and describe pictures using the simple present or present progressive forms. The goal is to help English language learners distinguish between and appropriately apply the simple present and present progressive tenses in their writing.

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UNIT 6 - Simple Present Vs Present Progressive

The document provides examples and exercises to practice the difference between the simple present and present progressive tenses in English. It includes tasks that have learners identify signal words associated with each tense, fill in blanks with the correct tense of verbs, write sentences using the present tenses accurately based on signal words, and describe pictures using the simple present or present progressive forms. The goal is to help English language learners distinguish between and appropriately apply the simple present and present progressive tenses in their writing.

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UNIT 6 – WORKSHEET UNIT

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SIMPLE PRESENT VS. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
TASK A. Place the expressions or signal words in the correct column. Follow the example:

always every… in this moment sometimes today seldom


now never right now listen! often at the moment
usually frequently look! normally rarely this morning

Simple present Present progressive


always

TASK B. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate “Signal Word’’. You can repeat the signal words. Follow the example:

LOOK! USUALLY TODAY OFTEN NEVER


SOMETIMES LISTEN! RIGHT NOW ALWAYS EVERY DAY

1. Alice practices guitar _everyday__. 8. I __________ listen to music.


2. Mary is not working __________. 9. ________, they are singing.
3. Henry is __________ late. 10. My friends are playing _________.
4. __________, the cat is eating its food. 11. She is cooking rice __________.
5. You _________ drink coffee in the morning. 12. Peter works in a bank ___________.
6. Amanda ________reads books . 13. The baby _______ drinks milk.
7. He is going to school__________ . 14. Anne is opening the windows ________.

TASK C. Place the signal word in brackets in the correct gaps:

1. _____We _____ play_______ games_______ after_______ classes. (ALWAYS)


2. _____I _____am _____talking _____to _____you_____. (LISTEN!)
3. _____ She_____ is_____ watching_____ TV________. (RIGHT NOW)
4. _____ We_____ are_____ going _____ to_____ the_____ cinema_____. (TODAY)
5. _____ He_____ does_____ his_____ homework_____. (FIRST)
6. _____ She_____ studies English_____ two_____ hours_____. (EVERY DAY)
7. _____Charles_____ is_____ standing _____ at _____ the_____ corner_____. (LOOK!)
8. _____ My friend_____ is_____ playing_____ soccer_____. (AT THE MOMENT)
9. _____It_____ is_____ beautiful_____ to____ see____ a_____ child_____ smile. (ALWAYS)
10. Where _____are _____ you _____ going _____ ? (NOW)
TASK D. Using the words, write sentences in simple present and present progressive. Don’t forget to use a signal word!:

1. I / go / cinema / with my brother. 5. We / cook / rice / kitchen.


S. Present: ___I always go to the cinema with my brother_____. S. Present: _______________________________________.
Pr. Progressive: _I am going to the cinema with my brother now . Pr. Progressive: ______________________________________.

2. She / sleep / in the house. 6. Philip / study / English.


S. Present: _______________________________________. S. Present: _______________________________________.
Pr. Progressive: ______________________________________. Pr. Progressive: ______________________________________.

3. He / listen to / rap music. 7. My mother / work / in a hospital.


S. Present: _______________________________________. S. Present: _______________________________________.
Pr. Progressive: ______________________________________. Pr. Progressive: ______________________________________.

4. The dog / eat / food / in the garden . 8. The president / travel / to London.
S. Present: _______________________________________. S. Present: _______________________________________.
Pr. Progressive: ______________________________________. Pr. Progressive: ______________________________________.

TASK E. Write the correct tense in the brackets. Use present simple or present progressive:

TASK F. Describe the picture using the simple present or present progressive with the words in brackets:

now In this
always
moment

usually

1_____________________ 2______________________ 3_______________________ 4_______________________

TASK G. Write the verb in brackets in the correct tense simple present or present progressive .Check the signal word:

1. She usually (cook) ____________ on Fridays. 6. They (eat) _________________ right now.
2. My parents (work) ___________ in this moment. 7. We (listen to)_______________ music every day.
3. Listen! My brother (play)___________ the piano. 8. Charles (sleep)_____________ in the afternoons.
4. I never (go)___________ to school by bus. 9. Look! The baby (walk)_____________________.
5. Mary always (speak) __________ in English. 10. The girls (have)___________ a new place to play.

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