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The Present Simple or Continuous Exercise

A Put the tense uses and clue words into the right columns in alphabetical order.

Uses Clue Words


facts routine and habits every day now

plans for the near future something happening now never tomorrow

Present Simple Present Continuous


Uses Uses
1 ................................................................. 3 .................................................................
2 ................................................................. 4 .................................................................
Clue words Clue words
................................ ................................
................................ ................................

B Number the uses (1-4) and use the verbs in brackets to fill the gaps.

USE
1  I can’t go shopping now. I ....................................... . (work)
2  Bob never ....................................... during the week. (go out)
3  BILLY Where's Jim?
SALLY He ....................................... with friends. (stay)

4  SALLY What ....................................... this afternoon? (do)


BILLY Nothing.

5  Rhinos ....................................... in Africa, India and Indonesia. (live)


6  This year I ....................................... French and German. (study)
7  We ....................................... to Manchester tomorrow. (go)
8  Look out of the window. It ....................................... . (rain)
9  It never ....................................... in Valencia. (snow)
10  BILLY Hi. Is Alison there?
MUM Yes, but can you ring back in 10 minutes? She ....................................... a shower. (have)

11  He ....................................... swimming every day. (go)


12  Right now I....................................... to music and surfing the Net. (listen)

C Now you write some sentences in the present simple and present continuous.

1 ............................................................................................................................................
2 ............................................................................................................................................
3 ............................................................................................................................................
4 ............................................................................................................................................

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