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Past Simple Vs Present Continuous

The document provides examples and exercises for using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It contains multiple choice, sentence completion, and short paragraph exercises requiring the use of these tenses.

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Past Simple Vs Present Continuous

The document provides examples and exercises for using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It contains multiple choice, sentence completion, and short paragraph exercises requiring the use of these tenses.

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A) PRESENT SIMPLE and PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Choose the correct option.

Example: Dad works / is working in his office at the moment.

1 Gary and Jake go swimming / are going swimming every Saturday.

2 Erica doesn’t understand / isn’t understanding her homework today.

3 Where does Rob go / is Rob going this morning?

4 My parents don’t drive / aren’t driving to work now. They’re still at home.

5 Does Samantha wear / Is Samantha wearing her favourite T-shirt today?

6 Harry doesn’t know / isn’t knowing the way to the town centre from here.

7 My friends and I don’t often go / aren’t often going to the beach. It’s too far!

8 Jack needs / is needing to leave now. It’s nearly time for school.

B) Write sentences in the PRESENT SIMPLE and PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Example: My brother / work / this morning

My brother is working this morning.

1 Barney / always / do / his homework / in the evening. ____________________________________________

2 Where / you / go / now? ___________________________________________________________________

3 Tim / not / need / a new laptop. _____________________________________________________________

4 My classmates / not / often / walk / to school in cold weather. _____________________________________

5 Ben / come / to the beach with us today? ___________________________________________________

6 My sisters / not / get / ready / for the concert now. It’s too early!

____________________________________

C) Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Example: Harry goes (go) to school at 8.00 every morning.

1 Where ___________________________________________________________________ (you / go) now?

2 My dad ___________________________________________________________ (know) a lot about history.

3 My favourite singer ___________________________________________ (perform) in our town this evening!

4 Neil _________________________________________________ (not / understand) the teacher’s question.

5 Tom and Jamie ___________________________________ (play) computer games upstairs at the moment.
6 Terry ____________________________________________ (need) to clean his football boots this morning.

7 _______________________________________ (Sara / usually / wear) her skateboarding T-shirt at school?

8 Jack ___________________________________________________ (listen) to more rock music these days.

D) Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets using PRESENT SIMPLE and

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Example: This is Elizabeth. She ___is___ (be) a primary school teacher.

She ________(teach) English, Maths and Geography every day of the week. At the moment,

she___________ (teach) Maths. She _________ (live) in London with her family. Elizabeth and her husband

________ (have got) two daughters. They all _______ (love) animals but they _________ (not have) any pets.

Today, Elizabeth and her family ___________ (adopt) a little kitten.

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