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The Simple Present vs the Present Continuous Tenses

Instruction: Circle all of the simple present verbs. Underline all of the present
Continuous verbs.

Example: My sister visits me on Monday. Today she is visiting friends.


Exercise 1:

A. 1) My older sister works as a teacher for the largest school district in the county.

2) Abdul loves to read international news.

3) Teaching is a good job.

4) Tatiana and her friend look for new smart phone “apps” each week.

5) Right now my uncle is living in Nigeria.

6) His wife and children are learning French and English.

7) My father knows these languages already.

8) He speaks four languages.

9) He is learning to speak Spanish 10) because he wants to travel to Central America.

B. 1) My younger brother, Lan, is a student.

2) He’s studying economics at our local community college.

3) He works at a couple of part-time jobs during the school year.

4) He likes to try different jobs.

5) Right now he’s working for a printing company in the evenings.

6) Also, he is managing a small Italian restaurant on the weekends.

Exercise 2: Write the correct form of the verb in each sentence. Choose the simple present or the present
continuous tense.

Example: She ( like ) likes to watch TV at night.

He (talk) is talking on the phone right now.

1. Marco (sleep) _______________________________ right now. Please call back later.

2. Tina (type) _______________________________ all of her letters.

3. Mom and I (sit) _________________________________ in good seats for the “Avengers: Infinity War” movie.
4. You (think) ________________________________ all the time.
5. Please be quiet! I (listen to) ________________________________ the teacher explain the lesson.
6. My mother and I (go) ________________________________ to hair salon each month.
7. Cristina and you (sing) _________________________________in church today.
8. It (rain) ____________________________________ right now.
9. Ashanti (play) ____________________________ soccer with Mohammed on Tuesday.
10. Valentina (wash) __________________________ her hair every morning.

Exercise 3: Fill in the correct missing word for each statement or question in the
conversation.

1. A: Martina ____________________ working on the Math homework.


2. B: ________________________ she need help with the word problem?
3. A: Yes, ______________________ does.
4. B: ________________________ she having problems with the Algebra function?
5. A: No, _______________________ isn’t.
6. A: ________________________ want to work on the money problem.
7. B: ________________________ the reading difficult?
8. A: Yes, it _______________________________.
9. A: She ___________________ getting help from the teacher right now.
10. B: ________________________ you want me to help her?
11. A: Yes, I __________________. Thank you.
12. B: No problem. I _________________ happy to help Martina any time.
13. A: Do ____________________ want me to tutor her every Thursday?
14. B: No, ___________________ don’t. She usually works part-time on Thursday.

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