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Present Simple versus Present Continuous




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PRESENT SIMPLE versus PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We use Present Simple for:

* things in general or things that happen repeatedly;

e.g. (+) Water boils at 1000Celsius.

��� ( - ) It doesn�t rain very much in summer.

�� ( ? ) What do you usually do at weekends?

* a permanent situation;

e.g. (+) My parents live in London.

��� ( - ) He is lazy. He doesn�t work very hard most of the time.

�� ( ? ) What subjects do you learn at school?

We use Present Continuous for:

* something that is happening at or around the moment of speaking (the action is not finished);

e.g. (+) The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?

��� ( - ) Let�s go out. It isn�t raining now.

�� ( ? ) What are you doing in the kitchen, dad?

* a temporary situation;

e.g. (+) I am living with some friends until I find a flat.

��� ( - ) �You are working very hard today.� �Yes, I�ve got a lot to do.�

�� ( ? ) �What are you learning?� �Maths.�

Choose the correct answer:
Every day he ....... a bottle of Coke.
is drinking
drinks
drink
are drinking

They usually .... ten miles every day.

are cycling
cycle
cycles
is cycling

She ........ a good novel at
present.
read
reads
is reading
are reading

It ..... very often in� winter.
is snowing
snow
are snowing
snows

She ................ a sandwich now.
eats
are eating
eat
is eating

.... she often .... juice forbreakfast?
Does/drink
Is/drinking
Do/drinks
Is/drinks

They usually .......... a party on Saturdays.
are having
have
has
is having

The children usually� .... snowmen in winter.
makes
are making
make
is making

�Fred usually �.... �baseball�on Sunday morning.
plays
are playing
is playing
play

I never ..... letters in my office.
type
is typing
am typing
types

Margaret .... tennis at� the moment.
plays
are playing
is playing
play

I ...... all the� letters at the moment.
type
am typing
is typing
types

He has so much money that he ...... a new car every year.
buy
are buying
is buying
buys

We usually ..... coffee after dinner.
have
is having
are having
has

I ........... to school every
weekday.
go
am going
goes
is going

On Sundayshe usually ........�at about 11 o�clock.

get up
gets up
are getting up
is getting up

�Where are you going?�
�I�� to the boutique.�
go
am going
are going
goes

I often ........... to the radio.
listens
listen
is listening
are listening

�We often ....... a roast chicken on Sundays.
eat
is eating
are eating
eats

We always ...... tennis at six.
plays
play
are playing
is playing

She�............. ice-cream right now.
eat
is eating
are eating
eats

The weather is fantastic! It�s warm and the sun �.. . Let�s have a picnic!

shines
shine
is shining
are shining

�He .............. at the moment.
skate
is skating
are skating
skates

I often ..........a glass of�milk before going to bed.
drink
drinks
am drinking
are drinking

They always �.. their presents under the Christmas tree.
find
finds
are finding
is finding

Shhh! Be quiet. Tom ��.
sleeps
are sleeping
is sleeping
sleep

It ......... very often in this country.
rain
is raining
rains
are raining

They never ...... chess on Sundays.
are playing
isplaying
play
plays

I ����.. .
don�t smoke
am not smoking
doesn�t smoke
don�t smokes

They .........� a party just now.
have
are having
has
is having

In her free time she ...... books.

read
reads
is reading
are reading

I always............. yougurt for breakfast in the morning.
have
has
am having
are having

We often ................. fruit and vegetables.
are buying
buys
is buying
buy

He ........ his dog for a walk 3 times a day.

are taking
is taking
take
takes

I .......... a shower� every day.
have
am having
has
is having

I rarely ............. junk food.
is eating
am eating
eat
eats
��

He often .............. TV in the evening.

watch
is watching
are watching
watches

Myballet lessons
.............�at 5 o�clock every day.
start
starts
is starting
are starting

�David, what ........ you ��.?� �I am� reading a book.�

do/do
are/doing
are /do
does/doing
GOOD JOB !!!