English Exercises: Simple Present or Present Continuous

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Present Simple or Continuous
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Present Simple or Present Continuous?
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PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS?
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Worksheet: Simple Present or Present Continuous?
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Simple Present or Present Continuous
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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
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Choose Simple Present or Present Continuous

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The continuous tense is used to show action which

lasts for a certain time/for more than a moment
- I�am wearing a coat today (and I am still wearing it).
an ongoing action interrupted by another action
- Ann was painting the house when the ladder broke.
something happening gradually
- It was getting dark.

And before you start please read the directions again. You have just read examples in different tenses, but what did the directions ask you to do?

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1. Leave me alone!�I (to plan) �an important meeting.

2. Susan (to hate) �dogs.

3. My uncle (to wear) �his new glasses today.

4. It (to rain) �so we have to stay inside.

5. Boys (to love) �to play football.

6. I (to enjoy) �the concert very much.

7. Shut up! I can't hear what Paul (to say) .

8. Look! Those two boys (to fight) .

9. We all hope you (to have) �a nice holiday in Greece.

10. While I (to read) �my paper I don't want to be interrupted.

11. My friends (to enjoy) �beeing married.

12. Please be quiet. I (to try) �to concentrate.