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The Simple Present and The Present Continuous Tense




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SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE?

A- Supply a suitable present tense of the verbs in brackets. Use simple present or present continuous tense.

Example: I_______ English now. (study)                            I am studying English now.

                               He never_______ watch. (wear)           He never wears a watch

1.   I sometimesTV (watch)

2.   My brother nevertea in the morning. (drink)

3.   Hecoffee now. (drink)

4.   Whatthe childrenin the kitchen? (do)

5.   Theysomething. (eat)

6.   I usuallyup at seven o'clock. (get)

7.   Hebecause he is late. (run)

8.   He usuallya blue shirt but today hea green one (wear)

9.   My fatherin an office. (work)

10. Look at that man! Hesomething. (steal)

11. Don't make any noise! Somebodyus. (follow)

12. The sunin the east. (rise)

13. It neverin Saudi Arabia. (snow)

14. The manageron the telephone now. (talk)

15. My mothervery well. (cook)

16. My fatherevery day. (work)

17. Sheat present. (work)

18. Whata driver? (do)

19. Howyouto school? (go)

20. you everyour parents? (miss)

21. Listen! Somebodya song. (sing)

22. I alwayspeople (help)

23. My father is a doctor. Whatyour father? (do)

24. Theydinner at the moment. (have)

 

B- Supply a suitable present tense of the verbs in brackets. Use simple present or present continuous tense.

Example: I_______ a car now. (see)                     I see a car now.

                               He _______ at me now. (look)              He is looking at me now.

1.   Iit now. (understand)

2.   Hea cup of tea now (want)

3.   Heto you now. (listen)

4.   Ithem very well now. (hear)

5.   Ihe is very rich now. (think)

6.   Heabout his parents now. (think)

7.   Ithat man very well now. (know)

8.   Heme a story now. (tell)

9.   Shein the kitchen now. (cook)

10. My fathermy new friend very much now. (like)

11. Iyou now. (believe)

12. He her some questions now. (ask)

13. Theythe football match now. (watch)

14. Hea new car now. (need)

15. Hehis homework right now. (do)

16. Iit now. (remember)

17. Those flowerswonderful now. (smell)

18. Ihim now. (recognize)

19. This houseto my brother now. (belong)

20. Hea newspaper at the moment. (read)

21. Ihim very much now. (love)

22. Hea new car now. (have)

23. Hedinner row. (have)

24. Sheme now. (hate)