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PRESENT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS




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PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
a)- Habitual actions
He goes to school on foot.
She usually wakes up at six.
b)- Permanent situations
They live in Edinburgh.
She doesn�t like fish.
c)- Eternal truths
The moon goes round the earth.
d)- Future with timetables, programmes...
The train leaves at seven.
e)- Conditional type 1
If you don�t pass, I will be angry.
f)- Verbs of perception, emotion and belief.
I don�t understand this.
�She loves him.
a)- Actions happening at the moment of speaking
Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.
b)- Temporary actions
She is camping in Scotland this week.
c)- Repeated actions, but not a permanent state
She is having French lessons
I am attending evening classes
d)- Irritating habits with always
He is always whistling in her ear.
She is always singing the same song.
e)- Future arrangements
Her daughter is getting married soon.
I am leaving tomorrow.
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Look at the sentences and choose the right option.
1. They are at school.
Present simple
Present Continuous
2. Peter is doing his homework.
Present simple
Present Continuous
3. My brother is getting married soon.
Present simple
Present Continuous
4. I love my parents.
Present simple
Present Continuous
5. She is waiting for the bus.
Present simple
Present Continuous
6. Mary is my best friend.
Present simple
Present Continuous
7. We are very happy.
Present simple
Present Continuous
8. They are listening to music.
Present simple
Present Continuous
9. My grandmother is watching TV.
Present simple
Present Continuous
10. School starts in September.
Present simple
Present Continuous
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Put the verbs in the correct form.
1-Mary late on Sunday (get up)
2-She never to the radio. (listen)
3-Peter this week. (camp)
4-Susan milk every day. (drink)
5-Mary wine. (hate)
6-Susan German. (understand)
7-They sometimes fish. (eat)
8-My dad his car now. (wash)
9-Shops at 9 o�clock. (open)
10-Sheto school today. (come)
11-She�s thirsty. She water. (want)
12-Grandma the plants now. (water)
13-He tomorrow! (leave)
14-School in September. (start)