PRESENT SIMPLE vs.
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
1) Spell the –ing form of the verbs. 2) Spell the He/She/It form of the verb in Present Simple.
1. play _________ 6. stop _________ 1. know __________ 6. enjoy ___________
2. swim _________ 7. get _________ 2. watch __________ 7. relax ___________
3. lie _________ 8. die _________ 3. carry __________ 8. play ___________
4. write _________ 9. study _______ 4. wash __________ 9. marry ___________
5. visit _________ 10. use _______ 5. go __________ 10. buy ___________
3) Make the affirmative statements negative 4) Write am, is, are, do or does.
and the negative - affirmative
1. John isn’t going out this evening. We _ _ _ _ having a music lesson at the moment.
___________________________________ _ _ _ _ Helen have a best friend? Yes, she _ _ _ _ .
2. My brother works in London every day.
Where _ _ _ _ you usually spend your holidays?
___________________________________ My brothers _ _ _ _ _ a model plane now.
3. He doesn’t drink coffee in the morning.
___________________________________ I _ _ _ _ on the phone. I _ _ _ _ talking to Pam.
4. It’s snowing at the moment. Why _ _ _ _ Andy crying? He’s hurt his arm.
___________________________________ How often _ _ _ _ your parents go to the opera?
5. Sam and Ted often go to school together. Jack and I _ _ _ _ in my bedroom. We _ _ _ _ sitting at the table and
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we _ _ _ _ playing chess.
6. Our computers aren’t working now.
_ _ _ _ your sister share a room with you?
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7. The bags belong to Jill and Kate. 10. Where _ _ _ _ you going? To the supermarket.
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KEY
1) 1- playing 2 swimming 3 lying 4 writing 5 visiting 6 stopping 7 getting
8 dying 9 studying 10 using
2) 1 knows 2 watches 3 carries 4 washes 5 goes 6 enjoys 7 relaxes 8 plays 9 marries 10 buys
3)
1 John is going out this evening.
2 My brother doesn’t work in London every day.
3 He drinks coffee in the morning.
4 It isn’t snowing at the moment.
5 Sam and Ted don’t often go to school together_
6 Our computers are working now.
7 The bags don’t belong to Jill and Kate.
4)
1 How often does Peter go swimming?
2 How many languages does he speak?
3 Why are you crying?
4 Where do they usually spend their weekends?
5 When is Kate going on holiday?
6 What time does Paul finish his work?
7 What is he studying this term?
5)
1 Robert isn’t going to Jane’s party next Saturday. He doesn’t have time.
2 There’s something wrong with Ted’s car at the moment, so he is going to work by bus today.
3 The River Thames flows through London.
4 Mary has got an exam soon, so she is working at the moment.
5 Why are you wearing a T-shirt? It’s so cold outside!
6 Please, switch the TV off! I hate this boring film.
7 Mr. Brown is meeting his dentist this afternoon.
8 Turn the volume down! I don’t like this music.
9 You don’t write to your pen friend very often, but he writes to you every week.
10 Which does your Dad prefer: tea or coffee?
11 Ann wants to be a teacher when she grows up.
12 ‘I’m meeting my friends at the cinema. Do you want to come with me?’
13 My Granny is very generous. Every Christmas she buys sweets for all kids in her street.
