PRESENT SIMPLE versus PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or
PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
1. Susan usually ......goes...... (go) to school by bus, but now she ………is going…………….. (go) to school by train.
2.
Mary often …………reads…….. (read) in bed, but today she is
very tired and she …………isn t reading…………. (not / read).
3.
The boys usually …………ride……… (ride) their bikes to
school. They ………like riding……. ………………… (like /
ride) their bikes. They ……are………… (be) very naughty boys. They always ………go……………
(go) to school late. Today their teacher …………is………. (be) very angry, because they
………are………… (be) late again.
4.
Mary ………likes eating……………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning
she ………has……. (have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and
her friends often ………eat……….. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She ………doesn t like eating……………… (not / like / eat) fruit or vegetables. She
………never eats……………… (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today she ………is………….. (be) sick. She
………is sleeping…………… (sleep) in her room now.
Translate using present simple or continuous :
Right now I am looking at a picture of Barbara.She isn't at home in the picture.She is in the park.She is sitting on a bench.She is having lunch.Some boys and some girls are running in the park.A squirrel is standing on the ground in front of Barbara.The squirrel is eating a nut.Barbara is watching the squirrel.Barbara always watches squirrels when she has lunch in the park.Some ducks are swimming in the lake in the picture and some birds are flying in the sky.A police man is riding a horse.He always rides the horse in the park.Near Barbara a family is having a picnic.They have a picnic every week.
Ask questions for the underlined words:
1. How often does George have a bath………………………………………
?
George often has a bath.
2. What does Mike eat for breakfast every morning…………
?
Mike eats corn-flakes for breakfast
every morning.
3. What is the teacher writing…………………………………………
?
The teacher is writing some examples on the board.
4. Who is watching a film now…………………………
?
Tom is watching a
film now.
5. How often do your parents smoke ………………………
?
My parents never smoke cigarettes.
6. How do Peter and Rob go to school……………………………………………
?
Peter and Rob go to school
by service bus.
7. Where is Sam doing his homework………………………………….?
Sam is doing his homework in his room.
8. How many books you read every month……………
?
I read two books every
month.
9. Why can't you understand Hans………
?
I can’t understand Hans because I don’t know German.
10. Is Sally writing a letter now ……………
?
No, Sally isn’t writing a
letter now.
Write
DON’T, DOESN’T, ISN’T, AREN’T or AM NOT in the blank space in each
sentence:
a. He isn’t listening to the radio right
now.
b. He doesn’t listen to the radio every
evening.
c. We aren't………….
watching a television program now.
d. We don't………. watch
television every day.
e. They don't………….
study their lessons after class.
f. They aren't………….
studying their lessons right now.
g. It isn't………..
raining very hard right at the moment.
h. It doesn't………rain
very much during the summer.
i.
Mr. Johnson ……isn't…………… eating his lunch now.
j.
Mr. Johnson ……doesn't…………… always eat at that place.
k. I …………don't…………. see
any students in that room.
l.
I ………don't……. hear anyone in the hall now.
Complete the sentences:
1. Every Monday my
father ………cleans his car………………… because ………………the car is covered in bird poop… ………………. .
2. Linda usually
……drinks tea………….. but she is drinking coffee………………. ………………….. today.
3. I want to buy a
……ball…………………… because …I want to play with it………… ……………. .
4. My teacher often
………………gives us tests……………. but today ……………she isn't giving us a test……………. .
1.
At the moment the children ………are playing with cars but ………. they often play with dolls…………… .
Read the following text and answer the
questions:
My name is Kate O’Hara. I live on a farm
with my mother and father. I like it but I work very hard. Every morning I wake
up at five o’clock and feed the horses. Then I can go back to the house. Mum
makes breakfast at 5:30 and I’m not late for breakfast because I don’t like
cold eggs. After breakfast I help dad for an hour. Then I have a shower and get
ready for school. The school bus leaves at
8:15. I leave home at 8:00.
After school I can watch TV for an hour. Then we have our dinner. We have
chicken for dinner but I hate it. I eat it because mum gets angry. After dinner
I do my homework. Then I go out and feed the horses. I go to bed early because
I’m always very tired at the end of the day.
1.What time does Kate wake up?
2.When can she go back to the house?
3. Where does Kate live with her parents?
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