Present Simple vs Present Continuous
1 He often
............
(go)
to the cinema.
...................
2 They
.....................
(not/watch)
TV at the moment.
...................
3 John is outside. He
....................
(wash)
the car.
...................
4 Dad
................................
(lie)
on the sofa now.
..................
5 Claire
...................
(not/like)
pizza.
6
....................................
(you/sleep)
early on weekdays?
...................
Put the verbs in brackets into the
present simple
or the
present continuous
.
Explain why.
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Dear Katy,
Here I 1)
............
(be)
in Mykonos, Greece. The weather
2)
..................
(be)
fantastic. We 3)
.................
(have)
a wonderful time.
At the moment, I 4)
...................
(lie)
by the swimming
pool with my brother, James. I 5)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(sunbathe)
and James 6)
.................
(drink)
lemonade.
We 7)
................
(sunbathe)
and 8)
.................
(swim)
every day. At night, we usually 9)
....................
(eat)
at a restaurant and then we 10)
...................
(dance)
at one of the fantastic discos on the island.
I 11)
...................
(love)
it here and I
12)
...................
(not/want)
to leave!
Love,
Sally
Underline the correct
time expression
.
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1 I go to school
every morning / at the
moment
.
2 My parents
never / now
go to work on
Sundays.
3 I go skiing
today / every
winter.
4 I
at present / always
do my homework. I’m
a very good student.
5 I am having an English lesson
now / every
day
.
6 My parents are working on
Saturdays / at
the moment
.
7 I watch TV
tonight / in the evenings
.
8 I
usually / at present
go out with my
friends on Sundays.
Put the verbs in brackets into the
present simple
or the
present continuous
.
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