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    Present Continuous Present Simple

    Use the Present Continuous for actions Use the Present Simple for habits,
    that are happening at the moment of repeated actions and permanent states:
    speaking: Steve works every day.
    Steve is working now. I usually drink milk.
    Im drinking coffee at the moment.

    Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or Present Simple.

    Presenter: Tonight we are visiting (visit) Paradise Food Restaurant. It __________ (be) very
    famous. This __________ (be) the owner, Mr Tom Brown. Tell us about your famous
    restaurant.
    Mr Brown: Yes. Our restaurant is famous because it always __________ (make) tasty food. We
    __________ (open) every day at 6.30 p.m. We never __________ (close) at weekends.
    Come and meet my workers.

    Mr Brown: This is Harry. He ________ (be) a Mr Brown: This is Brian and Fred. They _________
    waiter. He _________ (not serve) now (wash) the dishes in the kitchen. They
    because he ________ (eat) dinner. __________ (not wash) now because
    Presenter: __________ he always _________ there are no dishes.
    (eat) dinner here? Presenter: Ladies and gentlemen, you must come and
    Mr Brown: Yes, my workers __________ (eat) visit this restaurant.
    dinner here every evening.
    Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or Present Simple.

    This is (be) Benny's Circus. Many entertainers

    ____________ (work) in the circus every day.

    Dancers, jugglers, clowns, lion-tamers and a lot more.

    Mr Smiley __________ (be) a clown. He

    __________ (wear) special clothes and

    __________ (put) on special make-up every day.

    Some clowns __________ (be) happy and some

    __________ (be) sad, but they always

    __________ (make) people laugh. Mr Smiley

    __________ (have got) a happy face. He

    __________ (do) tricks, he __________

    (tell) funny jokes and he sometimes __________ (throw) confetti on people.

    Look at him, now! He __________ (run) around the circus ring. A little dog __________ (run) with him.

    Now they __________ (get) into a tiny car. The people __________ (laugh)a lot. Oh no! The clown-

    policemen __________ (tell) him to stop, but Mr Smiley and the dog __________(drive) quickly. The

    clown-policemen always __________ (catch) them.

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