This document provides examples to distinguish between using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It lists rules for when each tense is used, such as the present simple for facts or habitual actions, and the present continuous for temporary situations or actions happening now. An exercise is then given with 24 sentences where students must fill in the verbs in their correct present tense form based on the surrounding context clues.
This document provides examples to distinguish between using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It lists rules for when each tense is used, such as the present simple for facts or habitual actions, and the present continuous for temporary situations or actions happening now. An exercise is then given with 24 sentences where students must fill in the verbs in their correct present tense form based on the surrounding context clues.
This document provides examples to distinguish between using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It lists rules for when each tense is used, such as the present simple for facts or habitual actions, and the present continuous for temporary situations or actions happening now. An exercise is then given with 24 sentences where students must fill in the verbs in their correct present tense form based on the surrounding context clues.
O Present Simple usa-se para exprimir: O Present Continuous emprega-se:
- simples factos ou verdades aceites como tais; - para exprimir continuidade;
- leis naturais ou científicas; - para exprimir uma ação que acontece no momento em que se fala; - algo que persiste no tempo; - para falar de projetos pessoais num futuro próximo; - ações futuras previamente planeadas em ligação com viagens, - para exprimir situações de mudança; espetáculos, horários em geral; - ligado a certas situações de tempo: now, at this moment, at present. - ações repetidas e habituais, aparecendo ligado a certos advérbios ou expressões adverbiais: always, usually, generally, frequently, rarely, every day, every week, every month, once a week, twice a week, sometimes, several times, often.
In this exercise you have to put the verb into the correct form: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. He ___________________________ (to know) all about the film.
2. Jane ___________________________ (to talk) to a friend at the moment. 3. He ___________________________ (not / to work) on Sundays. 4. Marge ___________________________ (to love) music and dancing. 5. The dog ___________________________ (to sleep) under the table at the moment. 6. He ___________________________ (not / to like) his job. 7. I ___________________________ (to think) she ___________________________ (to be) very pretty. 8. I ___________________________ (always / to go) to bed very early. 9. How often a day ___________________________ (you / to eat) ice-cream? 10. She ___________________________ (often / to clean) the house on Saturdays. 11. ___________________________ (they / to go) to the pub every evening? 12. Good students ___________________________ (always / to study) hard. 13. It ____________________ (never / to rain) in summer but it ____________________ (now / to rain). 14. My father ___________________________ (to do) the cooking at the weekend. 15. He ___________________________ (to take) a walk downtown now. 16. I ___________________________ (just / to look) around the clothes shops now. 17. He ___________________________ (to go) surfing every two days. 18. People ___________________________ (to say) Paris is a beautiful city. 19. They ___________________________ (to practise) radical sports this year. 20. ___________________________ (you / to go) out now? 21. Tom ___________________________ (to drink) some juice because he is thirsty. 22. A driver is a person who ___________________________ (to drive). Don’t Forget the rules! 23. A teacher is a person who ___________________________ (to teach).
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24. A student is a person who ___________________________ (to study).