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Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

1. Look! He (leave) the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write) a test.

3. She usually (walk) to school.

4. But look! Today she (go) by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go) to see my grandparents.

6. He often (go) to the cinema.

7. We (play) Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry) .

9. I (not / do) anything at the moment.

10. (watch / he) the news regularly?

Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or
Present Progressive).

1. This (be) Marc.

2. He (wear) a t-shirt and shorts today.

3. He (eat) an apple at the moment.

4. Marc (like) fruits and vegetables.

5. He (eat) some every day.

6. Marc (know) that apples (be) good for his health.

Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or
Present Progressive).

1. This (be) Caroline.

2. Caroline (have) long blond hair.

3. She usually (wear) glasses, but now she (wear) contact lenses.

4. Caroline (like) sports.

5. She (play) handball every Monday and Thursday.

 Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).

1. Joe and Dennis (be) best friends.

2. They often (meet) in the afternoon.

3. What (do / they) at the moment?

4. They (play) football.

5. They (love) football.

6. Joe (practise) with his father every weekend, but Dennis (not /
play) football very often.

Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).

1. These (be) Linda and Jeff.

2. Linda (be) Jeff's little sister.

3. At the moment, the two kids (sit) on the floor.

4. Jeff (hold) a book right now, he (read) a story to Linda.

5. Look! Linda (listen) carefully and she (look) at the

beautiful pictures.

6. Linda (love) Jeff's stories.

7. He (read) a story to her every day.

8. Jeff sometimes even (write) his own stories.

Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. It (be) early in the morning.

2. Sally (get) out of bed, (open) the window and (go) into the bathroom.

3. Then she (have) breakfast.

4. After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle) to school.

5. After school, she (go) back home.

6. Sally usually (eat) her lunch at home.

7. In the afternoons, she first (do) her homework and then she (meet) her friends in the
park.

8. What (do / she) now?

9. She (play) the guitar.

10. Her friends (listen) and some of them (sing) along.

11. When Sally (come) home in the evening, she (have) dinner and then she (watch)
TV.

12. She (go) to bed at about 8 o'clock every day.

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. I (be) very busy today.

2. At noon I (visit) my friend Tanya.

3. We (want) to have lunch together.

4. In the afternoon I (play) squash with Emily.

5. In the evening, I (meet) Rob.

6. We (go) to the cinema.

7. The film (start) at 8 pm.

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Look! Jenny (go) to school.

2. She (wear) a raincoat and wellies and she (carry) an umbrella.

3. Jenny usually (cycle) to school, but today she (take) the bus because it (rain)
.

4. The bus (leave) at 7.35 and (arrive) at Jenny's school at 7.45.

5. The first lesson (begin) at 8 o'clock.

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. James (live) in a little village.

2. He (be) in his last year at school.

3. After school, James (want) to become a banker.

4. So this week, he (do) a practical course in a bank.

5. There (be) a bank in a nearby town, but James (have) to take the bus to get there.

6. The bus (leave) at 5.30 in the morning and (return) at 8.15 in the evening.

7. James (not / like) to spend so much time in town before and after work, waiting for the bus.

8. Therefore, this week he (stay) with his aunt, who (live) in town.
9. James usually (wear) jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work) for the bank now, he (wear)
a suit and a tie.

Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Today (be) Betty's birthday.

2. Betty (love) birthdays.

3. She (be) always very excited and (wake up) very early.

4. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear) a noise.

5. She (get up) and (go) into the sitting room.

6. What (go on) ?

7. Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit) on the table and he (play) with Betty's present.

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Sue (be) a student from South Korea.

2. She (live) in Seoul and (study) medicine.

3. At the moment, however, Sue (live) in London.

4. She (do) a six-months practical course in a London hospital.

5. In five days, Sue (go) back to South Korea because the next term at university (start) in
ten days.

Form

Write the verbs in Present Progressive.

1. speak - I

2. jump - you

3. bake - she

4. play - they

5. run - we

Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.

1. be - it

2. have - he

3. eat - she
4. can - he

5. wash - she

Use

When to use which tense?

1. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use .

2. For actions happening now, we use .

3. The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in .

4. The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use .

5. The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use .

Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Look! They (leave) the house.

2. Brian (cycle) 30 km every day.

3. Samantha (do) her homework at the moment.

4. My parents (shop) right now.

5. He usually (get up) early in the morning.

Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. You (see / not) her every day.

2. The baby (sleep / not) at the moment.

3. I (read / not) a book now.

4. We (go / not) to school on Sundays.

5. He (watch / not) the news every day.

Questionn
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. (you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes?

2. (they / play) computer games every day?

3. (she / eat) dinner at the moment?

4. What (they / do) right now?

5. (she / visit) her grandma very often?

Text
Sieh dir das Bild von Jenny an und ergänze die sentences (Simple Present oder Present Progressive).

1. Look! Jenny (go) to school.

2. On her back, Jenny (carry) her school bag.

3. The school bag (be) very heavy

4. Normally, Jenny (wear) black shoes, but today she (wear) red wellies.

5. And look, she (wear) a raincoat because it (rain) outside.

6. Jenny (not / want) to get wet.

Form

Present Progressive

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. walk -

2. make -

3. wash -

4. lie -

5. stop -

Simple Present

Schreibe die folgenden Verben in der 3. Person Einzahl.

1. write - she

2. kiss - he

3. must - she

4. laugh - she

5. go - he

Use

When to use which tense?

1. For present actions happening one after another, we use .

2. For actions happening while speaking, we use .

3. For arrangements for the near future, we use .

4. For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use .

5. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: sometimes, never, every day?

6. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Listen!, at the moment, right now?

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. The lesson (start) at 9 o'clock.

2. He often (wear) a black cap.

3. I (meet) my friends in the youth club tonight.

4. My friend (move) house tomorrow.

5. My birthday (be) in September.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. She (not / ride) her bike right now.

2. We (not / stay) at home tonight.

3. I (not / like) bananas.

4. They (not / know) the answer.

5. I (not / sit) in the garden at the moment.

Questionn

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. When (arrive / the plane) ?

2. (visit / you) Jane in hospital today?

3. What time (get up / you) in the mornings?

4. Why (cry / she) now?

5. (swim / they) in the pool at the moment?

Text

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. I (live) in London.

2. This weekend, I (visit) my friends in Brighton.

3. The train to Brighton (leave) London at 6.45 in the morning.

4. In the early afternoon, we (want) to go on a sightseeing tour.

5. In the evening, we (go) to a concert.

6. The concert (start) at 8 o'clock.

7. I (come) back to London on Sunday.

8. My train (arrive) in London at 7.50 in the evening.

Form

Present Progressive

Write the ing-form of the following verbs.

1. fly -

2. book -

3. hit -

4. take -

5. lie -

Simple Present

Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).

1. do - he

2. worry - she

3. play - she

4. watch - he

5. might - she
 Use

When to use which tense?

1. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!, now?
2. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often, seldom, never?

3. For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use .

4. For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use .

5. In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use .

6. For arrangements for the near future, we use .

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. We (help) in the canteen this week.

2. Martin usually (drive) to work.

3. But today, he (take) the bus.

4. Listen! She (practise) the piano.

5. My friend (play) the guitar every evening.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. He (not / spend) his holidays in Spain each year.

2. I (not / meet) Francis tonight.

3. They (not / fly) to London tomorrow.

4. We (not / work) this week.

5. The film (not / begin) at 7 o'clock.

Questionn

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. (leave / you) the party now?

2. (have / you) any brothers or sisters?

3. (love / she) him?

4. Who (cook) dinner tonight?

5. (send / he) you an e-mail every day?

Text

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Maria (want) to improve her English.

2. Therefore, she (do) a language course in London at the moment.

3. She (stay) with a host family and (must) take the tube to get to her language school.

4. It (be) only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.

5. The tube (leave) at half past eight.

6. The first lesson (begin) at 9 o'clock.

7. In the afternoons, the school (offer) sightseeing tours in and around London.

8. Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) to Windsor.

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Exercises: (The answers are in the AUDIO)

Fill in the blanks with am/is/are/do/don’t/does/doesn’t

1. Excuse me _____ you speak English?

2. Have a cigarette. No, thank you. I _____ smoke.
3. Why ____ you laughing at me?
4. What ____ she do? She’s a dentist.
5. I ____ want to go out. It ____ raining.
6. Where ____ you come from? From Canada.
7. How much ____ it cost to send a letter to Canada?
8.I can’t talk to you at the moment. I ____ working.
9. George is a good tennis player but he _____ play very often.

Put the verb in present continuous or present simple

1. Excuse me, ______________ (you/speak) English?

2. Tom _________________ (have/shower) at the moment.
3. They _____________ (not/watch) television very often.
4. Listen! Somebody _______________ (sing)
5. She’s tired. She ____________ (want) to go home.
6. How often ____________________ (you/read) a newspaper?
7. Excuse me, but you __________________ (sit) in my place. Oh I’m sorry.
8. I’m sorry. I ___________________ (not/understand). Please speak more slowly.
9.Where are you Roy? I am in the office. I ___________________ (read)
10. What time __________________ (she/finish) work every day?
11. You can turn off the radio. I _____________________ (not listen) to it.
12. He ____________________ (not/usually/drive) to work. He usually ________ (walk)

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Exercices: (Complete los ejercicios)