WORKSHEET 1

Name: __________________________________________________

1. Follow these steps to answer the exercises.

a) Visit these blog:

http://leafesl2.blogspot.mx/2009/05/this-is-my-daily-routine.html
b) Read the girl’s routine and create her schedule in the following table:

c) Now, work with a partner and ask him/her the following questions and
copy the answers here.

Name:___________________________________________________

1. What time do you get up during the week?

________________________________________________________

2. What activities do you do before class?

____________________________________________________________

3. What do you eat for breakfast?

_____________________________________________________________

4. What activities do you do after class?

______________________________________________________________

5. What do you do in the evening?

________________________________________________________

6. What time do you go to bed?

_________________________________________________________

7. What do you do on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday)?

_________________________________________________________

Now, choose one day of the week and write your routine.
Present CONTINUOUS

affirmative negative question

I I amplaying. I amnotplaying. Am I playing?

he, she, it He isplaying. He isnotplaying. Is he playing?

you, we, they Youareplaying. Youarenotplaying. Areyouplaying?

Use In general or right now?

Do you want to express that something happens in general or that something is happening right
now?

Simple Present PresentProgressive

in general (regularly, often, never) right now

Colin plays football every Tuesday. Look! Colin is playing football now.

present actions happening one after also for several actions happening at the
another same time

First Colin plays football, then he Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.
watches TV.

Signalwords

 always  at themoment

 every ...  at thismoment

 often  today

 normally  now

 usually  rightnow
  sometimes  Listen!

 seldom  Look!

 never

 first

 then

Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present:
be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want

affirmative negative question

PRESENT SIMPLE
I I am. I am not. Am I?
Auxiliaries:
he/she/it He is. He isnot. Is he?
am, is, are

don’t ---doesn’t you/we/they You are. You are Are you?

not.
do --does

have

affirmative negative question

I/you/we/they I have got. / I have. I have not got. / I do Have I got? / Do I

not have. have?

he/she/it He has got. / He He has not got. / He Has he got? / Does

has. does not have. he have?
other verbs

affirmative negative question

I/you/we/they I play. I do notplay. Do I play?

he/she/it He plays. He doesnotplay. Does he play?

Use

Use Example

action in the present taking place once, never Colin always plays soccer
or several times on Tuesdays.

facts (something is generally known to be true) The sun sets in the west.

Typical Signal Words

 ALWAYS, OFTEN, NORMALLY, USUALLY, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, EVERY….,

NEVER

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.

Question

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?

Complete the sentences with Simple Present or Present Continuous

1. It ________ quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.

A. ? snows

B. ? issnowing

2. Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.

A. ? go

B. ? am going

3. Look! Junko ________ into the water.

A. ? jumps

B. ? is jumping

4. You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in thelibrary.

A. ? studies

B. ? isstudying

5. Salman is rich — he ________ a Mercedes.

A. ? drives

B. ? isdriving

6. Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it!

A. ? hates
 B. ? ishating

7. Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France.

A. ? believe

B. ? am believing

8. I ________ you'recrazy!

A. ? think

B. ? am thinking

9. I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?

A. ? go

B. ? am going

10.I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.

A. ? have

B. ? am having