he Present Continuous :

about actions that are Wehappening at the Simple

use the Present time of tospeaking.
k! John is coming! talk about actions that happen all the time: facts, general statements or actio
When it snows it’s cold.
about things that are happening around
He plays football a present
every Friday time.
arning English this year.
talk about something planned or definite when referring to timetables and/o
about our plans or things weleaves
The train have at
arranged to do in the future.
six this afternoon.
ng to Paris next week!The course begins next month.

Present Simple ADVERBS

Present Continuous ADVERBS  Adverbs of frequency (sometimes, usually,
 now, right now always, seldom, never, often …)
 at the moment, this minute  Every day / week/ month / year
 at present  once/ twice / three times a day / week /
 just now month
 Look!, Listen! and imperatives that  from time to time
ask you to pay attention at the given  daily
time

Complete the sentences with every day
or at the moment
1.Deborah is in her room. She is studying
for her exam ___________
2.My mum works hard _____________
3.John isn’t paying attention to the
teacher ___________. He’s
daydreaming
4.Mr Green is walking to his office
________
5.Schools finishes at 3:00 ______________
6.I don’t ride my bike to school
__________
7.Do you go to class
____________________?
8.Is he talking on the phone
______________?
Fill in am, is, are , do, does
1. ____ you having dinner at your mum’s
tonight?
2.Who helps with your homework? My dad
______.
3._______ you jogging? No, I _______not.
4.Keep quiet! I _______ studying!
5.Who _____ cleaning the kitchen? Mum
_______
6.The girls _______ playing at the park.
7.Who _______ the cooking at your house?
Both of my parents ________ it.
8. What ______ John do before he comes
 Choose the correct answer Choose the correct answer
1) I --- fight with my parents about 1) Look! The cat scratches - is scratching
homework
the sofa
a) always b) now c) at the moment
2) She takes - is taking judo lessons on
2) Are you sitting with your best friend ---? Monday.
a) today b) every day c) often 3) We go - are going to China this summer
4) Listen! Tom sings- is singing in the
3) Helen --- knows what we have for
shower!
homework.
a) never b) now c) at the moment 5) Sue often visits - is visiting the
museum.
4) I' m not chewing gum --- but Mary is. 6) I never play – am playing the guitar.
7) Ed does - is doing magic trips at
a) often b) right now c)
sometimes weekends.
8) We like – are liking adventure films.

Put the words in the correct order.

afternoon/Paul/basketball/plays/every ……………………………………………………………
the / who / watching / is/ baby? ………………………………………………………………………
after/you/do/the/do/ washing up/ dinner? …………………………………………………………
not/I/ do/ my/day/every/room/ tidy.………… ………………………………………………………
is/ grandma/ my/ doing/ the/ the/at/ironing/moment ……………………………………………
watching/ now/ you/a/ are/ film/ TV/ on/?…………………………………………………………
sofa /lying/Helen is / on /and / the /watching TV. ………………………………………………
not / wear / to/uniforms/ we/ school / do. …………………………………………………………
once / students/ tests /the /take / a month. ………………………………………………………
walks /she /after /the dog /usually /dinner. ………………………………………………………

Write the verbs in the correct form of Present Simple or Present Continuous
1) Paula …………………… (not / bake) a cake this minute. She …………………………
(sleep).
2) My mum usually …………………………………… (do) the ironing every Saturday.
3) We often ………………………………………(drink) tea in the afternoon
4) My brother is in the garden. He ……………………………………… (lie) in the sun.
5) What time ……………………………………………… (you /set) the table for dinner?
6) My dad and mum ……………………………………………… (take) a long walk every
evening.
7) …………………………………………… (you / study) Chinese at school this year?
8) My granddad ……………………………………………… (play) chess at weekends.
__________