LANGUAGE CENTER:

Present Simple vs Present Progressive LEVEL: I GROUP: ____________

Teacher: Clara Guerra DATE: _____________

Last Name and Name: I.D number:

Test your knowledge on Simple Present and Present Progressive

Form
Write the verbs in Present Progressive.

1. speak - I  speaking
2. jump - you are jumping
3. bake - she is baking
4. play - they playing
5. run - we running

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

1. be – it is be
2. have - he has have
3. eat - she is east
4. can - he his can
5. wash - she washes

Use
When to use which tense?
1. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use Simple present

2. For actions happening now, we use Present continous

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

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

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

Positive sentences

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 Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. Look! They (leave) they are leaving the house.
2. Brian (cycle) is cycling 30 km every day.
3. Samantha (do) is doing her homework at the moment.
4. My parents (shop) are shopping right now.
5. He usually (get up) is getting up early in the morning.

Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. You (see / not) aren't see her every day.
2. The baby (sleep / not) baby isn't sleeping at the moment.
3. I (read / not) am not reading a book now.
4. We (go / not) aren't going to school on Sundays.
5. He (watch / not) isn´t watching the news every day.

Question
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. (you / go) Are you going on holiday by plane sometimes?
2. (they / play) Are they playing computer games every day?
3. (she / eat) Is he eating dinner at the moment?
4. What (they / do) What are they doing right now?
5. (she / visit) She visits her grandma very often?

Text
(Simple Present or Present Progressive).
1. Look! Jenny (go) is going to school.
2. On her back, Jenny (carry) is carrying her school bag.
3. The school bag (be) is very heavy
4. Normally, Jenny (wear) wears black shoes, but today she (wear) is wearing red wellies.
5. And look, she (wear) is wearing a raincoat because it (rain) is raining outside.
6. Jenny (not / want) does not want to get wet.

1. Write out these sentences. If they are based on an official timetable or the calendar put the verb in the present simple. If they
are based on an official timetable or about plans or arrangements that people have made for the future, put the verb in the
present continuous.

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 1 Simon’s planes arrive just before midnight. (Simon’s plane/arrive)

2___a barbecue tomorrow if it’s fine. (We/have)

3__at half past two (The meeting/start)

4 __ this evening. (A few friends/come round)

5 What time__? (The last bus/leave)

6 ___ at nine so I’ll be home by ten. (The match/finish)

7__Jane for lunch at about one thirty today (I meet)

8 ______ School in September. (Becky/finish)

9_____to the match tomorrow (everybody/go)

10______trains at Manchester. (We/change)

2 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

1 The baby always ________ when we ________to go to sleep. (Wake up) (Try)

2 It always _________raining when we ______tennis. (Start)(Play)

3 I __________a book at the moment so I ____very busy. (Write)(Be)

4 Sally always _____ as if she _______ herself. (Look)(Enjoy)

5 John ______with us when he________ London. (Stay)(Visit)

6 Mary _________________________to go on holiday so she ___________________ as little money as possible. (Save up)(Spend)

3. 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.

What do you usually do on Mondays? Write a short paragraph describing your Monday’s routine.

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What are you doing next Mondays? Write a short paragraph describing your plans for next Monday.

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