Present continuous is used when talking

Present simple is used when we about temporary situations at a particular

talk about habits:I get up at7
every morning.- to express a fact
that stays for a long time(state):
We live in France.- always true
about a person or about the
world: The sun rises in the
east.It rains a lot in Britain.-
adverbs of frequency: always,
usually, often, sometimes,never…-
The spelling of third person
singular:-add –s to the base form of
the
verb(wants,eats,reads,writes,helps..)
-add –es when the verb end in
ss,sh,ch,x,o..(kisses,
goes,fixes,watches,washes)-end in a
consonant+y change to –ies(carry-
point in time
see,love,like,hate,want,need,think,understand,
know...) stative verbs are not used in the
Present Progressive.Eg: I am seeing that
house./-is wrong! -time expressions:now,at
the moment, today, these days, this
week/year…REMEMBER:Verb + ING : read-
reading do- doing -e+ing: write- writing (-e)
make- making- 1 vowel before 1 onsonant:stop-

every day/year/month/ carries, fly-flies)BUT: vowel+y are stopping, run-running -y+ ing: enjoy-enjoying,

morning/night… normal:buy-buys, say-says study-studying

Look at the pictures and match them to the sentences. Use the correct tense and verb.
 You can use one verb more than once.

be play knit go drink prepare try

ride sit travel fish collect make
waterski swing look climb hang-glide

like watch

1. It is Saturday Smiths ________________________ their cup of tea .

2. Mel and Dan ______________________________ a bike.

3. Every Sunday afternoon Joe _______________________________ golf.

4. Gregory_____________________________ his model plane.

5. They __________________________________ cards at the moment.

6. My grandma always__________in her favourite chair and now she ____________ for me a nice pulover.

7. Karl _______________to the Pub every night. Now he __________________ the guitar.

8. It is very cold. I ____________________ on my sleigh at the moment.

9. Harold ___________ hunting. Now he _________ for a nice wild duck at the lake.

10. My boss ______ on holiday and he_______________________ above the hills.

11. Jeremy and I _______________________ in the park today afternoon.

12. George ______________ badges and coins.

13. Mark _______________________ today afternoon.

14.We ___________ at the playground and we ___________________________ at the moment.

15.Joe ________________ butterflies.

16. Sam likes fishing. He ________ at the Big Lake and he __________________ this afternoon.

17.Children ___________ outside. They ________________________ snowman.

18. I _____ on holiday in Hawaii and now I ______________________.

19.Hanna and me ________ in the Zoo today. We _____________________ giraffes at the moment.

20. Students _______________________ chess today afternoon.

21. Gina ______________ hills. She _______ in the ALPS and ___________________ very hard.

22. Students in our school ______________________ by train.

23. Karl ___________________________ volleyball all day.

24. Jack ____________________________ next to the bar in the pub.

25. Leo _______ a fisherman. He _____________________________ to take out a very big fish.