Student’name:………………………………… Date: 24/07/2020

Teacher: Ms. Hằng Lesson 19: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

A. THEORY

B. PRACTICE
Ex1: Complete the sentences with the verb in present simple form.
1. Children ………. a lot of question. (ask)
2. You always ………………….. my birthday. (forget)
3. A mother cat …………. her kittens. (wash)
4. They usually ……………….. coffee after their evening meal. (drink)
5. I …………………… to work when the weather’s cold. (drive)
6. My parents usually …………….. to our house on Sundays. (come)
7. The village shop ……………….. on Sundays. (not open)
8. She …………… very hard at the weekends. (study)
9. He ……………… the shopping for his grandmother. (carry)
10. Lessons ………………. at 9 o’clock every morning. (start)
11. You …………… help me with my homework. (not help)
12. ……… big dogs ……………… a lot of exercise? (like)
13. What ……… you often …….. in your free time? (do)
14. When ………. she …………. her homework? (do)
15. He ……………….. the dog for a walk every day. (take)
Ex2: Complete the conversation, putting the verbs into the present simple.
A: Hello. Nice to see you. …….. you ………. (work) here?
B: Yes, I do. I ……….. (be) the head waiter.
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A: Oh, good. And …………. you……….. (like) it?

B: Oh, yes. I …………… (love) it here. It …………. (be) an excellent restaurant. The chef
………………. (cook) wonderful food and the waiters all ………………. (work) very hard.
The only problem is that I ……………….. (not/ go out) in the evenings anymore because I’m
always busy here.
A: Ah, that’s why we …………………. (not/see) you now at the club.
B: That’s right. I only ………………. (have) one evening free and I usually ……………(stay)
at home then. …………… Maria ………. (go) to the club now?
A: Oh, yes, she does. She …………. (talk) about you sometimes. .............. you……….. (see)
her?
B: No, I don’t. I’m always busy and she ……………. (not/know) about this new job. I
……………………. (telephone) her sometimes but she’s always out.
A: Well, she ……………… (go out) quite often. But I ………… (know) she …………. (want)
to see you again.
B: Look at the door! It’s Maria. She is coming in here.
Ex3: Write the sentences with the verbs in the present continuous.
1. John and I …………………… in a beautiful hotel. (stay)
2. Annie and Joe ……………………. a cake for tea. (make)
3. Alex …………………….. at home today. (work)
4. I ………………………. for a letter from my parents. (wait)
5. You …………………. too fast. (walk)
6. We ……………………. our next holiday. (plan)
7. She ……………………. in her bedroom at the moment. (read)
8. The sun ……………………… beautiful today. (shine)
9. The baby …………………… to walk now. (learn)
10. Greg’s in the kitchen. He ………………. the dinner. (cook)
Ex4: Write the questions using the present continuous.
1. You/ learn/ French at school?
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2. What book/ you/ read?
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3. Why/ we/ sit in the dark?
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4. it/ snow?
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5. What/ you/ sell?
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6. the plane/ land now?
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Ex5: Each sentence below has a mistake. Underline the mistake and correct it.

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1. David never take the bus to work. .......................................................

2. Go you to the office every day? .......................................................
3. My car don’t work when it is cold. .......................................................
4. What time the film starts. .......................................................
5. My mom usually is tired after working hard. .......................................................
6. Ben’s sister doesn’t speaks French. .......................................................
7. Are you walk to school every day? .......................................................
8. I not write many letters. I usually use the telephone. .......................................................
9. My sister does eat eggs for breakfast. .......................................................
10. My brothers plays basketball well. .......................................................
11. What do you doing at the moment? .......................................................
12. There being a picture on the wall. .......................................................
13. My teacher writing on the board. .......................................................
14. He’s naughty. He always pushs his friends. .......................................................
15. She is reads a book now. .......................................................
Ex6: Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tense (Present simple or
Present continuous)
1. We usually ………………… to the beach at the weekend. (go)
2. She ……………… to me every week. (write)
3. “Where’s Kevin?”- “He …………………. football with his friends.” (play)
4. My boss ………………. to New York every month. (fly)
5. Can you answer the phone? I …………………………. (cook)
6. Look! That man …………………. to get into our car. (try)
7. ……………………………. to school every morning? (you/ walk)
8. Her son ……………….. her very often. (not visit)
9. Sorry, you can’t talk to him. He …………………………… a shower. (have)
10. “What ………….. you………………..?” (do)-
“I …………………………. my homework.” (do)
11. Snakes …………………….. for most of the day. (sleep)
12. Many people ……………….. this kind of food. (not like)
13. Could you be quiet, please. I …………………………. the radio. (listen)
14. We ………………… in a hotel at the moment. (Stay)
15. I ……………………. for Mary. She’s late. (wait)
Ex7. Put each verb in brackets into the present simple or present continuous.

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Ex8. Here is part of a student’s letter to a penfriend. Fill in the gaps with the correct form
of the present simple or continuous.

Ex9. Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct place in the sentences.
1. Mark goes fishing with his grandfather. (rarely) Mark rarely goes fishing with his
grandfather.
2. I don’t play basketball at weekends. (always)
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3. Does Fred help his mother with the housework? (often)
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4. Ivan is at work on time. (never)
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5. Does Layla read books in her free time? (usually)
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6. I meet my friends at the shopping center. (sometimes)
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7. Sophie is at home on Sunday mornings. (always)
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8. They go to the theater. (seldom)
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Ex10: Build a complete sentence with the given words
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1. I/look forward/receive/letter/ now

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2. We/not mind/wait/more minutes.
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3. Children/busy/collect/shells/beach.
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4. He/ask/us/help/him/do/the washing up/yesterday.
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5. Her mother/force/her/marry/to that man
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Ex11: Read the text and answer the questions.
Alfred is boy. He lives in Los Angeles, California. He lives with his family in a modern house.
He is eleven years old and he has got an older brother, David, and a
younger sister, Emma.
He gets up, goes to the bathroom, takes a shower, brushes his teeth
and gets dressed. Then he has breakfast and goes to school.
He usually has lunch at the school canteen at 11 a.m. After school,
he goes home. Then he does his school homework and helps his
Mum laying the table. At 7 p.m, the family eats together. Alfred is
a very nice boy, so he helps his mother cleaning up everything after
dinner.
He usually watches TV for a while after dinner and at about ten o’clock the most he brushes his
teeth again, goes to bed. His parents always kiss him good night before he gets asleep. Alfred is
a very happy boy!
1. Where does Alfred live? ..........................................................................
2. What’s his sister’s name? ..........................................................................
3. What time does he have lunch? ..........................................................................
4. Where does he have lunch? ..........................................................................
5. What does he do after school? He goes home, ..................................................
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6. What time does he go to bed? ..........................................................................
7. Is he sad boy? ..........................................................................
8. Is he a nice boy? ..........................................................................

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