Vocabulary

a) Match the pictures.

Dialogues
b) Read and match the texts 1-3 with the weather symbols a-c.

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 Grammar “Present Simple vs Present Progressive”

c) Read the examples. What’s the difference between the two sentences?

Grammar reference

Practice
d) Circle the correct words.
1. I _____ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?
a. go b. am going
2. My wife usually _____ a trip to Paris.
a. takes b. is taking
3. They rarely _____ when it snows.
a. play b. are playing
4. Hey, look! It _____!
a. snows b. is snowing

e) Fill the gaps with “Present Simple or Present Progressive”.

1. Jane ……………….…. (talk) to his friend at the moment.

2. He ……………….…. (not like) his job.
3. I often……………….…. (go) to bed early.
4. The dog ……………….…. (sleep) under the table right now.
5. He ……………….…. (not / work) on Sundays.
6. I ……………….…. (fix) my car tomorrow.
7. What’s the matter? Why ……………….…. you……………….…. (cry)?
8. A: What’s the weather like outside?
B: It ………………………. (rain)
9. I always ………………. (watch) spots but today I……………………(watch) a sitcom.

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 f) Complete the sentences with “Present Simple or Present Progressive” of the verbs in brackets.

1. Carla ____________________ (visit) her grandparents this month.

2. I ______________________ (do) my homework on Saturdays.
3. We ______________________ (take) drama classes every day.
4. My mother ___________________ (make) lunch at the moment.

g) Put the words in order to make sentences or questions.

1. go/usually/I/to bed/at 11:00.

_________________________________________________________

2. school/do/walk/you/to/always?
_________________________________________________________

3. is/Peter/now/visiting/his friends.
_________________________________________________________

4. newspaper/your/how/read/often/does/father/?
_________________________________________________________

5. are/Where/going/at the moment/you/?

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h) Complete the spaces in blanks with the “Present Simple or Present Progressive”.

Harold Black’s famous pianist. He ___________________ (give) two or three concerts every
day. He ___________________ (travel) a lot and this week he’s in New York. He
___________________ (stay) at an expensive hotel. He’s at his hotel now. He
___________________ (have) his breakfast in the dining room, he ___________________ (drink) a
cup of coffee and he ___________________ (read) a newspaper. Harold’s always very busy.
He ___________________ (play) the piano regularly. He ___________________ (practice) for four
every day. He ___________________ (go) to bed late and he always ___________________
(get) up early. But he sometimes ___________________ (get) dressed too quickly, and this
morning he is wearing one blue sock and one red one!

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