GRAMMAR PART

Simple Present Present Progressive

in general (regularly, often, never) right now

John plays football every Tuesday. Look! Tim is playing chess now.

present actions happening one after another also for several actions happening at the same time

First John plays football, then he watches TV. Tim is playing chessl and Tom is studying right now..

Signal words

 always  at the moment/at present

 every ...  at this moment
 often  today / this night- evening, saturday
 normally  now
 usually  right now
 sometimes  Listen!
 seldom  Look!/
 never
 first/then
 once/twice/three times

Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present:

believe, be, have, hear, know, like, see, smell, think, want

GRAMMAR PART

A. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive

1- A: Where are the children?

B: They …………………….(play) football in the garden.

2- I always…………..( watch) tv before I go to bed, but I…………………. ( read) a novel this night.

3- Jane usually ………….. (not/buy) a hat, but now she ………………….. (try on) one.

4- Today is Sunday. Herry ……………..(have) rest at his home every weekend, but he
……………….(spend) time with his children outside at the moment.

5- I am usually a window shopper, but I ……………………….(buy) some clothes right now because I
have a lot of money.

6- Listen! The baby …………………. (cry)

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7- Terry ………….. (like) spicy food.

8- First I ……….. (wash) my face then I ………… (have) breakfast.

9- Normally , Amy ……………… (not/check) the prices when she is shopping, but now she
………….. (do) it. She ……………… (have) some financial problems these days.

10-Harry ……………. (not/ spend) a lot of money in the bookshps generally but now he ………….
(buy) one because it is a task given by his english teacher.

B- Ask questions and give answers in present continuous tense

Example: Mary – run - walk. Is Mary running? No, she isn't.She is walking.

1. George – sleep - watch TV.

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2. Hasan - drink tea - coffee.
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3. Sally - write a letter - do homework.
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4. Fatima - watch TV - listen to the radio.
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5. Bob - read a story - make a speech.
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6. your mother – cook - wash the dishes.
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C- Ask information questions in present continuous tense.

Example: He is writing something. What is he writing?

Somebody is sleeping. Who is sleeping?

1. They are reading something. _______________________________

2. She is going somewhere. ___________________________________

3. He is phoning somebody. ___________________________________

4. They are doing something. __________________________________

5. I am looking for something. __________________________________

6. He is waiting for somebody. _________________________________

7. She is staying somewhere. _________________________________

8. We are talking to somebody. _______________________________

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 9. They are coming from somewhere. _____________________________

10. She is eating something. _________________________________

D. Fill the blanks with the correct tenses.

Dear Steve,

Here is a chance and I__________________ (write) this letter to you. I __________ (not be) at school
today, I ____________________ (be) at home because I ________________ (be) ill. In fact the whole
family _________________ (be) at home today. We all ______________ (have) the flu!

At the moment mum ___________________ (be) in the kitchen and she _______________ (cook)
soup for us. She always ___________________ (cook) soup when I am ill. My sister
___________________ (help) her. Most of the time mum ________________ (cook) alone, but today
she _________________ (not cook) alone.

Dad ___________________ (be) here too. He __________________ (work) at his office every day,
but today he __________________ (work) from home. He _________________ (use) my computer.
Happy is here too! _________________________ (you / remember) our dog Happy? He
_______________________ (sleep) on the sofa at the moment. Generally, he ____________________
(be) a very active dog and he ________________ (jump) around and ___________________ (play)
with his toy bones, but not today!

What about you? ______________________ (you / be) all right? How __________________ (be) the
weather in Holland? It _______________ (be) fantastic here! It always ___________ (rain) here in
March, but now the sun __________________ (shine) !

Best wishes,

Sam

E. What are these people doing? Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

    

1. John isn’t walking. He _______________(run).

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2. Tom isn’t playing tennis. He ________________(play) American football.

3. The children ____________(visit) a museum. They are visiting the zoo.

4. It _________(rain) at the moment. It is sunny.

5. She __________(cook) for her family.

6. The woman _________(dry) her hair.

7. Peter and Alice __________ (dance).

8. Mark and Sarah aren’t playing golf. They _____________(plant) trees.

9. Bob isn’t listening to music. He __________(read) a book.

10. Ricky _____________(watch) TV.

F. Change the following sentences into the negative.

a) Anna is writing a composition. ___________________________________________

b) Our parents are visiting my grandmother. ___________________________________
c) I am thinking of buying a new car. _________________________________________
d) Ignacio is reading a very interesting book. ___________________________________
e) You are doing your homework. ____________________________________________

G. Complete this conversation. Use the verbs in the brackets in the Present Continuous

Paul: Hi Steve! What are you doing?

Steve: ……………… …………… (I/go) to the bank. What are you doing?

Paul: ……………………………. (I/shop). ……………………………. (I/look) for a new tennis

racquet. ……………………… (I/play) a lot of tennis at the moment, and I need a new racquet.

Steve: Where is Jackie? Do you know?

Paul: Yes. She is not in the England at the moment. …………………… (She/work) in France for a
month.

Steve: Really? What about Fred and Sue? What………………….. (they/do)?

Paul: ………………………….. (they/study) for an exam. They are always in the library at the
moment.

Steve: How is your sister? Is she allright?

Paul: Yes, she is fine, but she is tired. ……………………………. (We/paint) the living room. It’s
hard work.

Steve: How is your sister? Is she allright?

Paul: Yes, she is fine, but she is tired. ………………………. (We/paint) the living room . It’s hard
work.

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Steve: Can I help you?

Paul: No, it’s OK. My father ……………………….. (help)

Steve: Well, I hope you find a good racquet.

H- SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE? Use simple present or present

continuous tense to complete the sentences.

Example: I_______ English now. (study) I am studying English now.

He never_______ watch. (wear) He never wears a watch

1. I sometimes_______ TV (watch)

2. My brother never_______ tea in the morning. (drink)

3. He _______ coffee now. (drink)

4. They _______ something. (eat)

5. I usually _______ up at seven o'clock. (get)

6. He _______ because he is late. (run)

7. He usually _______ a blue shirt but today he _______ a green one (wear)

8. My father_______ in an office. (work)

9. Look at that man! He _______ something. (steal)

10. The sun _______ in the east. (rise)

11. It never_______ in Saudi Arabia. (snow)

12. The manager_______ on the telephone now. (talk)

13. My mother_______ very well. (cook)

14. My father_______ every day. (work)

15. How _______ you _______ to school? (go)

16. Listen! Somebody _______ a song. (sing)

I. Put the words in the correct order.

1.      He / like watching TV / but / he / not / watch / at the moment / because / he / sleep //

2.      What / Wendy / do / at the moment / ? // She / clean / her teeth / bathroom //

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 3.      mother / can ( - ) / help me / now / because / she / cook / kitchen //

4.      Where / your cousin / live / ? // She / live / Sydney / Australia //

5.      Why / you / eat / sandwich / now / ? // Because / I / be / hungry //

6.      Tim / usually / go / work / bicycle //

7.      children / play / games / everyday //

8.      My brother / can ( - ) / play / tennis / because / he / not / have / racket //

9.      How often / mother / cook / pizza / ? //

10.  My parents / not / like / roller-skates / because / they / be / dangerous //

P. Present simple or present continuous?

1. I __________ (play) cricket right now.

2. I __________ (play) cricket on Saturdays.

3. Silvia __________ (cook) in the kitchen now.

4. Silvia __________ (cook) for her father on Sundays.

5. Maila __________ (like) Chinese food.

6. Keep silent, Manolo __________ (read) a book.

7. Erik __________ (love) María.

8. Ann __________ (jog) in the park today.

9. George __________ (want) to go outside.

10. Barbara __________ (eat) chicken wings at the moment.

11. What __________ you __________ (do)? I´m sleeping.

12. How many languages __________ you __________ (speak)?

13. I __________ (not like) politics.

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14. What __________ you __________ (do) at the moment?

15. Where __________ you __________ (live)?

16. I __________ (want) to be a millionaire.

17. Nacho __________ (not wear) a tie today.

18. Jesus is in Amsterdam this week. He __________ (stay) at the Hilton.

19. Look! Miguel __________ (jump) into the water.

20. Lili is rich, she __________ (drive) a Mercedes.

21. Once a week, I __________ (go) to my yoga lessons.

22. I __________ (think) you´re amazing.

23. Bea sometimes __________ (read) comics.

24. We never __________ (watch) TV in the morning.

25. Listen! Blanca __________ (sing) in the bathroom.