Simple Present Present Progressive

Signal words

•always
•every ...
•at the moment
•often
•at this moment
•normally
•today
•usually
•now
•sometimes
•right now
•seldom
•Listen!
•never
•Look!
•first
•then
LET’S GO THIS IS YOUR
TURN
1.This___________ (be) Caroline.
2.Caroline__________ (have) long blond hair.
3.She usually__________ (wear) glasses, but now she (wear) contact lenses.
4.Caroline__________ (like) sports.
5.She__________ (play) handball every Monday and Thursday.
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1.Joe andEXERCISES
Dennis_______ (be) best friends.
2.They often______ (meet) in the afternoon.
3.What________ (do / they) at the moment?
4.They____________ (play) football.
5.They__________ (love) football.
6.Joe _________(practice) with his father every
weekend, but Dennis__________ (not / play) football
very often.
 AND THE MOST
IMPORTANT WAY TO
RECOGNIZE:
THE CONTEXT
EXERCISES
NOW IT IS YOUR TURN
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 ___________ (write) his own stories.
 EXERCISES
1. Look! He__________ (leave) the house.
2. Quiet please! I_______________ (write) a test.
3. She usually ___________(walk) to school.
4. But look! Today she_____________ (go) by bike.
5. Every Sunday we__________ (go) to see my grandparents.
6. He often ____________(go) to the cinema.
7. We___________ (play) Monopoly at the moment.
8. The child seldom____________ (cry) .
9. I________________ (not / do) anything at the moment.
10. _______________(watch / he) the news regularly?