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Present Simple/ Present Continuous activities

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple

a) My sister ___________ (not/ play) tennis every day.

b) I ___________ (study) English at school rom Monday to !riday.

c) Chimpan"ees ___________ (not/ spea#) any language.

d) She al$ays ___________ ($ear) s#irts.

e) ___________ they ___________ (travel) by bus%

) ___________ your mum ___________ (coo#) dinner at night%

g) &im and &oe ___________ (not/ go) to the theatre on Sundays.

h) I never ___________ (comb) my hair in the morning.

!. Complete the following sentences with Present Contin"o"s

a) 'hat ___________ you ___________ (eat)%

b) at ________________ (open) the $indo$ because shes hot.

c) My dog ________________ (not/ sleep) no$.

d) *he girls________________ (listen to) music no$.

e) My brothers ________________ (not/ $atch) *+ no$.

) ___________ she ___________ (comb) her hair%

g) ___________ Mary ___________ (copy) rom the blac#board%

h) 'e ________________ (practice) e,ercises in English.

#. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple or Present Contin"o"s

a) I ________________ (not/ study) !rench no$.

b) 'e al$ays ________________ (play) cards during brea# time.

c) 'here __________ your granny ___________ (live)%

d) Peter ________________ (not/ ta#e) the children to school in the morning.

e) 'hat ________ your brother _________ (do) every morning%

) -ou ________________ (tal#) a lot

g) 'hat _________ &ohn _________ ($rite) no$%

h) 'hats that noise% Peter ________________ (play) the guitar.

i) 'e ________________ (usually/ travel) to England in summer.

) *his #ind o animal ________________ (eat) meat.

#) 0oo# She ________________ (spea#) to a stranger.

l) Im loo#ing at that girl. She ________________ ($ear) a beautiul s#irt.

m) I ________________ (never/ drin#) $ine at night.

n) 'hat languages _________ you ____________ (spea#)%

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$. P"t the %er&s in &r'c(ets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Contin"o"s.

a. 'e usually ______________ (go) to Spain on holiday2 but this year $e ______________

(go) to !lorida.

b. 34 'hy ______________ you ______________ (buy) so much ood%

54 5ecause $e ______________ (have) a party tonight.

c. My dad ______________ (live) in a house near the sea because he ______________ (li#e)

sailing.

d. ______________ you ______________ ($atch) the television Can I turn it o%

e. 34 6o$ oten ______________ you ______________ (go) s$imming%

54 3bout once a $ee#.

. 'hat ne$spaper ______________ you usually ______________ (read)%

g. 34 *he telephone ______________ (ring)

54 72 Ill ans$er it. 6ello% 8o2 Sally isnt here at the moment. She ______________ (play)

tennis. Can I ta#e the message% 7. 5ye

). P"t the %er&s in &r'c(ets in the * Present Simple+

My riend Cathy ............................ (have) a horse. It.............................(be) a beautiul animal $ith

big eyes and a long tall. Its name is 5ella and it ............................ (love) people. It ........................ (not bite)

or #ic# and it is al$ays riendly2 It ...................... (eat) apples and hay but it ......................................(not eat)

meat. 6orses ........................... (not li#e) meat. Cathy usually ............................... (ride) her horse every day

ater school. She ................................. (not go ) into the to$n because there is too much traic.*here ...................... (not be ) many cars in the country so she ....................... (ta#e) 5ella there. It

oten ....................... (rain) in England so at night 5ella and the other horses ............................ (sleep).

,. Present Simple - Contin"o"s

S"s'n is m'(ing ' %ieo '&o"t ' t/pic'l '/ in her life. P"t the %er&s in &r'c(ets into the

Present Simple or Contin"o"s.

6i2 my names Susan Smith and this is my amily. 3s you can see $e .......................................

(have) it at this time. 0oo#2 everyone .................................(smile) and happy. *hat is because

I.............................(ilm) them 9 usually $e 4.......................(not tal#) to each other in the morning

*his is $here I ...........................(catch) the bus to school every day. Its the number 1:2 and

it ..............................(arrive) no$. *hese t$o girls are my riends. *ina and 5ec#y. 'e all ...........................

(go) to the same school. *ina .................................. ($ear) a s#irt today2 $hich is unusual. She hardly

ever ..........................($ear) s#irts.

I ............................ (sit) on the bus no$. It usually .......................(arrive) at school at about a

;uarter to nine. *he bus driver ............................... (shout) at the children at the bac# o the bus at the

moment. 6e ...................................(tell) them to sit do$n. *he #ids on the bus usually .........................

(behave) very $ell. I ................................... (not #no$) $hats $rong $ith them today.

*his is my classroom. I al$ays ..............................(sit) at this des#2 ne,t to my riend 5ec#y. 7ur

teacher usually .......................(come) in at ive pst nine. She $ont be very happy today because

everyone ............................... (ma#e) a lot o noise. 7h2 here she is I ...............................(have to ) turn o

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0. '. ill in the g'ps with the correct tense Present Simple or Present Contin"o"s.

3t school $e al$ays ______________ (prepare) a school play. *he drama teacher ______________

(teach) the $ords and melodies o the songs. 'e ______________(learn) the $ords by heart but at irst

it ______________ (be not) easy. !irst orm students ______________ (not ta#e) part in that sho$.

*hey ______________ (have) a play o their o$n. 8o$2 =thorm ______________ (practice).

'hen the day o the sho$ ______________ (get) near2 $e ______________ (rehearse) at the theatre.

'e ______________ (climb) on the stage and o the stage $hen the teacher ______________ (as#)

us to. She ______________ (not smile) $hen $e ______________ (be) absent.

3t this moment2 >th orm ______________ (sing) one o the songs. *hey generally ______________

(sing) in the music room2 but today it ______________ (be) very hot so they ______________

(rehearse) in the terrace.

&. 2s( the correct 3"estions '&o"t the te4t '&o%e.

1) __________________________________________________________

3 school play

) __________________________________________________________

5ecause it is very hot today.

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