2. Present Simple or Continuous?
Remember.
1.Present Continuous: Actions happening now and
around now. At the same tiime we are speaking.
2. Present Simple: Daily activities or habitual actions,
and true satements.
Exercise 1:
Supply correct present tense of the given verb.
3. Present Simple or Continuous?
1. She (go) to school every day.
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2. We (learn) English now.
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3. The sun always (shine) in California.
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4. I (sit) on a chair and (eat) a hamburger.
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4. Present Simple or Continuous?
5. Bad students never (work) hard.
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6. It (rain) in winter. It (rain) now.
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7. I (wake up) at 7 and (have) breakfast at 7.30.
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5. Present Simple or Continuous?
8. He generally (sing) in English but today he
(sing) in French.
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9. The teacher (point) at the board when he
(want) to explain something.
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6. Present Simple or Continuous?
10. My mother (cook) some food in the kitchen at
present; she always (cook) in the mornings.
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11. The sun (rise) in the east; now it (set) and
night (fall).
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7. Present Simple or Continuous?
12. That man in the white hat who (walk) past the
window (live) next door.
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13. Architects (make) the plans of buildings.
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14. I (wear) a coat because the sun (not shine).
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8. Present Simple or Continuous?
15. I always (meet) you on the corner of this
street.
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16. The baby (cry) because it is hungry now.
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17. I (spend) this weekend in Miami. I (go) there
nearly every week.
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9. Present Simple or Continuous?
18. ”Where are you?” ”I (sit) in th kitchen.” ”What you
(do) there?” ”I (help) my mother
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19. ”Why you (wash) those clothes this morning?”
”Because the sun (shine); I never (wash) clothes when
there are clouds in the sky.
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10. Present Simple or Continuous?
20. ”Where you (go) now?” ”I (go) to the movie
theater.” ”I (go) tonight too, but I (not go) very
often.” ”I (go) every week, but tonight I (go) for
the second time in three days.”
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11. Present Simple or Continuous?
Material selected by
Danitza Lazcano Flores
Teacher of English
Master in Education and
Educational counselor
