1. The document discusses the present simple and present progressive tenses in English. It provides examples of verbs in sentences in their present simple and present progressive forms. 2. There are exercises where the reader must change verbs into the appropriate present tense based on cues in the sentences. 3. The document also contains a short journal passage where the reader must fill in verbs in the present simple or present progressive to complete the story.

1. PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
1. Put the verb from bracket in Present Simple.
- I usually watch(watch) TV after dinner.
- She doesn’t go (not go) to school every day.
- We eat breakfast (eat) breakfast every day at 7 o’clock.
- Does she plays (play) the guitar?
- You never wash (wash) your hands after using bathroom.
- His dog barks (bark) at everyone.
- Do you like (like) pizza?
- They always don’t play soccer (not play) soccer on Mondays.
- He rarely borrows (borrow) books froma library.
- Students always leave (leave) doing their homework for the last moment.
- Lisa runs (run) every day after school.
- Do they drink(drink) coffee every morning?
- Tom doesn’t cry (not cry) every day.
- What ………………… Tom read(read) every Sunday?
- We love (love) drinking orange juice.
2. Put the verb from bracket in Present Continuous.
- We are reading (read) Harry Potter now.
- She is not jumping (not jump) at the moment.
- Are they painting (paint) the room now?
- He is driving (drive) to work now.
- Jessica and John are blowing (blow) the candles.
- Are you buying (buy) this or not.
- Look! The squirrel is hiding (hide) a hazelnut in the ground.
- Who is listening (listen) to the radio now?
- Are Kate drawing (draw) with her friends at the moment?
- Teachers aren’t giving (not give) any homework today.
- You aren’t keeping (not keep) the dog Tom!
- I can’t talk right now, because I mowing (mow) the lawn.
- Are you cleaning (clean) your room Pete?
- We aren’t wearing (not wear) capes.
- Allison is not singing (not sing) her favorite song at the moment.
3. Put the verb from bracket in Present Simple. (15 pkt)
- I don’t break (not break) the rules!
- She …………………………………….. (answer) all the questions.
- Does Tommy ………….. (be) hungry?
- We ………………………………………………….. (sleep) in our parent’s bed.
- They ……………………………………………….. (not stand) straight.
- ………………………….. you ……………………………. (forget) something?
- Wade and Mandy …………………………………….. (swim) in the pool a lot.
- You ……………………………………. (not pay) for the cereal.
- The prince ……………………………… (ask) the princess to marry him.

2. - When ……………… they……………………… (buy) that house?
- My mum …………………………………………. (not let) the cat to go outside.
- ………........ Samantha ………………………. (catch) the rabbit.
- I ……………………………………. (win) tennis tournament.
- Emily ………………………………………. (get) the scholarship.
- Who …………………… you ………………… (meet)?
4- Look at the pictures. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the Simple Present or
Present Continuous.
a- It´s 09:00 p.m. Jennifer Robbins
are sitting (sit) at
home.
b- She usually reports
(report) the news on television, but
now she is watching (watch) it.
c- At work she wears (wear) a suit.
d- Now she is wearing (wear) jeans and a T-shirt.
e- She is drinking (drink) a cup of tea.
f- At work she drinks(drink) bottled water.
g- Jennifer is a newscaster. She thinks (think) the news is very important.
h- She loves (love) her job, but at the moment she is enjoying (enjoy) her day off.
4. Complete with present simple or present continuos
A Trekking Journal
November 12, 1997
Today (be)____is____ the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and
my legs (shake) _________are shaking______ ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My
feet (kill, really) ________are really____ ___killing ________________me and my toes
(bleed)__are bleeding ____but I (want, still)__still want_____amwanting _______________
__________________to continue.
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)
________________ so different, and I (try)__________________to adapt to the new way
of life here. I (learn) ______________________ a little bit of the language to make
communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) ______________________ foreign
languages quickly. Although I (understand, not)_________________________ much yet, I
believe that I (improve, gradually)________________ I (travel, currently)
_________________with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He (be)
______________________a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always)
_____________________ ____________________ahead of me and (complain)
_________________________________that I am too slow. I (do) ____________________my
best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling
sorry for myself because I am getting old.
Right now, Liam (sit) _____________________with the owner of the inn. They (discuss)
_____________________ the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know,
not) _____________________the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just)
______________________himTam. Tam (speak) ____________ English very well and he (try)
____________________to teach Liamsome words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say)
________________ ______________a new word, Liam (try) _________________________to
repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam(seem, also) ______________________to have difficulty learning
foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.

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