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    so angry lately? B: He (feel) stressed because of his exams. He 1. The document lists verbs that are commonly used in the present simple and present continuous tenses. (need) to relax more. 2. It provides examples of sentences using these verbs in both the present simple and present continuous. 4 A: I (like) your new haircut. It really 3. Exercises are included for the learner to practice forming sentences using verbs in these tenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    so angry lately? B: He (feel) stressed because of his exams. He 1. The document lists verbs that are commonly used in the present simple and present continuous tenses. (need) to relax more. 2. It provides examples of sentences using these verbs in both the present simple and present continuous. 4 A: I (like) your new haircut. It really 3. Exercises are included for the learner to practice forming sentences using verbs in these tenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    Ji - Ve.s .... : Present Simple - Present Continuous

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    of 4

    b a timetable

    c a permanent situation

    2 They usually eat out on Saturdays.


    3 Wool comes from sheep.
    4 The Sun rises in the east.
    5 The bus arrives at 5 o'clock.
    6 The film starts in ten minutes.

    d a programme
    e a repeated or habitual action
    f a law of nature

    a) Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.

    Jason is 12 years old and he 1) .... Ji.ve.s .... (live) in York. He


    2) ................... (go) to school every day by bus. Jason's
    mother 3) .... (teach) German at university and
    his father 4) ... .- ............... (work) in a bank.
    In his free time, Jason 5) ..... (play) football
    with his friends. He 6) .... (want) to be a football
    player when he grows up.
    At weekends, Jason 7) ................... (not/wake up) early. After lunch, he
    and his dad often 8) .... (play) board games or 9) ................ (ride)
    their bicycles. Later in the day, his mum usually 10) ......... (take) him to visit his
    Present Simple - Present Continuous
    best friend , Henry, and they 11) ..... (spend) the evening watching films.

    Present Simple - Present Continuous

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    the answer
    following
    put them into the correct
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    asverbs
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    lie necessary.
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    double consonant
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    playing,
    2 Kangaroos
    .......
    (live) in Germany.
    6 Tomatoes
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    verbs in brackets
    into the present
    simple..... (grow) on trees.
    3 yoghurt ..... (come) from plants.
    7 Cows ............. (lay) eggs.
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    theHow
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    cry
    run
    read
    lie
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    exercise)?
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    .hLfi .qrandfather.: ............ .
    jogging three times a week.
    2 I don't play basketball at weekends.
    (always) ......................... .

    sing
    play
    fish
    5 A: My dad ................... (not/like)
    5 Does Layla read books in her free time?
    working out in the gym.
    (usually) .................
    B: Really? Mine ................. (love)
    weightlifting and using the pool.
    6 I meet my friends at the shopping centre.

    (sometimes) .................

    3 Does Fred help his mother with the


    housework? (often) .................. .

    7 Sophie is at home on Sunday mornings.


    (always) .........................

    4 Ivan is at work on time. (never) . . ....... .

    8 They go to the theatre. (seldom) ....

    Fill in A (always), U (usually), 0 (often), 5 (sometimes), R (rarely) or


    to sayunder
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    these
    Then
    around a sand
    castle
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    interview
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    and
    fill
    in
    his/her
    information.
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    and
    answer
    ice as in
    a newspaper. Two girls 4)
    while their father 3)
    . along with the radio. Some boys
    cream while
    their mother 5)
    the example:
    6)
    8)

    football near a man who 7)

    .................. .
    .................. .

    . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. .... . Jim

    Your partner
    on a beach towel. On his right, a baby 9) ..........
    .

    get up early

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    answer questions about the text above.
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    go
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    meet your friends


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    ..

    Present Simple - Present Continuous

    Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.


    I

    doing / homework / Betty and Ann / are /

    5 next week / house / are / they / moving

    their

    Betty and Ann are doing their


    homework.

    6 is / at / week / aunt's / staying / this / Beth /

    her / house

    2 children / TV / are / watching / the?


    7 Lucy / tidying / not / room / now / her / is

    .............

    3 not / going / I / am / tonight / out


    8 they / what / are / doing?
    4 biting / you / always / nails / are / your!

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    . . . .. ..
    Look at the visual prompts. Complete the sentences using the verbs: go,
    have, visit, play.

    Event: Deborah's Sweet 16


    Date: Saturday July 19th

    I'M at

    with

    Time: 6:00 pm

    jane-

    Place: Applebee's

    is pl.flying

    He

    rugby at 1:00 pm

    John.
    lY\eei: lY\e ctt the pctrk ctt
    4-:00 plY\ this ctfternoon.

    a birthday

    3 Deborah
    party on Saturday.

    on Sunday.
    2 Jane and Kelly

    to the

    4 Bob

    Laura now.Present

    SUNDAY 1:00 pm

    InvlIfeJ!

    MVM,

    this afternoon.
    Simple - Present park
    Continuous

    Answer the questions in the negative as in the example. Use your own
    Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
    ideas.
    Are
    DQdoing
    you your homework?
    A: you
    (you/want) to come
    NQ,over
    i'mtonight
    nat..toI'm
    wrjtitJ0
    LtJ games?
    my
    play computer
    djary.
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    (go) to
    2 Is your
    motherwith
    at the
    supermarket
    right
    now?
    the cinema
    some
    friends from
    school.

    (study) hard these days.


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    yourI know.
    parents
    going to the cinema
    .........
    They
    tonight?
    (want) to pass their exams.
    5 A: I'm so happy Jim! My parents and I
    6 Is your sister talking
    mobile
    right
    now?
    (go)on
    onher
    holiday
    next
    week.

    ........ (Ann/talk)
    2 A:
    3 Areon
    you
    a party on Saturday?
    thehaving
    phone?
    B: No, she
    (do)
    her homework right now.
    3 A: How often

    (you/go)

    swimming?
    B: Three times a week.

    ...........

    dad Sophie
    working on his laptop now?
    44 A:Is your
    Bob and

    B: That's great! Where


    8

    (you/go)?
    6 A: How long

    (it/take) to travel to London by plane?


    B: About three hours.

    Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form


    of the present continuous or the present simple.

    Hi Marvin,
    I 1) 'm writing

    (write) this letter from Portugal. I


    (be) on holiday here with
    .
    (have) a

    2)
    my family and we 3)
    great time.
    Right now, I 4) . . . .
    5)
    . . . . .

    .......

    (lie) on the beach. My little brother


    (play) on the sand with his toys and my mother

    her homework
    (you/go)?
    Stative
    Verbsright now.
    (you/go)
    6 A: How long
    3 A: How often
    Some verbs rarely appear in the continuous tenses. These verbs express a
    swimming?
    (it/take) to travel to London by plane?
    permanent state and they are: appear (= seem), be, believe, belong, cost, feel ,
    B: forget,
    Three times
    week.(= possess), know, like, love,
    B: About
    three
    hours.
    hate,ahave
    mean,
    need,
    prefer, realise,
    remember, see, seem, smell, sound, suppose, taste, think, understand, want, etc.

    I understand it now. NOT I am l:IRderstaRdiRg it now.


    Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
    Some
    these verbs
    can be used
    continuous
    tenses but with a difference in meaning.
    of theofpresent
    continuous
    or in
    the
    present simple.

    Hi Marvin,
    Present Simple

    Present Continuous

    I 1)
    'm writing
    I is thinking of moving house.
    I think
    he's Italian. (write) this letter from Portugal.Tom
    2) (= believe)
    (be) on holiday here
    (= with
    is considering)
    my family
    and we
    3) .
    (have)
    a looking at the paintings.
    They are
    Katie looks
    happy.
    (= are taking a look at)
    appears to be)
    great(=time.
    You can
    friends
    Right
    now,see
    I 4)the sea
    from
    . . my
    . . room.
    (lie)Sam
    on is
    theseeing
    beach.hisMy
    little tonight.
    brother
    (=
    is
    meeting)
    (=
    it
    is
    visible)
    5)
    . . . . .
    (play) on the sand with his toys and my mother
    We are having dinner at 8 o'clock.
    Derek has a new car.
    6)
    (watch) him. My dad 7)
    (swim) in the sea.
    (= are eating)
    (= possesses)
    I just love it here. We 8)
    (get up) late every day and
    Paul is tasting the soup to see if it needs salt.
    This pie tastes really good.
    9) (= it has a really good flavour) (spend) most of our
    time
    sunbathing.
    (= is trying)
    This
    afternoon
    we
    10)
    (go)
    intoa town
    to doonathe
    littledoor.
    sightseeing .
    This new dress fits her perfectly.
    He is fitting
    new lock
    Then(=myit isparents
    11)
    (take)
    us to a nice restaurant. They
    (=
    is attaching)
    her size)
    12) He is so polite.
    (want) us to try the
    cuisine.
    I hope
    it tastes good!
    Helocal
    is being
    so rude
    today!
    (= ,that's
    Well
    that'shis
    allcharacter)
    for now. See you when I get back! (= he is behaving like that only today)
    She is appearing in a new TV show.
    She appears to be tired.
    Take(=care,
    (= is taking part)
    seems)
    Wendy

    22

    Complete
    the in
    sentences
    that
    are true
    about
    Put
    the verbs
    brackets so
    into
    thethey
    present
    simple
    or you.
    the present continuous.

    breakfaet
    thestill
    morning.
    . ....................
    at
    13t<t;
    . . (see) inyou
    have a 4 4MyA: parents
    Why
    (you/taste)
    A: I
    now. ,
    2 My toothache.
    dad
    the moment.
    the sauce? Does it need more pepper?
    ,,
    3 My brother always
    every day.
    5 MyB:friend
    No. It . .. . . . .
    . . . .. ... . ..
    B: Yes, I do. Actually, I
    . . . . . . . . . . . (see) my dentist later. 10
    ...... (taste) great the way it is.
    I
    I

    I
    I

    2 A: I .

    ..

    II

    5 A: Why

    (think) of visiting Jim this afternoon.


    B: Don't bother. I
    .. .. ....

    ..... (you/smell) the milk?


    B: Because it .............

    . .. (think) he's on a business trip.

    (smell) off. We should throw it away.


    6 A: I see you .. .... . ...........
    . .... (have) a new mobile phone.
    B: Yes, but I ................... (have)

    3 A: Why .....

    . ............ .

    (Greg/be) so rude today?


    B: I have no idea. He . . .

    trouble understanding how it works.

    . . . . . . . (be) usually very polite.

    11

    Present Simple - Present Continuous

    (Talking about actions happening now)


    Look at the picture. Ask and answer questions as in the examples:

    look / map
    feed / birds

    take / pictures
    eat / sandwich

    look at / postcards
    read / book

    drink / coffee

    A: What's Mr Jones doing?


    B: He's looking at a map.

    A: Is Andy reading a book?


    B: No, he isn't. He's taking pictures, etc.

    Imagine you are on holiday. Complete the email below telling your
    English pen friend about your holiday.

    Greetings from ........ ! We're staying at


    The weather is ............................
    . There isn't a cloud in the sky.
    Right now, I .....
    .. .. .. .. .. .... . My parents ............ .
    and my
    late every day and ................
    We
    In the evening, we
    or
    Tonight we
    We love it here. There is so much to see and do. See you in
    Yours,

    13

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