Time For A Review - Present Simple and Continuous

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PRESENT SIMPLE VS.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Time for a Review

A. Use the phrases below to write grammar rules for the present simple and present
continuous tense.

actions happening now habitual actions fixed future plans information that is true

1. When do we use the present simple tense?

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2. When do we use the present continuous tense?

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B. Which time expressions do we use with the 'present simple' and which do we use
with the 'present continuous'? Write 'PS' or 'PC' next to each time expression.

1. .......... every day 4. .......... next weekend 7. .......... now

2. .......... right now 5. .......... always 8. .......... currently

3. .......... on Mondays 6. .......... usually 9. .......... never

C. Answer the questions in the present simple or present continuous.

1. What do you do every day? ............................................................................

2. What are you doing now? ............................................................................

3. What aren't you doing right now? ............................................................................

4. What do you do on Mondays? ............................................................................

5. What do you never do? ............................................................................

6. What are you doing next weekend? ............................................................................

D. Rewrite the sentences, correcting the mistakes.

1. Alice never go to the cinema. She isn't like watching films.

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2. A: Do you working right now? B: No, I'm don't. I doesn't usually work in the evening.

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3. Greg usually read before he going to bed. It help him relax.

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4. Rahul doesn't sleeping at the moment. He watching TV.

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PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Time for a Review

E. Complete the sentences with the verbs below in their present simple or present
continuous form. You can use each verb once.

look sleep hang eat


sleep concentrate not like not talk
go visit take speak
drink run feel wait
eat not speak smell want
stretch not wear not work jog
do have listen wear

1. Tonight, I ....................... out with my friends. I can't wait to see them.

2. I never ....................... vegetables because I don't like them.

3. I can't help you with your homework right now because I ....................... on mine.

4. A
 t the moment, Carla ....................... for a new job. She ....................... to leave her
current job.

5. On Saturdays, I ....................... in because I ....................... on the weekend.

6. Mike usually ....................... along the beach, but today he ....................... in the park.

7. We ....................... loudly right now because the baby upstairs .......................

8. N
 ext weekend, my family and I ...................... my uncle at his farm. We .......................
to see him quite often.

9. Elisa ....................... English, so now she ....................... lessons.

10. Hubert ....................... very hot, so he ....................... a lot of water.

11. P
 atrick ....................... usually ....................... hats, but today he ........................ a
cap.

12. Robert usually ....................... healthy food, but today he ....................... a hamburger.

13. M
 arc ....................... to music and ....................... his homework. He can't come
outside to play right now.

14. I generally ....................... chocolate, but this cake is very good.

15. I ....................... three languages, English, French and Spanish.

16. The flowers in my garden ....................... amazing!

17. Sabrina ....................... for me outside right now, I've got to go!

18. Raj ....................... every morning before working out. It warms up his muscles.

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